Drew Endy (Stanford University) - A Synthetic Biology Dream

Drew Endy is an associate professor of bioengineering at Stanford University and a pioneer of synthetic biology. A co-founder of the BioBricks Foundation, Endy helped launch the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition to democratize biotechnology for student innovators worldwide. In this presentation, Endy gives a primer on synthetic biology and the obstacles it has encountered in the United States, shares where he hopes the field is going, and explains how aspiring entrepreneurs can adapt his framework to imagine their own futures. Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders and other eCorner content is produced by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), the entrepreneurship center at the Stanford School of Engineering. STVP empowers aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations. CONNECT WITH US YouTube: X: LinkedIn: Bluesky: LEARN MORE STVP: eCorner by STVP: Support our mission of providing students and educators around the world with free access to Stanford University’s network of entrepreneurial thought leaders: .

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Drew Endy (Stanford University) - A Synthetic Biology Dream is an episode from Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders by STVP.

This episode is 00:47:30 long.

This episode was published on Oct 29, 2025.

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