Scientist to CEO

Listen to our conversation with Dr Lia Li, CEO and founder of Zero Point Motion!

Hear more about the technology, Lia's time in industry and academia, and her recent £2.58m seed investment raise!

NanoSyrinx, a spin out from the University of Warwick, are using viruses to help inject therapeutics directly into the interior of cells, revolutionising how medicines are administered on a nanoscopic scale. Ben talks to their CEO Dr Joe Healey about their bacteria based platform, the recent seed investment raise of £6m and how his interest in being a CEO evolved. 

Transdermal Diagnostics, a spin-out from the University of Bath, is developing the world's first 100% needle-free continuous glucose monitor.

Recorded as part of the monthly Scientist to CEO event by Spin Up Science.

Beta Bugs, founded in 2017, are genetically improving and distributing the Black Soldier Fly for the insect farming sector, ultimately aiming to double the output of a whole industry. 

In this episode, Ben talks to Dr Thomas Farrugia, CEO and founder of Beta Bugs about his first taste of insects to leading an insect genetics business.

Recorded as part of the monthly Scientist to CEO event by Spin Up Science.

Rosa Biotech, a spin out from the University of Bristol, are using protein design and machine learning to develop a sensing platform for early diagnosis of a broad spectrum of diseases.  Today, Ben chats to Dr Andy Boyce, CEO & co-founder of Rosa, about his journey from PhD to CEO, Rosa's technology and their progress as a company so far.

Recorded live as part of Spin Up Society

In this episode, Ben chats to Dr Sofia Ferreira-Gonzalez, CEO and co-founder of sensiBile, a company recently launched to take fowards pioneering technology capable of diagnosing liver failure prior to transplantation.  Sofia shares her experience of working with surgeons, market validation and next steps for the company.

In this episode, Ben chats to Dr Jake Kennard, CAO and co-founder of KETS Quantum Ltd, a company working to build a quantum-secure internet. Our modern digital infrastructure is protected by security systems that are no match for quantum computers. Jake shares the dark side of quantum computing and the urgency to solve these vulnerabilities even before this technology is commercially available. 

In this episode, Ben chats to Dr Simon Bates, CEO of Actuation Lab. By combining expertise in 3D printing and artificial muscles, the team are redesigning industrial hardware taking inspiration from origami, opening up the ability to use improved materials and lessen the impact on the planet. Simon shares his experience of identifying the problem space, current developments and his journey from researcher to CEO.

In this episode Ben chats to Prof. Lorna Harries, Chief Scientific Officer of recently launched spin out company Senisca, based on her research into rejuvenating aged cells. Lorna shares how she came to discover an ability to reprogram old cells, her journey with spinning out Senisca and deciding where to first apply the technology and move into the market.

In this 1st episode of the Spin Up Podcast, we chat with Dr Xiao Ai, who launched a startup based on his quantum research. Xiao shares how he spotted that his research could be used to solve the pressing problem of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the oil&gas industry, the underlying science of his product, using drones and balloons in product development, and his experiences in going from PhD to postdoc to industry to founding QLM Ltd. and being Chief Technology Officer.