My guest this week is Damon Tighe, former National Institute of Health and Human Genome Project researcher and current Bio-Rad educator and training specialist. Damon's extensive history with working with public and private biotech projects over the years has yielded a treasure trove of valuable knowledge that he enthusiastically gives back to the community.

In this episode, Damon and I cover a wide-array of topics ranging from the evolution of biotech over the last decade, how software is quickly becoming a must-have skill for future biotech workers, the need for more discussion around policy-making philosophy when it comes to human genome editing, the impact of patents on biotech research and how more open innovation in the industry can accelerate biotech research.

We barely scratched the surface of what Damon has to share! Enjoy!