Jenny Du: Apeel Sciences

27/07/2023 41 min Temporada 2 Episodio 18
Jenny Du: Apeel Sciences

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Jenny Du just wants to make sure we all eat our veggies. This PhD, entrepreneur, innovator and scientist is this week’s Consensus in Conversation guest! She is the co-founder and SVP of Operations at Apeel Sciences, a food innovation company that’s raised more than $700M in funding to date with its simple yet revolutionary idea: put a protective layer, or peel, around produce to keep them fresher, longer. Jenny shares her unique path to entrepreneurship, the origin story of Apeel, how they’re helping curb food waste, and what they’re working on today; all while breaking down the complex science at its core (in a digestible manner). More from the episode:Apeel WebsiteApeel on LinkedIn Jenny Du on LinkedIn  Conor Gaughan on LinkedIn Episode Timestamps:0:00 How Material Science is Giving Produce a New Life00:52 Introducing Jenny Du11:50 Entrepreneurs, Founders, and Imposter Syndrome 15:55 Starting a Company to End Food Waste19:02 Deconstructing Tomatoes to Unlock a Solution 22:06 How the Supply Chain Ends in Food Waste34:48 Next Up - Nature-Based Innovations40:38 End Credits

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