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

Kevin Chen PhD

Kevin is the Managing Director of Lam Capital, the venture capital arm of Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX), a $100B semiconductor materials engineering and manufacturing equipment company. In this role, Kevin invests in and supports entrepreneurs creating innovative solutions in advanced materials, manufacturing, compute hardware, and Industry 4.0. He is passionate about helping innovators tackle complex challenges, especially in today’s rapidly evolving landscape.

Kevin’s career spans high-growth sectors such as Sustainable Agriculture, Renewable Energy, and Additive Manufacturing. He has led product development and business development for diverse technologies, including energy storage, photovoltaics, and IoT sensors. With experience as CEO of a venture-funded hardtech company and as a startup co-founder, Kevin thrives in entrepreneurial environments. He also mentors entrepreneurs through the MIT Venture Mentoring Service in Silicon Valley.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevmchen/

Guest appearance on:

Funding the Semiconductor Future | Kevin Chen