The Biotech Startups Podcast · 2026-06-29 · 23 min
The Biotech Startups Podcast is powered by Excedr - helping life science startups accelerate R&D and commercialization with founder-friendly equipment leasing. Skip the upfront costs, stay lean, and focus on breakthrough science. As a TBSP listener, you can get exclusive perks through Excedr's partner network - special savings, promotions, and more. Explore these offers today: "You can do whatever you want. You can achieve whatever you put your mind to." In this episode of The Biotech Startups Podcast, Jon Chee sits down with Fengru Lin, CEO and co-founder of TurtleTree, a biotech company using precision fermentation to produce LF+, the world’s first sustainably made lactoferrin, and ultimately reimagine how food is produced. Drawing on a nontraditional path into biotech - from Girl Guides in Singapore to sales roles in transactional security and global regulatory environments - Fengru shares how an early love of planning, operations, and people has shaped her approach to leadership and company building.
🧬 Transforming Food Systems with Lactoferrin & Precision Fermentation | Fengru Lin Rerelease (3/3)72 / 100
🧬 AI in Biotech: When Sustainable Growth Replaces Hype | Mati Gill (4/4)60 / 100
🧬 Venture Studio Model: Building the Future of AI Drug Discovery | Mati Gill (3/4)78 / 100
🧬 From Law School to Teva: Learning a 45,000-Person Organization | Mati Gill (2/4)73 / 100
🧬 Sales Funnels, Patents, & Cell-Based Milk: TurtleTree’s Early Bets | Fengru Lin Rerelease (2/3)