Episode 93
91. Cells Sell: Your Company Can't Ignore Biotech
Karl and Erum dig into the pivotal role of bio strategy in shaping the future of consumer products and sustainability. With insights into groundbreaking innovations—from Cresalon's trauma gel gaining FDA approval to Living Ink's partnership with New Balance—this discussion explores how biotech is…
Show notes
Karl and Erum dig into the pivotal role of bio strategy in shaping the future of consumer products and sustainability. With insights into groundbreaking innovations—from Cresalon's trauma gel gaining FDA approval to Living Ink's partnership with New Balance—this discussion explores how biotech is transforming traditional industries. We also tackle the challenges of scaling bio-manufacturing, reducing costs, and navigating regulatory landscapes, all while highlighting the critical importance of integrating biology into corporate strategies. Join us as we uncover why now is the time for every company to adopt a bio strategy.
Grow Everything brings the bioeconomy to life. Hosts Karl Schmieder and Erum Azeez Khan share stories and interview the leaders and influencers changing the world by growing everything. Biology is the oldest technology. And it can be engineered. What are we growing?
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - Kicking Off Biotech’s Role
00:00:15 - Breakthrough Biotech Innovations
00:02:26 - Living Ink’s Sustainable Success
00:04:25 - Tandem Repeat’s Scalable Fibers
00:05:45 - The Power of Biostrategy
00:06:44 - Overcoming Biotech Challenges
00:16:19 - Scaling and Regulation in Biotech
00:23:17 - Transforming Supply Chains with Biotech
00:30:45 - Biotech’s Impact on Consumer Goods
00:42:23 - The Future of Biotech in Products
00:43:45 - Final Thoughts and Next Steps
Topics Covered: biotech, bioengineering, biostrategy, consumer biotech, consumer products and goods
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Full transcript
[00:00:00] Daddy? Get your butt in here when she gets up. Come eat! I'm so tired. Just come eat! She may not be here in a minute, I promise. Stop. Well then wake up! Shut the door. Another pill
[00:00:39] as I start the spiral message to my daughters I don't even deserve the father title Haley I'm so sorry I know I wasn't there for your first guitar recital didn't walk you down the aisle missed the birth of your first child your first podcast looking down sweetie I'm so proud of how you turned out sorry that I chose drugs and put them above you sorry that I didn't love you enough to give them up how the fuck And I love you more than a pill lookin up to The ceiling from this floor, wonder will Somebody save me Me from myself I spent so long Livin in hell They say my lifestyle Is bad for my health It's the um, uh, The only fact that seems to care.
[00:01:41] Elena, sorry that you had to hear me fall in the bathroom. Sorry that I missed you graduate. Nate, I should just congratulate you on being a dad too. Carter and Liam, look at you. Little bro, sorry I left you. Sorry that I'll never get to hold a hug my little nephews. Stevie, I'm sorry I missed you. Quark, man, I didn't get to be the dad I wanted to be.
[00:02:05] Things I wanted to see it do This is my song from me to you Sorry I gave up, but I'm just so defeated God, what the f k you want me to do? Somebody save me Me from myself
[00:02:21] I spent so long Livin in hell They say my lifestyle It's bad for my health It's the only thing, that seems to care. I've been staring at the video of Haley, almost daily. Of her playing the guitar in hopes, maybe, that it'd give me the power to fight. But the addict in me's a coward, he told me that I can't do it.
[00:02:55] Had a second chance, blew it. It's like I'm stuck inside an alternate reality. But I know I'll turn it around and be able to walk her and Laney one day. To the alternate space. Right now I'm just weak, as I fall further down in this deep hole And falls hurt in the ground that I sink, as they lower me in my coffin I feel the tears all falling down on my cheek
[00:03:54] And, uh, and next to us, that's you. Haley. And how long, how old are you? Twelve. And been playing guitar for how long? About three months.
About Grow Everything
Grow Everything reveals the world of biology as technology. Hosts Erum Azeez Khan and Karl Schmieder talk with the founders, scientists, and executives biologizing entire industries — biomaterials from waste, precision fermentation, cultivated food — and unpack how the bioeconomy is solving health and climate challenges. Winner of SynBioBeta's 2026 Impact Award.