Lab to Startup

Hundreds of thousands of researchers around the world are working to improve life and address imminent threats to humanity. Often, the research ends up in the “Scientific valley of death” in the form of publications and patents that never see the light of day. 

 

Welcome to “Lab to Startup” (hosted by Naresh Sunkara), a podcast aimed at showcasing the effort needed to translate lab research to startups. The show has two main goals:  1. Sharing the stories of those scientists and engineers who have successfully founded startups based on research at university and national labs.  2. Highlighting the resources and tools needed to help those aspiring to launch startups in the deep tech space. 

 

We also want this show to be a way to communicate those technology development stories to the general public (taxpayers funding the research) in the hope that they will continue to support such research and startups.