In auto thefts, supply chains and COVID, there is DNA – and there’s a good chance Jim Hayward’s Applied DNA Sciences created it.
As COVID-19 circumnavigated the globe, scientists representing many disciplines rose to meet it. Among them: James Hayward and the incredible minds at Stony Brook-based Applied DNA Sciences, where long experience and a unique technology gave researchers (and international collaborators) a distinct edge.
A molecular biologist by trade, James brings decades of biotech and consumer-product experience to his roles as chairman, president and CEO of Applied DNA, which cut its teeth as a DNA-based supply-chain authenticator – combining forgery-proof DNA markers and next-generation tracking technology – and has become a primary global supplier of unique DNA strands for laboratories and researchers keen on COVID and other scientific challenges.
In today’s conversation, the CEO joins Spark host Gregory Zeller to discuss his standout science and his biotech’s unique role in the global COVID struggle – and to reveal some of the secrets of modern innovation.
