Building an Enterprise Starting From 'Two Post-docs and a Dog'

Academic labs, start-up companies, new business ventures within large businesses:  are they really so different? This presentation will trace my career trajectory from an established full professor at a major research university to the quintessential start-up CEO, and the stops in between. It will highlight some common themes:  a dedicated focus on what is in front of you, the inherent entrepreneurial element within scientific research and development, and the importance of addressing significant problems, with an emphasis on Spear Bio Inc., a NewCo formed to address the significant performance gap in diagnostic tests based on small volume, non-invasive samples.