Leaders on a Mission - Dr Ilan Samish, CEO & Founder, Amai Proteins, on a mission to solve sugar addiction, Episode 67

14/06/2023 46 min
Leaders on a Mission - Dr Ilan Samish, CEO & Founder, Amai Proteins, on a mission to solve sugar addiction, Episode 67

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Episode Synopsis

Thanks to Dr ilan Samish, CEO and Founder of Amai Proteins, an Israeli Foodtech start-up that has developed the first sugar substitute that tastes just like sugar by redesigning sweet proteins found in the jungle and producing them for mass consumption. As an expert in computational protein design & genetics with a stellar academic career, he followed his heart and passion moving into the start-up world, with a mission of helping ween the world off its addiction to sugar. Ilan shared many nuggets of great wisdom and opened up about his personal journey and mission.