Startupville

Global Biotech Week started 18 years ago right here in Canada, and has since gone global, raising awareness for the significant role biotech plays in the world today. So, to celebrate Global Biotech Week, we’ve interviewed three leaders in the biotech sector, to learn more about what they do, and what makes biotech different from the typical startup experience. We talked with Jay Robinson of Ag-West Bio and the GAAP Accelerator, Conrad Nixon, Co-founder of Back to Your Roots, and Rob Henderson, President and CEO of Biotalent Canada. We talked with Jay about the GAAP Accelerator, a new organization created to support early stage and rapid growth stage companies in all areas of agriculture and food Back to Your Roots is a food startup specializing in raw fermented food products, hand crafted using minimal ingredients. BioTalent Canada is a national non-profit that supports the people behind life-changing Science. This podcast is brought to you by Innovation Place & Martin Charlton Communications “There’s an