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The Biotech Start-Up Making Vaccines for Bees and Shrimp

2025/6/28
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Annette Kleiser
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Joe Weisenthal
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Traci Alloway
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Joe Weisenthal: 我记得小时候开车旅行时，车经常会沾满昆虫，现在这种情况已经很少见了。这让我开始思考昆虫数量减少的问题，以及这可能对我们的环境和经济产生的影响。我们需要关注这个问题，并采取措施来保护昆虫。 Traci Alloway: 近几十年昆虫数量显著下降，这令人担忧。我读了一本关于昆虫数量减少的书，觉得很压抑。但我们不应该只是感到沮丧，而应该采取行动来扭转这种趋势。动物和昆虫生物技术是一个相当大的产业，我们可以利用科技来保护昆虫。 Annette Kleiser: 动物对我们的食物和农业至关重要，我们需要保护所有这些动物。Dalan Animal Health 专注于昆虫和无脊椎动物等服务不足的动物，我们开发了世界上第一种蜜蜂疫苗，以保护它们免受疾病侵害。我们正在编写关于如何开发、许可和商业化这些产品的剧本。我们需要从实验室到客户的整个过程，并确定客户是谁。

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The episode starts by discussing the decline in insect populations, particularly honeybees, and its impact on food production and biodiversity. The hosts share personal anecdotes about their childhood experiences with a higher insect presence and discuss the implications of this decline.
  • Decline in insect populations
  • Importance of honeybees as pollinators
  • The book 'The Insect Crisis' highlights the severity of the issue

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Think of a biotech company and most people will think of a business trying to come up with cures and treatments for human illnesses. There's not a lot of discussion about companies trying to do the same for animals, insects, or even... crustaceans. And yet, healthy animals are a key part of the ecosystem and important for our food supply. In this episode we speak to Annette Kleiser, CEO of Dalan Animal Health, which has developed the world's first vaccine for bees and is now working on a similar treatment to protect shrimp. We talk about the development and regulatory process, plus what it's actually like raising money for a brand new business.

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