Tough Tech Today with Meyen and Miller

13/06/2024

Quantum mechanics and artificial intelligence are converging to build "the century of atoms". In our newest episode, Fernando Dominguez Pinuaga of SandboxAQ shares how this powerful combination is driving advancements in materials discovery, cybersecurity, and beyond. Join us for an exciting discussion to demystify the complementary relationship between two complex fields.

📺 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHVFkDq-TL0&feature=youtu.be
🎧 Listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1169378/15226889-leading-the-century-of-atoms-featuring-fernando-dominguez-pinuaga-of-sandboxaq?ref=toughtechtoday.com
👀 Read: https://www.toughtechtoday.com/leading-the-century-of-atoms/

Tough Tech Today with Meyen and Miller is available on Youtube and all major podcast platforms. Stay tough!

14/02/2024

In our latest episode, we begin our series exploring the seas with Jeff Smith, VP and GM of Autonomous and Undersea Systems at Saab. From childhood inspiration by Jacques Cousteau to pioneering advanced autonomous and remotely-operated vessels, Jeff's journey merges passion with cutting-edge tech to navigate the world's most challenging environments. Discover how autonomy and innovation are unlocking the secrets of over 70% of our planet covered by water. Tune into this episode of Tough Tech Today with Meyen and Miller for an insightful journey beneath the waves.

📺 watch: https://youtu.be/PnNfbqXc6kY?si=6qjnG2giQgwEixzf
🎧 listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1169378/14495331-deploying-undersea-explorers-featuring-jeff-smith-of-saab?ref=toughtechtoday.com
📖 read: https://www.toughtechtoday.com/deploying-undersea-explorers/

And THANK YOU to our new sponsor End Effector! They are decoding deep tech, so check out what they are doing at https://www.endeff.com.

22/01/2024

Congratulations to Jake Becraft and Strand Therapeutics. The company received clearance from the FDA to begin testing a first-of-its-kind cancer trial in humans using programed mRNA tech. Will be exciting to see their work getting into action.

https://www.wired.com/story/cancer-hunting-mrna-programming-treatment-test/

For more, check out our interview with Jake here https://www.toughtechtoday.com/programming-mrna/

Strand Therapeutics has figured out a way to turn the molecule on and off in certain tissues to more precisely treat tumors.

09/01/2024

It’s and we are about to explore oceans, quantum realms, and machine intelligence. JMill and Forrest preview our upcoming Season 4 and provide a retrospective closure to Season 3. https://www.toughtechtoday.com/season-4-preview/

Thank you so much, our Season 3 guests!

Biotech:
Virginia Burger of New Equilibrium Biosciences
Mark Allen of Elevian
Cheri Ackerman of Concerto Biosciences

Space:
Chad Anderson of Space Capital
Scarlett Koller of Mithril Technologies
Preston Dunlap of Arkenstone Ventures

Fusion:
Francesco Sciortino of Proxima Fusion
Tina Tosukhowong of TDK Ventures / Type One Energy
Thomas Forner and Pravesh Patel of Focused Energy

We really appreciate you joining us this season! And THANK YOU, our tough tech champions! It means a lot when you share episodes you like with others.

Watch episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FnvVmKOHWv4?si=CxPBuO5gRuofgN3z

14/11/2023

Investors are betting on clean energy becoming the norm. Who is investing in bringing fusion energy to power our electrical grid? Tina Tosukhowong of TDK Ventures, backer of Type One Energy Group, speaks with us about improving baseload capacity with compact stellarators! Premiers noon ET Tuesday, November 14 https://youtu.be/-_i6OT0iroo?si=YlNYqMEnSWu4pXpb

View more info about the episode and listen wherever podcasts are available. https://www.toughtechtoday.com/bringing-fusion-to-the-grid/

12/09/2023

How do you architect the world’s only dedicated, independent space force? Learn from the first Chief Architect and CTO himself, Preston Dunlap, in his conversation with Tough Tech Today with Meyen and Miller
🎧Listen: www.toughtechtoday.com/architecting-the-space-force/
📺Watch: https://youtu.be/qNN1cN4TL10

