Boba & Biotech is a candid podcast about what it takes to develop new drugs and the ecosystem of academics, biotechs, pharma and investors behind it. Our field is often misunderstood by outsiders and insiders alike due to the poor communication habits and complex science that underlie human disease. I, Armon Sharei, was a PhD student in chemical engineering when I was first enamoured by the idea of engineering a patient’s own cells to attack their disease. Throughout my journey, we spun out a company, SQZ Biotech, from MIT, raised $400M in investor and partnered funding from Roche, and went public on the NYSE. Eventually my board and I had a big fight, I got kicked out and started all over again! Please join me as we chat with the people that have dedicated their careers to improving human health and how they navigate the challenges of science, money, corporate politics and the rollercoaster of clinical development. As we sip on our boba throughout th
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Signup to Generate a PitchBoba & Biotech is a candid podcast about what it takes to develop new drugs and the ecosystem of academics, biotechs, pharma and investors behind it. Our field is often misunderstood by outsiders and insiders alike due to the poor communication habits and complex science that underlie human disease.
Recent episodes include "From the Newsroom to the C-Suite: Coaching Biotech's Best Storytellers" (24 September 2026, 47 minutes), "Robots, Cells, and the Future of Individualized Medicine" (30 July 2026, 42 minutes), and "Building Precision NanoSystems and the Road to a Danaher Exit" (18 June 2026, 33 minutes).
Boba & Biotech publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 15 episodes.
Booking probability for Boba & Biotech is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Boba & Biotech requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Boba & Biotech's contact route on record: verified email.
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Boba & Biotech is a business podcast with 15 episodes published.
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Guest: Mike Huckman, Principal, Huckman Group In this episode of Boba & Biotech, Armon sits down with longtime biotech communications advisor and former CNBC reporter, Mike Huckman, to talk about one of life sciences’...
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Guest: Fred Parietti In this episode of Boba & Biotech, Armon sits down with Federico ("Fred") Parietti, Co-Founder and CEO of Multiply Labs, for a conversation about bringing robotics and AI into one of biotech's...
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Guest: James Taylor In this episode of Boba & Biotech, Armon sits down with James Taylor, co-founder of Precision NanoSystems, for a candid conversation about building a platform technology for nanoparticle-delivered...
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<p>Guest: Jason Kelly</p> <p>In this episode of Boba & Biotech, Armon sits down with Jason Kelly, co-founder and CEO of Ginkgo Bioworks, for a conversation about what it takes to build a biotech company from scratch...
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<p>Guest: Mark Dempster</p> <p>In this episode of Boba & Biotech, Armon sits down with Mark Dempster, Co-Head of Healthcare Investment Banking at Stifel, to pull back the curtain on what biotech bankers actually do and...
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<p>Guest: William Pao </p> <p>In this episode of Boba & Biotech, Armon sits down with William Pao, a physician-scientist who has run oncology R&D at Roche, served as Chief Development Officer at Pfizer, and is now CEO...
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<p>Guest:Sophia Lugo</p> <p>In this episode of Boba & Biotech, Sophia Lugo and I grab some delicious boba teas to explore her unconventional path into biotech and the realities of building a company at the frontier of...
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<p>Guest: Adam Jenkins</p> <p>What actually makes or breaks a biotech startup - and why is it rarely the science?</p> <p>In this episode of Boba & Biotech, Adam Jenkins and I enjoy some delicious grapefruit-coconut sago...
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<p>Guest: Klavs F. Jensen </p> <p>In this episode of Boba & Biotech, I sit down with Klavs Jensen - professor at MIT and former chair of its chemical engineering department - to explore a deceptively simple question...
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<p>Guest: Soufiane AboulhoudaIn this episode of Boba & Biotech, over matching brown sugar milk teas (great minds, same taste), Souf Aboulhouda, co-founder of Nucleate, and I trace his journey from growing up between...
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<p>Guest: Ileana Pirozzi </p> <p>In this episode of Boba & Biotech, I grab a delicious mango-coconut sago with Ileana Pirozzi, a former biotech investor who’s stepping off the venture sidelines and into the founder...
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<p>In this episode of Boba & Biotech, I go for a tasty brown sugar milk tea with Martin Madaus, former CEO of one of the biggest technology providers in our field, Millipore, for a wide-ranging conversation on what...
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<p>In the pilot episode of Boba & Biotech, I try out a homemade milk tea with my long time friend and colleague, Shirley Mao. The goal of this episode is to invite listeners into my world - inside and outside of work...
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<p>Biotech has a PR problem. It's messy, complex, and hard to understand from the outside looking in. That's why I'm starting Boba & Biotech.</p> <p>I’m Armon Sharei. You might know me from my cell cartoons on LinkedIn...
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