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Pluton Biosciences looks to nature for cutting-edge biotech solutions, raising $6.6M seed

TechCrunch

“There are a trillion species of microbes, and we only use a couple of them,” said Pluton founder and CTO Barry Goldman, who spent nearly two decades at Monsanto looking into similar ideas. But however useful they are, they’re only a handful out of a near-infinite variety. 3D illustration.

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Learn what it takes to turn a lab idea into a real business

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But when an idea originates in a lab — whether it’s AI, biotech, robotics or another deep tech research project — things quickly become tougher and much more expensive. Office of Naval Research (Global) and as a technical consultant at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

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With a focus on patients with chronic illness, Nourish hopes to help Americans eat better

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startup that connects users with a registered dietitian (RD) via telehealth and helps them get their consultations covered by health insurance. After experiencing the positive impact of nutritional care, they co-founded their startup together with CTO Stephanie Liu, who had become close friends with Perkins at Princeton.

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The Emergence

Crafty CTO

For example, I recently talked with the CEO of a biotech investment fund. As a field, biotech has been a leader in applying machine learning (think protein folding); and it’s not clear whether generative AI tools will contribute much to core business of biotech. Stay up on what’s emerging.

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Developer Relations at Camunda - 2018 Recap

Bernd Rucker

But we’re also seeing workflow automation being applied for biotech lab robots, NASA space missions and the legalized marijuana industry. Within Camunda developer relations is part of the technical organization, so people report to Daniel, the greatest of all CTO s. Very importantly: developer relations is not marketing!

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Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) — A In-Depth Guide 2025

Mobilunity

Consultants with niche-specific skills will accelerate legal processes and ensure compliance with industry regulations. Company’s CTO Our partnership with Mobilunity-BPO has not only met our expectations but exceeded them. Quality Assurance. We aligned with the client’s requirements and established data quality assurance.

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Top 7 generative AI use cases for business

CIO

Some industries such as biotech are finding ways to use gen AI, but many enterprises experimenting with the technology have found a limited number of use cases so far, says Kjell Carlsson, head of AI strategy at Domino Data Lab, provider of an enterprise AI platform. We were all-hands-on-deck,” Reihl told CIO.com. “We