PinnedRon ShigetainThe Future of Food, TechnologyLab-Grown Meat is Scaling Like the InternetIts easy to think that there’s hype in Lab-grown meat. Just another Silicon Valley utopian tech. The idea of growing meat without animals…5 min read·Oct 22, 2020--2--2
Ron ShigetainThe Future of Food, TechnologyThe New Economics of Biotech Offers a Third Way for ScientistsThis is a repub of a blog post I wrote Feb 27, 20163 min read·Mar 24, 2020----
Ron Shigetainproto.lifeEvolution’s Secret Ingredient“The Rise of Yeast” explains how one fungus altered history.3 min read·Jun 14, 2018--2--2
Ron ShigetainThe Future of Food, TechnologyProtein is the Killer App for Synthetic BiologyEngineering pathways is still an art; commercializing the products is a black art. The protein production pathway is a remarkable…6 min read·Nov 7, 2017----
Ron ShigetainThe Future of Food, TechnologyBuilding Food Molecule by MoleculeLessons learned in Biotech Food Innovation4 min read·Feb 16, 2017----
Ron ShigetainSOSVBioTech Plain and SimpleIndieBio SF is preparing to bring in our fourth cohort which should include our 57th company next month. We fund larger and more frequent…3 min read·Feb 13, 2017--1--1
Ron ShigetaDystopia Now! Orwell Lost His Mind, Just Like We are Losing It Today1984 is the #1 top seller on Amazon as I write this. It is a book that comes back in surprising times and the millions of high schoolers…4 min read·Feb 8, 2017----
Ron ShigetainIndieBioIndieBio’s Lab Evolves with the Elemental Machines Smart LabElemental Machines is a new startup that is building the smart lab for 21st Century BioTech R&D. IndieBio SF, the world’s premiere…3 min read·Aug 17, 2016----