Cinzia Silvestri, CEO of BI/OND, about building a business in the pioneering field of Organ-on-chips.

Cinzia Silvestri is the Founder and CEO of Bi/ond, the Dutch biotech company on a mission to enable personalized disease treatment. Originally from Italy, Cinzia holds a Master in Electronic Engineering from the University of Rome, and a PhD in Microelectronics from Delft University of Technology. She is a TEDx speaker and was selected InspiringFifty.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What is it like to build a business in the pioneering field of Organ-on-chips? 
• How do you keep faith when your competitors receive 100M+ in funding?
• What are Cinzia’s dreams for the future;

Links mentioned:

• People: Cinzia Silvestri, Nikolas Gaio, William F. Quirós-Solano, Ronald Dekker  
• Companies: BI/OND, University of Rome, TU Delft, UNIIQ 
• Books: Crossing the Chasm 
• Other: TEDx talk: "Your Drugs Are Average",  Philips Innovation Awards 2019, Accenture Innovation Awards 2018
• Song: Roberto Vecchioni - Sogna Ragazzo Sogna 

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