Dave Latshaw IICo Founder

United States - Greater Philadelphia

https://calendly.com/dave-latshaw-ii

Opinions expressed are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of BioPhy.

When I was young my parents enrolled me in a science day camp and we learned to build circuits to power a light bulb. I was so excited about the experience that I wanted to do it again when I got home, but I wanted to make the bulb MUCH brighter. Alone in my room, I connected a wire to my battery and proceeded to stick the other end directly into the electrical socket because I thought I could store extra power in the battery by connecting it to the houses electrical system. Luckily, I only blew a fuse and got electrical burns on my hand.

Around the same time, I was visiting a friend’s house after school. I had my favorite glow in the dark action figure with me and I noticed that the closer I held it to a lamp, the brighter it glowed. Using my bulletproof kid logic, I proceeded to tape my action figure directly to the bulb so that it would be as close as possible AND be exposed for an extra-long period of time. That brilliant experiment lasted until her parents smelled burning plastic and had to throw out the lamp.

This pattern repeated itself over and over as I grew up until I eventually became an engineer and was able to put my curiosity to use without destroying things. Although engineers are always very technical, I am atypical because my best qualities are all centered on people. Even in highly technical fields, I believe people should come first and the science will follow. With my team, I examine opportunities down to first-principles using a blend of business acumen, analytics, and the scientific process to use artificial intelligence and biophysics concepts to bring value to the healthcare value chain. A personal passion of mine is working toward bringing additional funding back into the early-stage biotech space and finding ways to impact the lives of patients directly.