Winning iGEM, Building Companies - Ingrid Swanson Pultz
From The Baker Lab Podcast by David Baker
May 7, 2025 · 1h 16m · Episode 7
About this episode
Ingrid Swanson Pultz discusses her journey launching UW's first iGEM team and the impact of their gluten-digesting enzyme on her career and entrepreneurship.
Launching UW’s first iGEM team changed the course of Ingrid’s career. Her team built an enzyme to digest gluten that took first place in the biotech competition — and fueled a new company. Hear Ingrid explain what it takes to translate scientific breakthroughs into real products and companies. // This podcast was produced at the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington School of Medicine by Ian Haydon, Roni Weissman, Enisha Sehgal, Nora McNamara-Bordewick, Riti Biswas, Joe Min, and Nathan Forest Greenwood. // Music by Kevin MacLeod and Ingrid's college band, The Wild Types.
People in this episode
Host: David Baker
Guest: Ingrid Swanson Pultz
Topics covered
- iGEM
- biotechnology
- entrepreneurship
- scientific innovation
- gluten digestion
Keywords
- iGEM
- biotech competition
- gluten
- enzyme
- scientific breakthroughs
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Washington, Institute for Protein Design, The Wild Types
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