Dr. Sandhya Sriram is the CEO and cofounder of Shiok Meats), a cell-based clean meat company in Singapore. Their mission is to bring delicious, clean and healthy seafood and meats by harvesting from cells instead of animals. Shiok Meats brings cell-based crustacean meats like shrimp, crab, and lobster to your table. They have been featured by The Economist), Reuters), Forbes), World Economic Forum), TechCrunch), Channel NewsAsia), TechinAsia), and Nas Daily). Their investors include Y Combinator), Big Idea Ventures), Entrepreneur First), Monde Nissin), Lionheart Ventures), Aera VC), Beyond Impact), and Boom Capital).
Dr. Sandhya is also the Director & Founder of SciGlo), an edtech and event management company that serves as a one-stop solution for scientists and students globally. She is also the Cofounder of Biotechin.Asia), a virtual newsroom that covers simplified and curated research and insights for all stakeholders in the biotech and healthcare ecosystem. She had previously worked as the Senior Programme and Business Development Manager & Senior Research Fellow for the Agency for Science, Technology and Research [A*STAR]).
Dr. Sandhya earned her Ph.D. in Biological Sciences at the Nanyang Technological University [NTU]). Her thesis from NTU explored the role of myostatin in oxidative stress in skeletal muscle. She also graduated with First Class Honors twice from the University of Madras) with a Master's Degree in Biotechnology and a Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology.
Her work has been featured on Forbes Women in Tech) and TEDx) conferences. In her free time, she writes blog posts for Nature Biotechology), and produces influencer content at Mogul).
You can follow her at www.linkedin.com/in/sandhyasriram/).
Shownotes at https://www.jeremyau.com/blog/sandhya-sriram)
You can find our community discussions on the podcast episode at
https://club.jeremyau.com/c/podcasts/19-sandhya-sriram-ceo-and-cofounder-of-shiok-meats)
