In this episode, Marcel speaks with Dr. Tim Schulte, a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung in Mülheim, Germany. Tim is one of the founding members of BrightSync, a startup dedicated to bridging the gap between academia and industry. BrightSync aims to connect researchers with companies and support students as they take the next step in their careers. Marcel and Tim explore BrightSync’s mission, its unique approach, and how the Max Planck Society fosters entrepreneurship by empowering scientists to transform ideas into startups.

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Evaluation Form for BrightSync: https://erhebung.de/zu/QUXzkNho3b/BrightSync-Evaluation_for_Academics

Further resources:MAX!mize: https://www.maximize-incubator.com/

Max-Planck Innovation: https://www.max-planck-innovation.de/ausgr%C3%BCndung/maximize-startup-inkubationsprogramm-max-planck-forschende.html

Max-Planck Foundation: https://startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org/

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In this episode, Marcel speaks with Dr. Martina Preiner, who leads the Geochemical Protoenzymes group at the MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg. In this episode, they discuss Dr. Preiner’s unique career journey - from studying chemistry to working in science journalism, before returning to academia to investigate the origins of life.

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In this episode, Marcel interviews Dr. Marianna Cortese, a senior research scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in the US. Dr. Cortese is an expert in the epidemiology of the autoimmune disease Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In 2022, she co-first-authored a landmark study revealing that infection with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) increases the risk of developing MS 32-fold — a breakthrough in understanding the disease’s causes. She discusses the key findings, their broader implications, and the dream of one day eradicating MS.

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