The Lonely Pipette : helping scientists do better science
The Lonely Pipette is a podcast where scientists share tips to help you do better science. The episodes include conversations with researchers around the world. Renaud Pourpre and Jonathan Weitzman will talk to inspiring people to learn about their habits and recommendations for all scientists. Don’t stay alone, come join The Lonely Pipette community!
The Lonely Pipette : helping scientists do better science
TLP #15 : Enjoy the journey - André Choulika
In this episode, we speak with André Choulika about his exciting journey from a bench scientist to a biotech entrepreneur taking genomic engineering to the clinic
- André shares his fascination about the logic of biological systems and his admiration for experimentalists
- “You can always do something else if it fails” insists André
- André stresses that the boss has to take responsibilities for decisions
- “You don’t hire people to tell them what to do, but they should tell you what needs to be done”
- “Cash is more important than your mother”(we hope Andre’s mother isn’t listening)
- “Success has thousands of fathers but failure is lonely” (lonelier than a pipette!)
- André is modest about success; “None of us are VIPs” and he insists that the people who wash the dishes are as important as the CEO of the company
- He describes the collective contributions and the shared success that characterize the biotech industry
- For André “Leadership is more important than management”
- He insists that a successful meeting is one than lasts less time than allocated
He mentioned these labs, scientists, institutions and companies
- Richard Mulligan : https://genetics.hms.harvard.edu/faculty-staff/richard-charles-mulligan
- Institut Pasteur : https://www.pasteur.fr/en
- Maxime Schwartz : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxime_Schwartz
- Margaret Buckingham : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Buckingham
- HEC Business School : https://www.hec.edu/en
- New England Biolabs (NEB) : https://international.neb.com/
- Steve Jobs : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
- Bernard Dujon : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Dujon
To find out more about André visit his website and his companies :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Choulika
https://www.linkedin.com/in/choulika/
Cellectis : https://cellectis.com/en
Calyxt : https://calyxt.com/
To find out more about Renaud :
- Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
- LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/
To find out more about Jonathan :
- Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
- LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
To learn more about the soundtrack :
Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler
To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan :
- Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
- LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/
- Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
- LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
More about the soundtrack :
Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/