🧬 The Science of Persistence: Why Biotech Founders Can’t Quit | Richard Yu (Part 2/4)

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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: . "Sometimes it feels like a miracle anything works at all, but you keep going—because when it does work, it's worth every step it took to get there." In this episode of The Biotech Startups Podcast, we continue our conversation with Richard Yu , CEO and co-founder of Abalone Bio, as he traces his path from academic scientist to entrepreneur—starting with the 2008 alternative energy boom that led him to co-found algae biofuel startup Green Pacific Biologicals and deliver a two-slide, science-only VC pitch that sparked a new sense of purpose.