45: Sweetener 1500 Times Sweeter than Sugar, Made From Plants, and was Developed by CEO and Co-founder Dr. Abhiram at Magellan Life Sciences

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No calories, has significant health benefits,  is coming out within two years, 1500 times sweeter than sugar, and comes from a plant.

About Dr. Abhiram Dukkipati

“Experienced Chief Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the lifesciences sector. Skilled in Life Sciences, Protein Expression, Molecular Biology, Structural Biology, and Cell Culture. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Biology from Syracuse University.” Who was a post doctoral research fellow at Oxford and Stanford Universities. Linkedin Source 

About Magellan Life Sciences

“There are those who follow and those who lead. If we think there is a quicker and more efficacious way to reach our destination, we will first explore THAT pathway than go down the old, beaten road. Our mission is to create a strong portfolio of intellectual property in proprietary protein production platforms and novel protein based molecules for use across a wide spectrum.” Website link

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Abhiram’s Linkedin

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Hyperlinked Timestamped Show Notes

1. [ 01:08 ] Where he got their startup name, and how it exemplifies what they want to do/be.
2. [ 02:45 ] How he would describe his product on the natural to synthetic spectrum.
3. [ 04:12 ] How he discovered the plant and realized it would be a great opportunity. Also, how most people passed it up.
4. [ 07:08 ] We discuss how now is great timing for what he is making.
5. [ 08:37 ] How he went from a post doc, to working to make this commercially viable.
6. [ 10:00 ] How he would teach someone to figure out how to scale something developed in the lab.
7. [ 12:30 ] What the benefits of his product are over sugar (i.e not being a carbohydrate, etc).
8. [ 14:14 ] From the tests they’ve run, how people have responded to the taste when compared to sugar.
9. [ 15:11 ] How partners have responded to what he has created.
10. [ 15:57 ] How long until this is ready to hit the market.
11. [ 16:22 ] What’s left to do to get this to market.
12. [ 17:00 ] Why someone who produces sugar wouldn’t try to knock them off. Basically, how it is defensible.
13. [ 18:10 ] The future of his company (i.e. licensing, production, etc).
14. [ 18:50 ] Who will be the first beach head markets.
15. [ 20:20 ] Who all are a part of the team, and what they bring to the table.
16. [ 22:25 ] Thoughts on finding the right people to hire.
17. [ 24:37 ] The most rewarding aspect of his journey.
18. [ 25:10 ] His other hobby (i.e. trading currencies).
19. [ 26:17 ] What makes him hopeful for the future.
20. [ 26:45 ] What he will do to celebrate when they succeed at passing their milestones.
21. [ 28:10 ] What a typical day/week looks like.
22. [ 29:15 ] He explains how his being in a plane crash is funny.
23. [ 30:55 ] Who in the science community inspires him.
24. [ 31:25 ] What things he is currently watching in the science community that he thinks is very exciting.
25. [ 32:00 ] Resource recommendations.
26. [ 32:45 ] For people sitting on the fence, what he would encourage those people to think about.
27. [ 34:40 ] The call to action he wishes to leave us with, and his twitter handle (the best way to reach him).