Lab to Market Leadership with Chris Reichhelm

With over 25 years of experience in recruiting leadership teams and boards for advanced science and engineering companies, Chris Reichhelm, CEO of Deep Tech Leaders, offers an insider’s perspective on the pivotal decisions and strategies that shape the success of startups embarking on the lab-to-market journey.

This podcast doesn’t just celebrate innovation for its own sake; instead, it highlights what it truly takes to build, scale, and sustain a successful deep tech company. Through conversations with entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and other key players, Chris will explore the management disciplines, cultures, and behaviours essential for commercialising and scaling deep tech innovations. Each episode will aim to unravel the complexities behind turning rich, research-intensive IP into commercially viable products across various sectors like computing, biotech, materials science, and more.

'Lab to Market Leadership' is for those who are ready to learn from past mistakes and successes to better navigate the path from innovation to market. Whether you're an entrepreneur, an investor, or simply a deep tech enthusiast, this podcast offers valuable lessons and insights to enhance your understanding and approach to building groundbreaking companies that aim to solve the world's biggest problems and improve our way of life.

Learn more about Lab to Market Leadership: www.deeptechleaders.com

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Podcast Production by Beauxhaus

Guest

Dave Grimm, M.Sci

Dave Grimm, a Partner at AlbionVC, specialising in the complex process of translating academic research into successful Deep Tech companies.

Dave has spent a decade transforming University Spinouts through his groundbreaking partnership with University College London (UCL). His investment focus is broad, covering key deep-tech opportunities including Quantum Computing, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Cleantech, Medtech, and Hardware.

Prior to joining AlbionVC, Dave spent four years at Spark Ventures. His career path is uniquely diverse: starting at Detica, moving to an FMCG startup in China to make a real-world impact with high-growth businesses, and eventually dedicating his expertise to the investment side. He holds an M.Sci in Natural Sciences (Mathematics and Chemistry).

https://albion.vc/team/david-grimm/

Guest appearance on:

Deep Tech Spinouts: Inside Albion Ventures' Decade-Long Partnership with UCL | Dave Grimm