Rubén López from Nanofacile, a BioTech startup based in Montreal, Canada, joins us again to talk about his startup and team.
Nanofacile’s vision is a world free of disease, a world where everyone can be healthier. To achieve this, Nanofacile helps biotechnology innovators to simplify and de-risk the development of nanomedicine therapies and validate in days instead of weeks the efficiency of their therapy. Since its foundation in 2023, Nanofacile has raised over $300,000 Canadian dollars for research and development and has won the backing of the Government of Quebec and prestigious Canadian biotech and startup institutions such as V1 Studio, Centech, District 3, and McGill Dobson Center for Entrepreneurship.
While Rubén in his role as CEO oversees the company end-to-end, he has built in Montreal a multidisciplinary team with expertise in biology, chemistry, microfluidics, drug delivery systems, and more. In addition, he secured key collaborators and advisors with extensive experience in biotech and startups. All together they combine the main skills and connections required for a biotech venture like Nanofacile to succeed.
Content:
03:00 The challenge biotechnology innovators face with therapy encapsulation and how Nanofacile is solving it
07:50 Nanofacile’s vision to empower these innovators worldwide to accelerate the treatment of the most pressing diseases of the patients they are serving
11:30 How Nanofacile also enables the targeted delivery of therapies to reduce their side-effects
13:10 Nanofacile’s traction up-to-date, including product development, fundraising, and first pilot
16:00 The core team, mentors, and advisors behind Nanofacile and their origin story
21:30 The R&D intensity of biotech startups like Nanofacile and how this shapes team dynamics
24:00 Nanofacile’s priorities in the next 6 months, with a focus on product launch and scaling
27:40 How Nanofacile is democratizing R&D and enabling researchers to develop next-generation therapies
28:50 Rubén’s best advise for aspiring founders
Learn more:
Rubén in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruben-lopez-nanofacile/
Nanofacile in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nanofacile/
Nanofacile website: https://www.nanofacile.bio/
Episode page: https://www.mexpreneurs.com/podcast-nanofacile
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