A/Prof. Jeremy Lim is the director of the Leadership Institute for Global Health Transformation at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and the CEO and co-founder of Asian Microbiome Library (AMILI). In this episode, he discusses his transition from surgical practice to public health, policy, and entrepreneurship. He explains the important work of cataloguing the Asian microbiome and describes the work AMILI has undertaken in building the world's largest multiethnic Asian microbiome database. He highlights the potential of personalized gut health treatments and the role of partnerships in advancing research and development. A/Prof. Lim also shares his insights on Singapore's healthcare system and the challenges and opportunities in the biotech ecosystem. The show notes and transcripts for the episode can be found on nucleatesingapore.substack.com. For feedback or recommendations on who we should talk to next, please reach out to Joson Ng via [email protected].