Conversations with industry pioneers who are shaping the future, setting trends, and creating the selective pressures driving innovation.
Synthesis Episode 2: unNatural Selection • Nic Encina
The Toilet Paper Thesis: How Innovation Creates a New Evolution
Platform Biotech: Alloy Therapeutics • Errik Anderson
The Coral Reef of Innovation: Building Symbiosis in the Biotech Ecosystem
Journalism: New York Times • Carl Zimmer
Airborne Ideas: The Life of Scientific Storytelling
Life Science/Diagnostics: Revvity • Prahlad Singh
Signal vs. Noise: Revvity's Data Strategy for the Future of Life Sciences
Professional Rugby: New England Free Jacks • Alexander Magleby
Tribal Leadership: How Culture Creates Champions
Housing Security: Breaktime • Connor Schoen
Reweaving the Safety Net: Innovating Against Youth Homelessness
Extractive Metallurgy: Sadoway Labs • Matt Humbert
From Caves to Skyscrapers: Powering Progress and Paying the Price
Public Education: Eliot School • Traci Walker
From Revolution to Innovation: Shaping America’s Next Leaders
Newborn Genomics: Harvard Medical School • Robert Green
Beyond Natural Selection: When Genes Are the Start, Not the Destiny
Life Science/Diagnostics: Thermo Fisher Scientific • Gianluca Pettiti
Catalysts of Discovery: Powering Innovation in Biology and Medicine
Human Capital: McKinsey Global Institute • Anu Madgavkar
The Vanishing Herd: Survival and Innovation
Pharmaceuticals: Sanofi • Michael Quigley
The War on Illness: Inside Sanofi’s Arsenal of Innovation
Policy & Economy: Massachusetts • Gov. Maura Healey
The Roots of Democracy Branch Toward Innovation
Medical Technology: Philips • Betsabeh Madani-Hermann
Light Into Life: Philips’ Journey of Reinvention
Nutrition & Community Health: Kraft Ctr for Community Health • Elsie Taveras
Flock Survival: Innovation, Nutrition, and Building Resilient Communities
Platform Biotech: Mammoth Biosciences • Trevor Martin
Rewriting the Blueprint: How CRISPR and AI Free Us from Inherited Destiny
Antibody Therapeutics: Brigham & Women’s • Richard Blumberg
Harnessing Nature’s Defense: Antibody Breakthroughs in the War on Illness
Digital Health Platforms: Verily • Andrew Trister
Engineering Precision Care: Verily’s Strategy and Vision
Neurotech: Institute of Futures Studies • Anders Sandberg
Intelligence Eats Reality: One Neuron at a Time
Thank you for joining us on this journey through innovation and evolution—your curiosity fuels the conversation, and we’re grateful to our visionary guests for sharing their insights.
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