Philipp Baaske, NanoTemper 🇩🇪 | Bootstrapping in Biotech | E29 [Sponsored]

We’re in Munich with Philipp Baaske, one of the best life science tool founders in Europe.

We talked about the lessons of building this life science tools business, specialized in protein interactions. We also talked about the difficulties and rewards of entrepreneurship and the impact of life science tools.

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This episode is sponsored by NanoTemper Technologies, which performs protein characterization. Learn more at https://bit.ly/flotbio_nanotemper

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⭐️ ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Philipp Baaske, a German biophysicist, co-founded NanoTemper Technologies in 2008 with Stefan Duhr. He earned his PhD from Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, specializing in biophysics. Baaske pioneered MicroScale Thermophoresis, advancing drug discovery research. He was Co-CEO for 16 years before becoming Executive Chairman in 2024. An award-winning innovator, he supports biotech and entrepreneurship as a business angel.

🔗 LINKS MENTIONED

• About Nanotemper - https://nanotempertech.com/about/
• Thomas Ybert, DNA Script 🇫🇷 | DNA Printing & Synthesis | E27 - https://youtu.be/tF25lyAPUGI

📜 TRANSCRIPT

Read the full transcript here: https://flot.bio/episode/philipp-baaske-nanotemper-boostrapping-biotech/

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS

• [00:02:01] Bootstrapping NanoTemper
• [00:06:30] The science behind NanoTemper
• [00:17:55] Venture capital or not
• [00:24:44] I’ve never had a job
• [00:28:40] Impact of Biotech on Cancer
• [00:33:40] Importance of Europe
• [00:43:00] Chinese expansion
• [00:47:26] Manufacturing in house
• [00:50:41] Next 10 years
• [01:07:38] Quick fire