Ben Hernandez, Numat Chief Executive Officer & co-founder
Hosted by Prof. Omar Farha
From Bench to Business: Founding, Scaling, and Surviving in the Chemical Sector
Turning a lab discovery into a scaled company is a different kind of hard problem—one where technical risk, capital, timelines, and team-building all compound. In this talk, I'll share the story of founding NuMat: what we got right, what we got wrong, and the lessons learned along the way. I'll talk candidly about the decisions that shaped our growth, the moments that tested us, and what I now believe matters most when building and scaling a company—and a team—in the chemical sector. My goal is to leave scientists and future entrepreneurs with a grounded, honest picture of what this path actually takes.
Cost: NA
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