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The Future of the Bioeconomy Episode 2: Power in Scale

Hear from the founders of next-generation biomanufacturing platform Unicorn Biotechnologies

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In this video series, The Future of the Bioeconomy, Alumni Ventures Associate Drew Wandzilak provides insight into the economy’s transition from traditional systems to more sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. This week’s episode features an interview with Jack Reid and Adam Glen from Unicorn Biotechnologies, a next-generation biomanufacturing platform helping cell manufacturers efficiently scale the production of their cell-based products.

You can have the greatest product on planet Earth. It could be steel, stem cell therapies, semiconductors, polio vaccines, or automobiles. But if you don’t have a way to mass produce it, you just have a really interesting project and not an industry.” – Jack Reid, Unicorn Bio

Biology is more complex and diverse than commonly thought, requiring many different technologies and techniques for various applications. For example, the components necessary for stem cell therapeutics to cure cancer differ from those employed in regenerative agriculture centered around improving ecosystem health.

In this video, Jack Reid and Adam Glen from Unicorn Biotechnologies discuss their backgrounds, how they define the term “biotechnology,” and the overall power and diversity of the biology sector. They also highlight the importance of automation and reproducibility in scaling biological systems.

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Unicorn Biotechnologies supports leading cell manufacturers in efficiently scaling the production of their cell-based products. The company optimizes cell culture manufacturing processes, providing partners with essential materials, machinery, and solutions for a reliable transition from bench-top to commercial manufacturing. Alumni Ventures invested in Unicorn’s $3.2 million seed round in April 2022.

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