Pocast details and show notes at: https://antiaginghacks.net/podcast/human-milk-oligosaccharides/ [Sponsor message: To get thicker, fuller and stronger hair, make sure to check out FullyVital.com and get 15% off your order with code antiaginghacks] Alex Martinez is the co-founder and CEO of Intrinsic Medicine.  Alex served as a Director at Ionis Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company specializing in developing RNA-targeted therapeutics. Previously, he co-founded and served as Director at a clinical-stage digital health company, and was an associate attorney with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a U.S. law firm .  Here are the items of discussion: 2:30 How Alex Got Into Health and Wellness? 06:40 How Alex picked human milk oligosaccharides? 11:40 Oligosaccharides are not important for calories, just for healthy growth? 16:20 Are these compounds immune suppressive in any way? 22:00 What’s the regulatory approach to getting them approved? 26:30 How is the regulatory development strategy designed? 33:20 How are HMO’s created synthetically and safely? 35:45 How will these compounds go to market? 39:35 How can you find Alex?