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Plastic-Eating Enzymes | Jacob Nathan - Co-founder & CEO of Epoch BioDesign
Currently, the world makes over 460 million tons of plastic per year, a number that is set to grow as fossil fuels companies are increasingly turning to plastic production for profits. The problem is only 2% of plastics are ultimately recycled. Epoch BioDesign is looking to change that by using synthetic biology and AI to develop enzymes that eat plastic and can be turned into chemicals.
Jacob Nathan is the CEO of Epoch BioDesign. At age 18, he started the company alongside British biochemist, Professor Douglas Kell, when he discovered microbes capable of breaking down plastic waste during a senior research project. Since then, the company has grown tremendously, and in June 2022, Epoch announced an $11m seed fundraising round.
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Episode Recorded on May 25, 2023
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Currently, the world makes over 460 million tons of plastic per year, a number that is set to grow as fossil fuels companies are increasingly turning to plastic production for profits. The problem is only 2% of plastics are ultimately recycled. Epoch BioDesign is looking to change that by using synthetic biology and AI to develop enzymes that eat plastic and can be turned into chemicals.
Jacob Nathan is the CEO of Epoch BioDesign. At age 18, he started the company alongside British biochemist, Professor Douglas Kell, when he discovered microbes capable of breaking down plastic waste during a senior research project. Since then, the company has grown tremendously, and in June 2022, Epoch announced an $11m seed fundraising round.
In this episode we cover...
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Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn
Episode Recorded on May 25, 2023