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Laurence Yang

Laurence Yang

Dr. Laurence Yang is the Founder & Principal Consultant at Philancea Network Inc. a digital biology consultancy. He is also adjunct professor of chemical engineering and biology at Queen's University.

3 Ways to Calculate R&D Value Creation

3 Ways to Calculate R&D Value Creation

As a scientist by training (including 5 years as a full-time professor), I still find great joy in diving deep into research. Having transitioned to running a bootstrapped digital biology consultancy, it's become crucial to track how my time spent creates value for my business. In fact, connecting

5 reasons to NOT become an AI-powered fermentation startup

5 reasons to NOT become an AI-powered fermentation startup

As a fermentation startup lead, you've undoubtedly heard about how AI can transform your business growth and massively boost your day-to-day productivity. You might be wondering if your startup needs AI, too. You've seen impressive taglines like 10X growth, reduced costs, and accelerated outcomes. You'

Debottlenecking R&D performance with the Active Constraint framework

Debottlenecking R&D performance with the Active Constraint framework

How nature debottlenecks Microbes like Escherichia coli express hundreds to over a thousand proteins at a time. This seems like a lot until you consider that the microbe could be expressing as many as 4,500 proteins. Cells still need to choose which proteins to express. Why don't