#9 - Mimi Yen, CEO & Co-Founder at PhagePro

Slice of Life Sciences Real Estate

In this episode, Mimi Yen, CEO & Co-Founder at PhagePro joins host David Thomann for episode #9 of Slice of Life Sciences Real Estate podcast.

Today makes for another great discussion as we have Mimi Yen, CEO and Co-Founder of PhagePro, which she co-founded in 2016 and is an early-stage biotechnology therapeutics company that develops bacteriophage-based products to help the world’s most vulnerable communities. Mimi has had an impressive journey to where she is and what she is doing today, so I’m excited to dive into together.

What you'll learn about Yen in this episode:

• Yen's background and her interests/inspirations growing up
• Did you have particular people in your life that got you thinking about what your educational interests were and how you could practice these interests in the real world?
• Yen's undergrad experience, and her research studies
• Any mentors Yen had that helped her find her path
• Her experience at Tufts as a Doctorial Candidate and later a Postdoctoral Research Scholar
• At what point did Yen decide that she wanted to build something rather than start off at a larger company?

What you'll learn about the founding of PhagePro:

• What was the genesis and how this came about/where Yen met her co-founder
• What does PhagePro aim to do and how will the world benefit from the companies’ mission and solutions
• Where PhagePro is currently focusing its efforts
• What the day to day responsibilities consist of
• A few notable successes Yen has had with PhagePro, and what the biggest challengers for the CEO of an early stage company are
• What Yen is most looking forward to as she continues building and striving for her goals
• What advice would you give someone in your shoes at Tufts who has found their passion and is about to start a company?

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