In this episode, Christian from DTU Science Park introduces a new MedTech Accelerator Program called MedTech Growth. This new accelerator aims to support MedTech startups at various stages, offering tailored advice and guidance on overcoming industry-specific challenges such as regulatory affairs, quality management, market access, and financing. Throughout the episode, Christian takes us through the specifics of the program. Applications are open for Danish startups (including those from...

In this episode, Martin Stenfeldt, an experienced life science entrepreneur, shares his journey from working in corporate life sciences to co-founding MeTrace Pharma and his transition to mentoring startups.  The discussion explores Martin's book project in the making called "Scaling Life-Science Startups" where Martin is creating a catalog of best practices from successful startup scaling journeys in life science. The book is based on Martin's own experiences and peer interviews with...

Today's episode of Life Science Talent Talks features a deep dive into the integration and impact of generative AI in life sciences, with insights from Samuel Demharter, a Senior Data Scientist at Genmab, and Henrik Jensen, CEO & co-founder at amass, an AI startup focusing on supercharging R&D productivity. They explore their personal journeys into the AI field, highlighting the blend of scientific and commercial expertise driving innovation in life sciences. The discussion spans...

In this episode, we had the pleasure of hosting the co-founders of FÆRM, Andrea and Mikkel. Their story is nothing short of a rollercoaster ride filled with passion, innovation, and sheer determination spiced up with a couple of "near-death experiences. Andrea, with her background in food technology, and Mikkel, with his expertise in commercial law and business administration, shared their unique journey of creating FÆRM. They've taken the challenge of transforming the plant-based cheese...

In this engaging conversation, hosted at Symbion before a REBBLS event, venture capitalists Stephan Christgau and Jeppe Tranekær share valuable insights into what captivates investors and secrets behind successful venture pitches. Stephan, with his rich background in life sciences, sheds light on his journey from academia to biotech, eventually diving into the venture capital world with Novo Holdings and later founding Eir Ventures, a life science venture fund. Jeppe, holding a business...

This podcast is a conversation with Paula Petcu, a serial entrepreneur, co-founder at TETATET, former CTO of Brainplus and a leader at Lundbeck . She walks us through her career journey and her current role, which involves wearing several hats including pitching to investors and undertaking software development work. At TETATET, she shares about the development of an emotionally aware AI coach, which uses a smartphone's microphone and camera to gauge user's emotions, creating empathetic...

In this podcast episode, Stephanie Holstein-Rønsbo and Ditte Boilesen, first-time founders behind the biotech startup, Loma Therapeutics. During the episode these two talented women unfold their entrepreneurial journey, they highlight their combined expertise in biomedical and life science as well as their transition into entrepreneurship, their decision-making processes, the importance of having a structured, prioritized approach, and their commitment to fostering a safe, supportive team...

In this candid and insightful podcast episode Scott Quainoo, the co-founder & CEO of Unveil Bio, shares his intriguing journey of transition from being a scientist to an entrepreneur.  Scott explains the importance of shifting from traditional approaches to doing things differently, bringing value to scientists with Unveil Bio's state-of-the-art sequencing services.  In addition, Scott sheds light on the concept of following one's own path, not being afraid to ask or offer help, and the...

In this episode Sandra Wingaard Thrane, the co-founder and CSO, and Sebastian Søderberg, the CEO of Bactolife, share insights into the company's journey from early days at DTU and their experience of scaling it + and a bit about their Binding Proteins™ technology. The conversation dives into their backgrounds and how their complementary skills have enabled Bactolife to move forward successfully. They discuss the challenges involved in innovating and bringing new technology to the...

In this conversation, Professor Londa Schiebinger, a professor of History of Science at Stanford University and the Director of Gendered Innovation in Science, Health, and Medicine, Engineering, and Environmental Projects, shares her insights about the intersection between science, gender, and innovation. Drawing from her career spanning several decades, Professor Scheibinger discusses her journey into this field, moving from undergraduate studies in English Literature to a career in history....

In this discussion, Nicolas Krink, the CEO and co-founder of BioHalo, shares in detail his experience transitioning from research and academia to entrepreneurship. BioHalo is a biotech startup aiming to replace PFAS, with safer, more sustainable alternatives. The talk elaborates on the company's inception, the dynamics among the co-founders, and the challenges faced so far. Nico stresses the importance of a cohesively working team and the value of continuous learning in an...

In this podcast, Hans Schambye, the CEO of Galacto and board member of Dansk Biotech, discusses his journey in biotechnology.  Hans shares his experiences, from founding Galecto as a university spin-out to elevating it to a NASDAQ listed company.  As an MD PhD and his passion for the pharmaceutical industry he emphasises the importance of team work and coming up with solutions collectively.  Hans highlights the need for diversity in teams and adapting to varying cultures in different...

