PODDTIPS: The Flot.bio Show med Mathias Uhlén

New episode of Flot.bio Show:
In 1989, Mathias Uhlén co-founded his first biotech startup. He has now co-founded over 26, making him one of the best entrepreneurial scientists in Europe.

In the Podcast Flot.bio Shows Philip Hemme and Mathias Uhlén talked about the entrepreneurial mindset in academia. “I still consider myself as a scientist and driven by curiosity”, says Mathias Uhlén.

The episode also talks about AI for biology and why Uhlén doesn’t believe in the current anti-ageing drugs. “Maybe I’m controversial to say this, but we don’t actually know what ageing is.”

You can watch (or listen) to the episode for free on YouTube. 

ABOUT THE SPEAKER Looking at the career of Mathias Uhlén can only leave you feeling impressed. He has co-founded or invested in 26 startups while having published over 800 papers, and creating the Human Protein Atlas, one of the most successful biology projects ever. He was also the Founding Director of Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), a national project with the Swedish government to help technology and data-driven research in support of European life science research.