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BioTechnology

#31 · March 28, 2024

31: Synonym's Mission to Create a New Green Asset Class - Using bioeconomy to replace 50% of petrochemical products with Co-Founder Joshua Lachter

As a self-proclaimed biological maximalist, Joshua Lachter is dedicated to finding solutions to our earth's challenges through biological or synthetic biological processes. This is what brought him to co-found Synonym in 2022, a company dedicated to supporting the biological revolution by collaborating with both big and small companies to promote the use of bio-based products. Joshua is currently the Chief Business Officer at Synonym, where he used his background in finance to help support the c

#29 · February 15, 2024

29: From Ancient Organism to Methane Generating Superhero - With Doris Hafenbradl, CTO of Electrochaea

As a young student, Doris was fascinated by the unique diversity of ancient organisms such as the archaea. She dedicated her PHD, at Archaea Center of the University of Regensburg, to the study of hyperthermophilic archaea and the amazing properties they possess. Since 2014, she has been working with Electrochaea to explore how archaea organisms can be utilized in developing synthetic bio-fuels.Before embarking on her work with Electrochaea, Doris enjoyed a successful career as a scientist and c

#8 · May 2, 2022

08: Turning CO2 into food. Interview with Arkeon Founder Gregor Tegl.

After obtaining his PhD at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Gregor continued his dedication to environmental biotechnology at the University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada, researching enzymes for the sustainable production of complex macromolecules. His passion for food and sustainable eating ignited a 5+ year long journey of exploring microbes to produce next-generation nutrients and food ingredients. Gregor’s scientific expedition resulted in an entirely ne

#7 · April 19, 2022

07: Hydrocarbon - The Energy umpf as a big challenge to get green. Interview with Yair Reem.

Yair is a Partner at Extantia Capital, a climate-first VC fund focused on deep decarbonisation technologies. Extantia invests in exceptional climate-tech founders who build the next “Gigacorns”, companies that are ultimately capable of saving in excess of 1Gt of CO2 emissions per year and are also commercially viable with scalable business models.Previously, Yair was Managing Director at Hasso Plattner Ventures and a cyber technology leader at Israel’s Unit 8200. Yair holds a B.Sc. in Electrical