In this conversation, angel investor Nicolaj Højer Nielsen discusses his transition from entrepreneur to angel investor, the characteristics he values in a startup team, and the importance of founders understanding their market and its complexities, particularly in the life science industry. He emphasizes the importance of diversity in the founding team and the need for at least one member to possess the skills and passion to sell the product or idea, even before it's brought to market....

In this episode Gerit Tolborg shared the exciting story about her journey of co-founding Chromologics, a biotech startup, which started as her PhD project at the Technical University of Denmark. After working on a fascinating red molecule, she discovered a novel way of producing natural food colors through fermentation. She and her co-founder Anders (Ødum) Odum raised funds, built a team and started the company and moved out from the University. Gerit shares some of the challenges they...

The theme of this episode is "A Four-Day Work Week In A Clinical Stage Drug Development Scale-up" In this engaging conversation, Christian Grøndahl⁠, CEO and co-founder of SNIPR Biome - a CRISPR company discusses the differences in leadership approaches required in large vs small biotech companies. Christian also provides advice for leaders considering the leap from large organisations to small startup ventures, and shares insights on developing new medicines, his drive to tackle...

The theme of this episode is "A Four-Day Work Week In A Clinical Stage Drug Development Scale-up" In this engaging conversation, Martin Rose, a proud farther and the CEO and co-founder of Tetra Pharm Technologies, shares talks about their 4-day workweek and unique leadership style that puts people first. Martin explains how his background in psychology shaped his approach to leadership and stresses the benefits of focusing on a person's strengths rather than their weaknesses....

Professor Paul Franks, head of the Department of Translational Medicine at the Nova Nordisk Foundation, shares his professional journey from being a professor to transitioning into Novo Nordisk Foundation. He shares insights on what his role at the foundation involves, the importance of precision medicine, and the transition away from academia.  Paul discusses the role of identity and power in leadership, advocating for diversifying opportunities in science and academia. He talks about his...

The theme of this episode is "Fostering an entrepreneurial ecosystem in academia" In this episode, Andreas Hougaard Laustsen-Kiel, Professor heading up the Center for Antibody Technologies at DTU Bioengineering and serial entrepreneur, shares his approach to fostering an entrepreneurial culture in academia. Andreas also introduces listeners to some networking opportunities in the STEM field - the Rising Entrepreneurs of Biobusiness and Life Sciences, also known as REBELS, and YATSI, the...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘀 “𝗘𝘃𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗼𝗻; 𝗔 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: 𝗔 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 & 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆” In this episode, Andreas Holm Mattsson Chief AI & Culture Officer and Founder at Evaxion Biotech A/S introduce the modern organizational governance framework which is very different from the traditional hierarchies that govern most companies in life science. In this episode, Andreas shares the following: ▶ The founding story of Evaxion which goes all...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 “𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹” In this episode Anna Polak-Anderson, CEO at AnRes Clinical, shares her career journey and offers an insider's perspective on her reflections on starting your own consulting firm as an experienced life science professional. In this episode, Anna shares her perspectives on: ▶ Anna’s career story and journey to her current role. ▶ Introduction to AnRes and Anna’s considerations leading to...

In this inspirational podcast Anne-Marie Hall brings a fresh perspective to storytelling within Healthcare and Life Sciences. She is bursting with energy and ready to share her secrets to good storytelling. We discuss ▶ Anne-Marie’s 3 major transitions that helped build a career portfolio ▶ ‘Amazing Hall’ vs Anne-Marie Hall;  authentic storytelling backed by facts and data ▶ Seven Principles of True Storytelling (book) ▶ Founder's journey: Storytelling and building relations vs Elevator...

In this inspirational podcast Alex walks us through his career path, ML, AI and the importance of staying curious. He is passionate about ML and the discussion continues to  His role at Corti - Building a team behind a healthTech product using AI(NLP) for medical coding. A Strategic and Innovation role, includes Coding as well as managing a team. Corti is a Scale up company - doubling in size, in terms of number of people and market products, this brings new challenges associated with...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘀: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 "𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲" 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 "𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝗯". In this episode, Mette Viberg Østergaard, Director of Translational Science @ Tribune Therapeutics and an independent consultant @ Research 5 Kidneys shares her insights on developing a passion-driven side hustle while working a "real job". Mette will further share her story and reflections relating to: Her career journey and transition from academia to her industrial career...

In this exciting episode Jeremy Daniel gives us an insight into his journey from Academia to Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF). We discussed leaving academia and how surprised he was by the strong “Scientist” identity he carried with him for some time afterwards Jeremy describes his career path and his current role at NNF About NNF and its strategy for 2030 - the vision is to not only improve health and sustainability of society and the planet but also to build a robust Life Science...