Hi! I'm Jake Wintermute

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I'm a synthetic biologist, science communicator and entrepreneur.

I like building things with biology and helping other people do the same.

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Learn About Me

I have a PhD in Systems Biology from Harvard University. I spent 11 years in Paris as a researcher and group leader, then 3 years in Boston as a Developer Evangelist at Ginkgo Bioworks.

> My academia life > My industry life

Get My Biotech Takes

Foundry Theory is a 52-episode video series I created for Ginkgo Bioworks exploring how lab automation, data science and AI are making biology easier to engineer.

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Work With Me

I work with companies, investors and policymakers to do more with biology in the AI era. If it's carbon-based, self-replicating or is written in DNA, I can help.

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