08/08/2023

Tracking weather from space is TOUGH! Scarlett Koller of Mithril Technologies shares with us how a giant new sensor could change aviation, shipping, insurance, and defense. Premiers today!

https://www.toughtechtoday.com/tracking-weather-from-space/

Watch 📺/ Listen 🎧/ Read📖 the episode!
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13/06/2023

Cheri Ackerman of Concerto Biosciences sat down with JMill, Forrest, and Malvika to discuss how to probe the interactions of the microbial world within each of us. With her team's "kChip" system, it is now possible to explore the complex relationships among different parts of a microbe ecosystem. 🦠🔬🧫

Dr. Ackerman and her colleagues have set their company’s sight on first addressing imbalances with the skin microbiome, with particular attention on developing a sophisticated yogurt-like topical treatment for eczema. We dive deep into how this all works, from the invention of the kChips’ droplets-based platform to how the raw technology is maturing past its origins in an academic research lab.

Watch, listen, or read our newest episode!

Youtube 📺: https://youtu.be/crI9tyzCbZ0
Podcast 🎧: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1169378/episodes/12988806-orchestrating-microbes-featuring-cheri-ackerman-of-concerto-biosciences
Blog and transcript 📖: https://www.toughtechtoday.com/orchestrating-microbes/

09/05/2023

“Aging is malleable and there is a particular, mysterious protein of interest that may enable new therapies for age-related diseases such as stroke, diabetes, and obesity.”

Our newest episode, “Unveiling age-defying proteins” with Mark Allen of Elevian, premiers today. Watch the episode, listen to the podcast, or read the transcript. Send your comments our way – thanks!

📺 https://youtu.be/FHkivnfIXbw
🎧 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1169378/12770513-unveiling-age-defying-proteins-featuring-mark-allen-of-elevian
📖 https://toughtechtoday.com/unveiling-age-defying-proteins/

05/05/2023

"Unveiling age-defying proteins", featuring Mark Allen of Elevian, Inc. , premiers Tuesday, May 9, at noon ET on Youtube and across all major podcast providers!
📺 https://youtu.be/FHkivnfIXbw Go here and click the bell to be notified when the shows starts on May 9!

22/06/2021

M12 bets big on digital frontier tech - https://mailchi.mp/45ab9395ca1e/cybersecurity-investing

17/04/2021

If successful in analyzing the proteins within thousands of cells, Patel, his co-founder Parag Mallick, and their team may discover new drugs for present and emerging diseases. https://toughtechtoday.com/probing-the-proteome/ 📺 🎧 cc

10/04/2021

It’s not everyday that one hears about the crucial relationship between digital data storage and biology, yet this is core to Sujal Patel’s work leading Nautilus Biotechnology. https://toughtechtoday.com/probing-the-proteome/ 📺 🎧 cc

08/04/2021

Synthesizing Food - https://mailchi.mp/7e869156fca1/synthesizing-food

08/04/2021

“Synthesizing” and “food” are uncommon word pairings, but the engineered dishes they serve may be an appetizing feast for the senses. Premiering today is our newest episode, featuring Kate Krueger of Helikon.

📺 Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/W55ZojPWblc (premiering 5pm ET Thursday, April 8!)
🎧 Listen to the podcast
→Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/synthesizing-high-tech-food-is-tough-featuring-kate/id1527322834?i=1000516312718
→Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UMeWU2b9LQbTuxXl68KNr
→other podcast services: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1169378/8296046-synthesizing-high-tech-food-is-tough-featuring-kate-krueger-of-helikon
👀 Check out the episode's home page: https://www.toughtechtoday.com/synthesizing-food/

23/03/2021

Cancer cells can tell us exactly where they are hiding. We had the honor of learning from Cyriac Roeding of Earli about his team's fleet-footed bioengineering approach to detecting cancer earlier than anyone imagined possible.

👀 check out the episode page: https://lnkd.in/d9sttQV
🎧 listen: https://lnkd.in/d4V2Vkz
📺 watch: https://lnkd.in/ddNSAau

23/03/2021

Exposing Cancer - https://mailchi.mp/ccde2326d96d/exposing-cancer

18/02/2021

Is there a Google Maps for gold? Today we have released the episode "AI-assisted Mine Prospecting", on Youtube and all major podcast outlets! Featuring mining futurist Emily King of Prospector Portal.

