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185. Brick Happens: Chris Maurer of Redhouse Studio Redesigns Remote Living for Earth and Mars
What if the building you live in could be grown instead of built, feed people while it goes up, and lock away carbon for a century? Architect Chris Maurer of Red House Architecture and MycoHab joins K…
184. The Multiverse of Microbes: Henry Lee on Building Cultivarium and Training with Titans
Most of biotech runs on a tiny handful of "model" organisms — E. coli, baker's yeast — while millions of wild species sit unstudied in what scientists call microbial dark matter. In this episode, Karl…
183. The American Biotech Blueprint: Senator Todd Young on Biodiversity as National Security
Senator Todd Young joins the Grow Everything podcast to discuss the critical intersection of biotechnology and national security, sharing how his military background, Indiana roots, and role as chairm…
182. SynBioBeta 2026 Recap, It's Biologist Approved
Karl and Erum are back from SynBio Beta 2026 in San Jose, and they brought home an Impact Award. In this special recap episode, they break down the biggest moments from the conference: Neon's…
181. Can Hue Believe It? Gerit Tolborg’s Quest for Pure Color at Chromologics
Gerit Tolborg, CEO and co-founder of Chromologics, joins Karl and Erum to explore how filamentous fungi can replace synthetic and plant-extracted food dyes with a fermentation-derived red pigment…
180. Fungi in Full Color: Ricky Cassini Reimagines Dye at Michroma
Ricky Cassini, CEO of Michroma and a former logistics professor turned biotech founder, breaks down why replacing synthetic food dyes is harder than it sounds—and why fermentation-based colorants can …
179. D.C. Climate Week LIVE: The Road to Remake Everything
Recorded live during DC Climate Week, the Grow Everything team sits down with investors Veronica Breckenridge, Jillian Chase, and Michael Luciani to unpack the real state of the US bioeconomy race…
178. Pretty in Pigments: Jesse Adler Colors the Future with Pitri
Karl and Erum talk with Jesse Adler, founder of Pitri, about why color is not just aesthetic, but chemical, biological, and deeply tied to human and environmental health. Jesse traces their path from…
177. Dye Another Day (REPLAY): The New Way to Color Textiles with Colorifix's Orr Yarkoni
In this replay episode of Grow Everything, Karl and Erum catch up after recent travel, reflect on a standout mainstream biotech article about biology reshaping the global chemical industry, and discus…
176. Dare to Commercialize: Damien Perriman’s eXoZymes Playbook
Damien Perriman, Chief Commercial Officer of eXoZymes and the commercial lead behind the NCTx spinout, breaks down why cell-free biomanufacturing changes the rules for scaling nature’s rare…
175. Seaweed Is the New Oil: Mari Granström Builds Origin by Ocean
Mari Granstrom, founder and “chief executive activist” of Origin By Ocean, joins the Grow Everything podcast to explain how massive seaweed blooms, driven by nutrient pollution and eutrophication,…
174. From Beer to Billions: Kevin Wenger Scales Microbes at Lallemand
Kevin Wegner, VP of R&D at Lallemand, joins Karl and Erum to share three decades of wisdom from the frontlines of industrial fermentation. From his gateway into the industry through homebrewing…
173. They Put the Ore in Organisms: Liz Dennett’s Microbial Mining at Endolith
What if the oldest miners on Earth weren't humans at all—but microbes that have been extracting metals for billions of years? In this episode, Karl and Erum sit down with Liz Dennett, founder and CEO …
172. Generating Needles in Haystacks: Elise de Reus Designs Proteins with Cradle
Protein engineering has traditionally been slow, expensive, and stuck in trial-and-error mode—but AI is changing everything. In this episode, we sit down with Elise De Reus, co-founder of Cradle Bio, …
171. Nature’s Balance Sheet: Kevin Webb Invests in Biodiversity with Superorganism
Kevin Webb, Managing Director of Superorganism, joins Erum and Karl to discuss why biodiversity is the next frontier for venture capital. After 15 years backing SaaS unicorns and marketplaces, Kevin…
170. There's a Bug for That: Sophia Xu on CarbonBridge's Notebook Bioreactors
Sophia Xu, cofounder of Carbon Bridge, joins us to discuss how her company is revolutionizing gas fermentation with notebook-sized modular bioreactors that convert waste gases into valuable fuels and…
169. AI, Antivenom, and Antibodies: Previewing SynbioBeta with John Cumbers
John Cumbers returns to the Grow Everything podcast for his fourth appearance to discuss the cutting edge of synthetic biology and the upcoming SynBioBeta 2026 conference. From a man who's been…
168. Biomanufacturing 101: Rebuilding the Modern World with Biology
Karl and Erum break down how biology is transforming the production of everything from cosmetics to construction materials. They explore why the petrochemical era is giving way to biological manufactu…
167. From Scrappy to Scalable: Daniel Scharff Grows Startup CPG
Daniel Scharff, founder of Startup CPG, joins the Grow Everything podcast to share how he built the world's largest community for emerging consumer brands. With 35,000 members in their Slack channel…
166. The Great Reformulation: Joshua Lachter Rethinks How We Make Everything at Scale
Joshua Lachter, co-founder of Synonym, joins us for an in-depth conversation about the future of biomanufacturing and what he calls "the great reformulation." We explore how biology is poised to…
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