From postdoc to CEO

17/05/2024 32 min

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Episode Synopsis

How do you go from being a postdoc to the CEO of a biotech spinout and raise more than 220 million DDK? Find out on this episode, when Simon Mølgaard, co-founder of Teitur Tropics joins us in the Kitchen for a Morning Talk.
Simon Mølgaard, Postdoc from Biomedicine and CEO of the biotech spinout: Teitur Tropics has always been drawn to making a difference. That is why he chose to study molecular biology – and why he and his co-founders founded Teitur Tropics. For him, entrepreneurship has become not just a career path, but a means to effect real change and a job that he loves every single day. On the 16th of May he will shed a light on the tools you as a researcher need on a commercial journey.
The talk will focus on:

The journey towards commercialization with impact as a driver.
Key tools for success, including mentorship, fluency in business language, receptiveness to feedback, and the ability to navigate insecurities.
Valuable competencies from academia that prove invaluable when embarking on a commercialization adventure.


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