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Rising Biotechnology Speakers

24 credible, up-and-coming voices in biotechnology - active on the circuit, beyond the household names.

24 rising biotechnology speakers on Mezzo - including Max Hodak, James Watson, and Johannes B Woehrstein. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.

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Max Hodak

Former Neuralink President | Biotechnology Visionary

2 recent talks · through 2026
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James Watson

Nobel Laureate and co-discoverer of DNA structure | Molecular biology pioneer

1 recent talk · through 2025
Johannes B Woehrstein

Johannes B Woehrstein

Physicist & entrepreneur | Translating single-cell genomics into healthcare solutions

1 recent talk · through 2024
Chris Smith

Chris Smith

Award-Winning Medical Virologist | BBC Radio Science Communicator

1 recent talk · through 2025
Alexander Evans

Alexander Evans

CEO | Alceus Bio

1 recent talk · through 2026
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Ran Ma

Biotech Entrepreneur | Precision Medicine Visionary

1 recent talk · through 2025
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Sean McClain

Founder & CEO | Biotechnology Trailblazer

1 recent talk · through 2025
Akhila Kosaraju

Akhila Kosaraju

AI drug developer

1 recent talk · through 2026
Dave Williams

Dave Williams

Record-breaking Astronaut, Aquanaut & BioTech/Healthcare Leader

1 recent talk · through 2025
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Joey Holder

Artist Dissolving Boundaries Between Synthetic Biology and Internet Aesthetics

1 recent talk · through 2024
Nathan Wolfe

Nathan Wolfe

Virus Hunter | Founder of Metabiota

3 talks · through 2021
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Craig Venter

Pioneer of human genome sequencing | Founder of Celera Genomics and J. Craig Venter Institute

3 talks · through 2010
Prosanta Chakrabarty

Prosanta Chakrabarty

Evolutionary Biologist | Uncovering Fish to Explain Human Origins

2 talks · through 2018
Nina Tandon

Nina Tandon

EpiBone CEO | Pioneering Artificial Tissue Engineering

2 talks · through 2012
Suzanne Lee

Suzanne Lee

TED Fellow | Pioneering Biofabricated Fashion Materials

2 talks · through 2019
Kary Mullis

Kary Mullis

Nobel Laureate | Pioneering DNA Replication Technology

2 talks · through 2009
Ellen Jorgensen

Ellen Jorgensen

Biotech Entrepreneur | Democratizing Biotechnology

2 talks · through 2016
Ed Boyden

Ed Boyden

MIT Neuroscientist | Emerging Technology & Scientific Innovation

2 talks · through 2016
Miguel Nicolelis

Miguel Nicolelis

Pioneering Neuroscientist | Emerging Technology & Biology

2 talks · through 2014
Hugh Herr

Hugh Herr

MIT Professor | Pioneering Bionic Limbs and Enhancing Human Mobility

2 talks · through 2018
Uri Alon

Uri Alon

Computational Biologist | Revealing Biological Circuits

2 talks · through 2020
Janet Iwasa

Janet Iwasa

3D Animation Scientist | Data-Driven Science Visualizations

2 talks · through 2019
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Scott Williams

Computational Biologist | Pioneering Human Genome Research

2 talks · through 2018
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Andrew Pelling

Scientist | Growing biological materials from unexpected sources

2 talks · through 2020
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