This week I am speaking with Dr. Aris Persidis.
About Aris Persidis
Dr. Persidis is President and co-founder of Biovista. He has also served as Senior Vice President at Upstate/Serologicals, Managing Director and President of RHeoGene, and Assistant Director-Medical School Technology Transfer Program – and Assistant Professor (Adjunct) at the Entrepreneurial Center of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania (1993-1997). Dr. Persidis is also a co-founder of Cellzome, in Heidelberg, Germany, and participated in the founding of Anadys, San Diego, CA. Dr. Persidis is a recipient of the Honeywell European Futurist Award (1986) and has published extensively on bio-business subjects. In 1997-2000 he authored the monthly “Industry Trends” column for the journal Nature Biotechnology. He has published more than 80 papers and book chapters, has lectured at Wharton, the Columbia Business School, George Washington University and the University of Auckland Business School, and is a frequent speaker at major international meetings. He also serves as an expert evaluator for the European Union and has served on the Business Development Committee of BIO. Dr. Persidis holds a First Class B.Sc. Degree in biological chemistry from Essex University, U.K. (1983-1986), and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, U.K. (1986-1989), where he was also U.K. varsity ballroom dancing champion.
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About After Shock
The world’s foremost futurists reflect on 50 years of Future Shock—and look ahead to the next 50
Contributors include:
Alan Kay, Aaron Frank, Adrienne Mayor, Alexander Mankowsky, Alexandra Ivanovitch, Alisha Bhagat, Amy Zalman, Anders Sorman-Nilsson, Andra Keay, Andrew Curry, Andy Hines, Anita Sengupta, Anne Lise Kjaer, Aris Persidis, Aubrey de Grey, Barry O’Reilly, Barry Vacker, Bill Davidow, Bill Diamond, Bryan Alexander, Byron Reese, Carlos Osorio, Carver Mead, Cat Tully, Cindy Frewen, Clem Bezold, Daniel Burrus, Daniel Levine, David Brin, David Guston, David Krakauer, David J. Staley, David Weinberger, Deb Westphal, Diane M. Francis, Donna Dupont, Eleanor “Nell” Watson, Eric Daimler, Erica Bol, Erik Qualman, Fotis Sotiropoulos, George Gilder, Grady Booch, Gray Scott, Hannes Sjoblad, Harish Natarajan, Hazel Henderson, Helen Messier, Ian Khan, Ignacio Pena, Jack Uldrich, James Canton, Jane McGonigal, Jason Jackson, Jason Schenker, Jay Gambetta, Jeff Eisenach, Jeffrey C. Bauer, Jerome Glenn, Jerry Fishenden, Joe Dispenza, Joe Tankersley, Joel Garreau, John L. Petersen, John M. Smart, John Sack, John Sanei, John Schroeter, Jonathan Venn, José Morey, Kaitlyn Sadtler, Kirk Borne, Klee Irwin, Kris Østergaard, Lisa Bodell, Maciej Kranz, Martin Guigu
Ian Khan is a globally recognised emerging tech leadership expert. A practising Futurist, Creator of the Future Readiness Leaders Circle, Multiple times author including "Metaverse for Dummies", Filmmaker and Storyteller on PrimeVideo and Emirates Airlines, one of the worlds largest airlines with 10 Million passengers per year. Ian's ground breaking work has been featured on CNN, the BBC, Fox, Bloomberg, Wharton Daily, ArabNews, RT, CoinBase, Korea Times, Spanish Daily Expansión, Ian hosts the worlds largest Future Readiness leadership networks, bringing together high performance entrepreneurs and leaders on a common mission to build future ready and undisputable businesses. Khan's new book is titled "Undisruptable" and is scheduled to release in early 2024.
Visit Ian at www.IanKhan.com