Mark Davison
The Big Experiment
Ever wondered how technology start-ups, well, start-up? For most founder entrepreneurs, it is the biggest experiment they'll ever run. Like most experiments, the result isn't known beforehand and it often doesn't work first time. On a bigger scale, how do big tech companies turn innovative science into profit? Mark Davison interviews founder scientists, executives, investors, communicators, and others in the technology start-up and corporate science ecosystems. Learn how great ideas turned into thriving businesses (or not) from those who made it happen (or didn't). Get business tips, lesson...
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Nov 10, 2025
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Darrin Disley: Footballer to PhD to CEO 18.03.2024 58:42
What are the biggest challenges facing scientific innovation? The path from science ideation to business execution is not an easy one. You will eventually need to translate great ideas into well-positioned products or services, and bring investment into the business from what can be a complex ecosystem of stakeholders. Knowing how to overcome these challenges is key to any innovation’s success. In...
The Big Experiment - Trailer 05.03.2024 1:28
Welcome to The Big Experiment, where we explore the scientific business world, and find out how great ideas turn into great companies. I'm Mark Davison CEO of Grant Instruments, a scientific insurance (instruments) company based in Cambridge, UK. But I'm also a veteran of pharmaceutical and biotech roles from drug discovery, right through to medicine supply chains. Amazing science impact...
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