📺 Watch: https://youtu.be/mcE96CrNgpo
🎧 Listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0p1YMf7bOKS0BnB1RInGGK?si=386sh7TRSy-mK8HCAo0ZKw
👀 Learn: https://toughtechtoday.com/mine-prospecting/

cc Jonathan B. Miller

02/02/2021

Unlocking new mRNA treatments will save lives, but it's not as simple as that.

Listen in as we discuss breast cancer, synthetic biology, and national security with Jake Becraft of Strand Therapeutics and our contributing expert, Malvika Verma Miller.

📺 Premiering on Youtube at 5pm ET: https://youtu.be/6NAyFuCkC-U
📞 At 8pm ET, join us for a discussion on : https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xXQYLnpv 👋

Other ways to engage –
🎧 Listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1169378/7631545-programming-mrna-with-jake-becraft
👀 Read: https://toughtechtoday.com/programming-mrna/

19/01/2021

We sit down with Cullinane to hear about Pirouette Medical's ‘revolutionary’ epinephrine auto-injector and its pathway to the FDA
🎧Listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1169378/7277551
📺Watch: https://youtu.be/AMX2ans63UA
👀Read: https://toughtechtoday.com/making-injections-effortless/

19/01/2021

Premiering today at 1pm ET / 10am PT: A ‘revolutionary’ (pun intended) medical device for delivering life-saving injections for severe allergy reactions. We’re on with Conor Cullinane of Pirouette Medical!

📺 https://youtu.be/AMX2ans63UA

06/01/2021

It’s the first of 2021, so we are sharing shoutouts to the awesome folks who’ve helped Forrest Meyen and Jonathan B. Miller grow Tough Tech Today with Meyen and Miller.

Hat tip to y’all. Kerry Walker, James Banal of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Louis Perna of Systems, Kathryn Person of MIT Innovation Initiative, Orin Hoffman of The Engine, Justin Cyrus of Lunar Outpost, Caleb Carr of Vita Inclinata Technologies Inc, Will Dickson and Trinity Torres of FedTech, Inc, ‪Mazdak Taghioskoui‬ of Trace Matters, Sujal Patel of Nautilus Biotechnology, US Air Force Banshees, Christian Melton of MassChallenge

And thank you to our families and fans.

29/12/2020

tough tech in 2020 and beyond [LIVE 🔴 today] - https://mailchi.mp/2e8f320c774a/moon-rover-7206525

22/12/2020

After a long day figuratively ‘fighting fires’, what do you do to relax? Fight real fires, shares Vita Inclinata Technologies Inc's Caleb Carr. 🧑‍🚒🔥

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6IjeIfKTgY9FVX0kXKd4jQ
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc1NHIft1sM&t=943s

16/12/2020

What compelled a successful software entrepreneur to launch a biotech company? Sujal Patel of Nautilus Biotechnology shares how he's cultivated an inter-disciplinary team to probe the human proteome. This is how to upgrade human health, and Patel's team is building a proteomic sequencer to lay the foundation.

📺Premiering on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ZQdu6jIrmY8
🎧Listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1169378/6867305-2-5b-exit-entrepreneur-sujal-patel-is-creating-a-proteomics-startup-to-upgrade-human-health

16/12/2020

Upgrading human health by probing the proteome - https://mailchi.mp/28c91d3283b8/moon-rover-7199821

08/12/2020

mass spectrometer vs. cancer

✅ Complex lab instruments
✅ Next-gen way of thinking
✅ New life-saving techniques

Happy with Mazdak Taghioskoui of Trace Matters , who shares why it's a good idea to put mass spectrometers in the operating room.

01/12/2020

A moon rover startup gears up for launch in the newest episode of Tough Tech Today with Meyen and Miller. We're honored that Lunar Outpost's CEO, Justin Cyrus, chose our show for his exclusive announcement that his team's rovers are headed to space in 2021!

📺Premiering at 4pm EDT today on Youtube: https://youtu.be/TETPLg9ghBE
🎧Listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1169378/6633799

01/12/2020

exclusive: A moon rover startup gears up for launch! - https://mailchi.mp/1ad92499398f/moon-rover