This is a conversation with Devika Thapar, cofounder of Wilbe.
Wilbe is a science-focused education and investment firm. They work with leading scientists across the UK to create companies based on groundbreaking scientific research.
We cover:
- Why building hard science companies is not like building software companies
- What makes a great entrepreneur-scientist
- How Wilbe works - community, education and capital
- How spinning out works in Europe (or, rather, often doesn't!), and how Wilbe is changing this
- Living on the Isle of Wight and running a farm - commune living, community, belonging and the loneliness crisis
