Alec Nielsen, Founder and CEO of Asimov, a synthetic biology startup that is revolutionizing intelligent design of living systems. Learn how Alec ditched his top-notch faculty position at the last minute to launch Aisimov — and cold-called 90 customers in 3 days to start gaining traction with customers. If you’re a technical founder, you’re going to love his tips for spinning out of academia.
Read the blog post for this episode on the Petri website.
The future will be genetically engineered. Alec discusses his long-term vision for the impact of Asimov at [conference, a16z].
Genetic circuit design automation, Science 2016. Alec’s original paper from his PhD with Chris Voigt, and the technology platform on which Asimov was founded.
When (and How) biology becomes engineering. a16z podcast.
Follow Asimov and Alec on Twitter.
Jobs at Asimov
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- Émission
- Publiée25 février 2021 à 13:00 UTC
- Durée28 min
- Épisode1
- ClassificationTous publics