#012 - Biosafety consulting on public policy with Ryan Ritterson
Ryan Ritterson
Ryan is Executive Vice President of Research and a Partner at Gryphon Scientific
In this episode we discuss
Ryan’s journey from studying engineering, to life-science research, and then into the policy implications of life-science research
Working at a mission-driven company
How Gryphon Scientific is improving the evidence base underpinning biosafety
How engineers can contribute to improving biosafety
How government contractors and consultants contribute to evidence-based government policy
How to get into the government policy space as an engineer
AI, biosecurity, and the future landscape for reducing biorisks
Top resources
USA Spending — for locating organisations working on government contracts
Nuclear Threat Initiative - Biological — for learning more about biosaftey, biorisk, and biotechnology
Ryan Ritterson
Gryphon Scientific’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gryphon-scientific-llc/
Timestamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:06 Ryan's work
00:03:28 Ryan's journey
00:13:44 Job satisfaction
00:17:32 Gryphon Scientific
00:24:45 Work in biosafety and biosecurity
00:35:37 Turning insight into employable work
00:43:14 Role of government contractors in effective policy
00:50:36 How technologists can contribute to policy
00:55:52 How to enter the field
00:58:58 Future technologies and AI
01:03:46 Staying competitive in the age of AI
01:09:36 Resource recommendations
01:10:34 What do you wish you had invented
01:16:01 Outro
