In this episode, we speak with Steve Jackson about his successful career in DNA repair and his entrepreneurial adventures translating research findings into biotech companiesHe remembers his early passion for innovation and for dark heavy rockHe was even turned down by the University of Cambridge when he first appliedSteve reminisces about the serendipity that led him into the DNA repair field How important it is to create a collaborative, cooperative and fun lab environment“The highs become higher… and the lows become higher”Steve speaks openly about the importance of honesty and trust and how he establishes his key lab valuesHe tells us how he chose the names for his biotech companies and what drove him to become an entrepreneurA hot tip from Steve: “Never be afraid to ask for advice”Steve thinks it might be good not to have TOO much money in the labAnother hot tip “The enemy of the best is the good”Steve’s work has led to the treatment of tens of thousands of patientsHe mentioned these labs, scientists, institutions and companiesUniversity of CambridgeCancer Research UK (CRUK)Gurdon InstituteJean BeggsRobert TjianRon LaskySir John GurdonKuDOS PharmaceuticalsMission TherapeuticsAdrestia TherapeuticsTo find out more about Steve visit his website and look for him in the bar at meetingshttps://www.stevejacksonlab.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Jackson_(scientist)To find out more about Renaud :TwitterLinkedInTo find out more about Jonathan :TwitterLinkedIn To learn more about the soundtrack :Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindlerhttps://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/https://twitter.com/amariamusiqueAnd Bab Tista - Text Me Records / GrandBankss