Med Tech Talks Ep.78: Linh Le Pt. 2

Eliminating plastics to save the turtles🐢. And the future generations too.

That’s probably the motivation Linh has to do what he does.

Welcome back to our conversation with Linh Le. This week, on part 2 of this episode, Geoffrey chats to Linh about his role at UBC and how the entire process of obtaining and commercializing a patent works. They also get into the role Linh plays at BUYO Bioplastics, and why working for the environment is something that is majorly overlooked and yet direly needs to be done.

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Timestamps

01:57-03:59 - The different role that tech transfer offices play at various universities across the USA and Canada.

04:00-05:28 - Linh’s obviously biased towards Vancouver BC, and for the right reasons as well!

05:28-10:28 - Commercialization of university spun-off patents- the whole process of raking in the dough💰

10:28-14:09 - The minutest of details, the right time to file a patent application, and the right time to leave an incubator space; Linh answers all these questions.

14:13-18:34 - Providing the money to the right causes- Linh’s role in the Commercialization Advisory Board for the advancement of innovations in nano-medicine.

18:35-23:55 - What’s in a name? Linh talks about the origin and motivation behind BUYO Bioplastics, and the impact they aim to create in healthcare.