Spot ON - From Postdoc to...

Dr. Karina Zittel (former Cagarman) is a postdoc researcher and lecturer at Technische Universität Berlin and entrepreneur, in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation management. Her research focuses on sustainable entrepreneurship as well as the role of well-being and positive psychology in entrepreneurial contexts. She is particularly interested in how founders can build ventures that are n...

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Rhea Machado, a chemical engineer who transitioned into a scientist-entrepreneur, transforming academic research into a startup tackling some of today’s most pressing environmental challenges.  As a co-founder of Porelio, Rhea is developing advanced materials to remove persistent pollutants—so-called “forever chemicals”—from water, contributing to a more sus...

Our guest today is Dr. Niklas Hegemann, Medical Affairs Trainee at a leading global pharmaceutical company. Niklas's career path is anything but straightforward. He began with business administration - a choice shaped in part by family expectations - before a six-month internship at a major pharmaceutical firm sparked a lasting passion for medical science. This led him back into academia to pursue...