#012 - Biosafety consulting on public policy with Ryan Ritterson

Ryan is Executive Vice President of Research and a Partner at Gryphon Scientific

In this episode we discuss

• Ryan’s journey from studying engineering, to life-science research, and then into the policy implications of life-science research
• Working at a mission-driven company
• How Gryphon Scientific is improving the evidence base underpinning biosafety
• How engineers can contribute to improving biosafety
• How government contractors and consultants contribute to evidence based government policy
• How to get into the government policy space as an engineer
• AI, biosecurity, and the future landscape for reducing biorisks

Full show notes: http://engineeredforimpact.show/ryan

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NSh8BtXMXHw

Timestamps

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:06) Ryan's work

(00:03:28) Ryan's journey

(00:13:44) Job satisfaction

(00:17:32) Gryphon Scientific

(00:24:45) Work in biosafety and biosecurity

(00:35:37) Turning insight into employable work

(00:43:14) Role of government contractors in effective policy

(00:50:36) How technologists can contribute to policy

(00:55:52) How to enter the field

(00:58:58) Future technologies and AI

(01:03:46) Staying competitive in the age of AI

(01:09:36) Resource recommendations

(01:10:34) What do you wish you had invented

(01:16:01) Outro