Synopsis: Seemay Chou, Ph.D., is the Co-Founder and CEO of Arcadia Science, a research and development company leveraging the biology of emerging research organisms. Seemay sits down with Alok to discuss her move from academic science into an entrepreneurial role and her advice for others looking to make a similar transition. She talks about Arcadia’s unique model and how they’re pushing the boundaries of open science and innovating at every step in the research, development, and commercialization process. She shares how the company leverages AI and machine learning, the culture they’re building at Arcadia and why it’s such an exciting time to work there. Biography: Seemay is the Co-Founder and CEO of Arcadia Science. Arcadia is a science company that applies an evolutionary lens to accelerate purposeful discovery of nature’s greatest innovations. Seemay joined Arcadia from UCSF where she was an Assistant Professor in Biochemistry and Biophysics. She received a PhD in Molecular Cell Biology from UC Berkeley.