In this episode, we speak with André Choulika about his exciting journey from a bench scientist to a biotech entrepreneur taking genomic engineering to the clinic
- André shares his fascination about the logic of biological systems and his admiration for experimentalists
- “You can always do something else if it fails” insists André
- André stresses that the boss has to take responsibilities for decisions
- “You don’t hire people to tell them what to do, but they should tell you what needs to be done”
- “Cash is more important than your mother”(we hope Andre’s mother isn’t listening)
- “Success has thousands of fathers but failure is lonely” (lonelier than a pipette!)
- André is modest about success; “None of us are VIPs” and he insists that the people who wash the dishes are as important as the CEO of the company
- He describes the collective contributions and the shared success that characterize the biotech industry
- For André “Leadership is more important than management”
- He insists that a successful meeting is one than lasts less time than allocated
He mentioned these labs, scientists, institutions and companies
To find out more about André visit his website and his companies :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Choulika
https://www.linkedin.com/in/choulika/
Cellectis : https://cellectis.com/en
Calyxt : https://calyxt.com/
To find out more about Renaud :
To find out more about Jonathan :
To learn more about the soundtrack :
Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler
To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan :
More about the soundtrack :
Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/
