Steven Banerjee, Co-founder & CEO at Mekonos, on jumping from academia to medicine and enabling the next wave of genomic medicine
FEB 18, 201917 MIN
Steven Banerjee, Co-founder & CEO at Mekonos, on jumping from academia to medicine and enabling the next wave of genomic medicine
FEB 18, 201917 MIN
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<p>We caught up with Steven Banerjee, founder and CEO of Mekonos. After studying towards a PhD in Mechanical Engineering in Canterbury, NZ, Steven translated his research and passion to Mekonos—working on the edge of medicine, developing nano-needle arrays that allow the manipulation of cells at scale, helping reduce cost and time to develop cures. </p>
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<p>In this episode David and Steven discuss moving into highly specialized fields without prior deep background (in Steven's case going from mechanical engineering to medicine), how Steven has built relationships + secured investment from leaders at the top of the industry, and finally how he'd love to see other scientists and academics following his footsteps and building startups. </p>
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