Start Disrupting
Everyone wants to be ahead of the game, and I talk to those who are… Join Brett Malone, Ph.D. President & CEO of the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, for Start Disrupting. Hear how industry disrupters are changing how we live and how we do business. Don’t miss an episode. Let’s start the conversation …
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 34
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2022
Antarctica Remastered: Drug Discoveries Beneath the Ice
Join us as we dig into Start Disrupting's archive and revisit Antarctica with guests James B. McClintock, Ph.D. (The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Author and Professor of Polar and Marine Biol…
Cultivating Innovation: CCI and Advancing Healthcare
Dr. Aileen Helsel is the current Interim Director for Carilion Clinic Innovation (CCI), a catalytic agent and resource for regional innovators and creatives within the Carilion healthcare system. Sin…
The Wild West: Crypto, Web3, and NFTs
James D. Harder is a Blockchain Ecosystem Catalyst. Currently Virginia Tech’s Blockchain Initiative Director, Harder is also an External Engagement Manager for VT’s Department of Computer Science. Ha…
A STEM Revolution: Growing Passionate Young Scientists
Amy White is Virginia Western Community College’s Dean for the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics department. White began at VWCC as a biology professor in 2003, and her passion for ed…
The Future of Transportation: VTTI and Driving Technologies
Dr. Zac Doerzaph is the Executive Director of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), a global leader in transportation research. Working alongside a talented team, Doerzaph focuses on cre…
Lab on a Chip: How to Shrink Diagnostics
Learn more about 3-D printing, lab on a chip, and building your business products from Skyphos Technologies Founder and CEO, Elliot McAllister.
Skyphos Technologies focuses on solving the manufacturi…
Tips on building your company, pivoting, and raising capital
Learn more about entrepreneurship and how to know you've hit traction with your startup from Active Capital Founder and CEO, Pat Matthews.
Pat is the founder and general partner of Active Capital, a v…
The magic of the technology behind Disney: How guests are becoming the heroes in their own stories
Learn how Disney is utilizing technology to enhance the customer experience with new initiatives and how the Disney accelerator is creating new entertainment adventures and products. Kathy de Paolo, …
The art of partnering: How your small company can change the game for big companies
Kenna Anderes Ph.D., RAC, Vice President of Translational Medicine & Companion Diagnostics at Mirati Therapeutics, talks → The art of partnering: How your small company can change the game for big …
5G, NextG and Beyond: Exploring a world where everything is connected with Luiz DaSilva, Executive Director of Commonwealth Cyber Initiative
DaSilva is the inaugural Executive Director of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI), and the Bradley Professor of Cybersecurity at Virginia Tech.
DaSilva previously held the chair of Telecommunicat…
How to Become Globally Competitive - Perspective from CNBC’s Brian Sullivan
Brian Sullivan is the anchor of CNBC’s “Worldwide Exchange” (M-F, 5AM-6AM ET), which broadcasts from CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. He is also Senior National Correspondent for t…
Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center Receives GO Virginia Grant to Expand Lab - special podcast
Guests:
- Craig Meadows: Montgomery County Administrator
- Erin Burcham: President, Verge and Executive Director, Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council
- Matthew Hull, Ph.D. : Research Scientist / President…
Behind the Scenes of #StartDisrupting: The Magic of the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center
Becca Halm, Communications Assistant and Virginia Tech media student, interviews Brett Malone. This episode takes a deeper dive into Brett’s vision for the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center and…
An insight into artificial intelligence in therapeutic discovery: an interview with Daniel Smith, Co-Founder and Director of Software at Entos
Daniel Smith is the co-founder and director of software at Entos. Daniel holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a Ph.D. in computational chemistry. With a passion for science, technology, a…
From Virginia Tech student to CEO of TORC with Michael Fleming: Saving lives through self-driving trucks
In this episode, Brett Malone, Ph.D., VTCRC President/CEO, talks with Michael about TORC, the region's strengths and how it has helped the company, his vision for autonomous trucking and more.
Michae…
“Always think about what the end game is like. How you can go from where you are now, to the very end.” with Webster Santos, Professor at Virginia Tech
Webster discusses his research with drug discovery and therapeutic areas, and is co-founder of Flux Therapeutics, Inc.
Webster Santos bio: https://chem.vt.edu/people/faculty/teaching-and-research/wsan…
Don’t be Common: Lessons from a Lone Wolf - Interview with John Olver, President & CEO of Emisshield
Words spoken by John Olver, President & CEO of Emisshield, during the #StartDisrupting podcast with Brett Malone, Ph.D. President & CEO of the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center (VTCRC).
Spotligh…
D. Ryan King, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, talks about opportunities, advice, and future advancements of Virginia's biotech ecosystem
Ryan King's research focuses on understanding how modest changes in electrolyte levels can have a profound impact on cardiac function, both electrically and mechanically. Through his work, he and fel…
“Do you think the first human to set foot on Mars has been born yet?” Dave Lavery, Program Executive for Solar System Exploration at NASA, thinks so.
Virginia Tech alumnus, Dave Lavery: LinkedIn
For over a decade, David Lavery led the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Telerobotics Technology Development Program, with responsibili…
