Sep 30, 202652 minS1
In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin sits down with Dr. Vilasack Thammavongsa and Dr. Dominique Missiakas, co-founders of Immunartes, a biotechnology company developing new approaches to prevent serious...
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Lab Rats to Unicorns
Hosted by John Flavin · business · EN
About this Podcast:
Lab Rats to Unicorns is a podcast that aims to demystify the process of creating a great company in life sciences. Under the guidance of our host, John Flavin, you will hear personal stories of creation, be able to understand how great companies are created, and get insights into the many ways that you as an individual can engage in the creation of tomorrow’s life science companies. From the lab rat, signifying the process of invention and discovery, to the unicorn, signifying market success, there are a thousand players and ways in which people can contribute to the creation of great companies.
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Booking probability
32%
Guest openness
Selective
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What is Lab Rats to Unicorns about?
Lab Rats to Unicorns is a podcast that aims to demystify the process of creating a great company in life sciences.
Who hosts Lab Rats to Unicorns?
Lab Rats to Unicorns is hosted by John Flavin. The show has published 96 episodes to date.
What has Lab Rats to Unicorns covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Disarming Staph with Dominique Missiakas & Vilasack Thammavongsa_e.093" (30 September 2026, 52 minutes), "Rewriting the Code of Disease with Kiran Musunuru_e.091" (2 September 2026, 61 minutes), and "Building the Quantum Network with Manish Singh & Sean Sullivan_e.090" (19 August 2026, 53 minutes).
How often does Lab Rats to Unicorns publish?
Lab Rats to Unicorns publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 49 minutes across 96 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Lab Rats to Unicorns?
Booking probability for Lab Rats to Unicorns is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Lab Rats to Unicorns requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Lab Rats to Unicorns's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch Lab Rats to Unicorns?
The strongest fits for Lab Rats to Unicorns are Scientific Research & Development and Business & Management Consulting. Lab Rats to Unicorns has a business audience.
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John Flavin hosts Lab Rats to Unicorns, a business podcast with 96 episodes published.
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Sep 2, 20261h 1mS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin sits down with Dr. Kiran Musunuru, a cardiologist, geneticist, professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and leading expert in gene editing. Kiran’s research...
Aug 19, 202653 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin sits down with Manish Singh, co-founder and Chief Product Officer, and Sean Sullivan, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of MemQ to explore the science...
Aug 6, 202639 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin sits down with Andy Robertson, executive director of BioHive Utah and a longtime leader in medical devices, diagnostics, commercialization, and life sciences...
Jul 22, 202657 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin sits down with Luke Timmerman, founder of the Timmerman Report and one of biotechnology’s most respected journalists and storytellers. For more than 25 years, Luke...
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Jul 9, 202658 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns, John Flavin sits down with Dr. Richard Pazdur, one of the most influential figures in modern oncology and cancer drug development. As the founding director of the FDA's Oncology...
Jul 2, 202652 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns, John Flavin sits down with Dr. Tejal Desai, Sorensen Family Dean of Engineering at Brown University and a nationally recognized leader in biomedical engineering, tissue...
Jun 10, 202651 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin sits down with Heather Turner, CEO of LB Pharmaceuticals, a late-stage clinical biotechnology company developing differentiated therapies for patients with serious...
Jun 3, 202651 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin sits down with Dr. David Gunnarsson, Chief Business Development Officer at Bluefors, the global leader in cryogenic measurement systems powering the future of...
May 7, 202650 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin sits down with Dr. Trevor Martin, Co-Founder and CEO of Mammoth Biosciences, a company at the forefront of next-generation CRISPR technologies. Co-founded alongside...
Apr 15, 202638 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin sits down with Dr. Gene Robinson, a pioneering scientist in the biology of social behavior and a professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Widely...
Mar 11, 202656 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin sits down with Dr. Robert Califf, physician-scientist and two-time Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden...
Feb 19, 202644 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin speaks with Dr. Kate Adamala, a synthetic biologist and University of Minnesota professor whose work explores one of science’s biggest questions: what is life — and...
Feb 4, 202653 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin sits down with Dr. Andrew Pelling—trailblazing biophysicist, artist-trained scientist, and Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer of Spiderwort Biotechnologies...
Jan 7, 202648 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin sits down with Christy Wyskiel, a nationally recognized leader in translational science, startup acceleration, and innovation ecosystem building. As a longtime...
Dec 9, 202539 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns, John Flavin sits down with Dr. Xiao Han, Co-Founder and CEO of Clarix Imaging, a pioneering medical device company spun out of the University of Chicago. Xiao is...
Nov 19, 202556 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin sits down with Dr. Joseph Leventhal, Professor of Surgery and Director of Living Donor Kidney Transplantation at Northwestern...
Oct 29, 202542 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin is joined by Chris Paladino, President of the New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO)—a nonprofit real estate development organization that has played a...
Oct 8, 202551 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin is joined by Todd Manjuck—Associate on JPMorgan’s Innovation Economy team and former U.S. Navy SEAL. Todd supports venture-backed companies across the life sciences...
Sep 25, 202535 minS1In this episode of Lab Rats to Unicorns , John Flavin is joined by Dr. Hide Goto, Head of Open Innovation Japan at Astellas. With more than 27 years of experience in drug discovery and research, Dr. Goto has journeyed...
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Sean Sullivan
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Richard Pazdur
FDA Commissioner candidate, FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence
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Jonathan Gluck
Journalist and Author of An Exercise in Uncertainty
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