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Boba & Biotech

Armon Sharei

Booking Overview

This is a biotech interview podcast focused on drug development, life sciences entrepreneurship, financing, partnerships, corporate leadership, and scientific communication, typically featuring biotech founders, senior operators, and other established industry professionals. PR agencies could credibly pitch biotech and pharma executives, platform-technology founders, drug-development experts, life sciences investors, and specialized communications leaders; booking is likely high difficulty because recent guests include prominent company founders and CEOs.

Metrics

Episodes: 15

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

info@portal.bio

arielle@pinwheelpods.com

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Host

Armon Sharei - Founder and CEO of Portal Biotechnologies and previously founder and CEO of SQZ Biotech. He holds a PhD and has led the development and commercialization of cell-engineering technologies, raised mo...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Biotech or life sciences founders, CEOs, senior pharmaceutical or platform-company executives, experienced drug-development and manufacturing leaders, investors, or established scientific and communications experts with firsthand experience building companies, advancing therapies, commercializing technology, or explaining complex science.
Required Achievements:  
Founded or scaled a biotechnology or life sciences company, Secured major financing, partnerships, or strategic acquisitions, Advanced clinical programs or commercialized drug-development platforms, Led major pharmaceutical, biotech, manufacturing, or research initiatives, Built a recognized career in life sciences communications or scientific leadership

Recent Guest Discussions

Mike Huckman - Communicating Complex Science, Executive Communications, Biotech Storytelling, Crisis Preparation, Investor And Patient Communications, And Making Life Sciences Narratives More Accessible.

Jonathan Gilbert - Building SQZ Biotech From An Early Lab Concept To Major Partnerships, Biotech Fundraising, Roche Collaboration, Company-building Decisions, Business Development, And Research Partnerships.

Federico Parietti - Robotic Biomanufacturing, Automation And AI In Advanced-therapy Production, Cell And Gene Therapy Manufacturing, Fundraising, Customer Validation, And Founder Resilience.

James Taylor - Building A Life Sciences Platform Company, Non-dilutive Funding, Commercial Scaling, Business Models, Technical Sales, Board And Management Dynamics, And The Path To A Strategic Acquisition.

Jason Kelly - Building And Financing A Synthetic Biology Company, Platform Business Models, IPO Strategy, Autonomous Laboratories, Biotech Infrastructure, And Emerging Opportunities In Longevity And Wellness.

Recent Topics

Science, Biotechnology, Drug Development, Cell Therapy, Biotech Entrepreneurship

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Boba & Biotech
:

From the Newsroom to the C-Suite: Coaching Biotech's Best Storytellers

September 24, 2026

Guest: Mike Huckman, Principal, Huckman Group In this episode of Boba & Biotech, Armon sits down with longtime biotech communications advisor and former CNBC reporter, Mike Huckman, to talk about one of life sciences’ biggest challenges: communicating complex science in a way that people actually understand. Mike shares his unconventional path from local TV news to covering pharma, biotech, and medtech at CNBC, and eventually helping biotech leaders tell their stories. The conversation dives...

SQZ Series Part I - with Jon Gilbert Building SQZ From a Lab Bench to a Roche Deal

August 27, 2026

Backed by popular demand, we're kicking off a SQZ series on Boba & Biotech. For part I, Armon sits down with Jon Gilbert, his longtime friend and SQZ’s third employee, now leading the TuneLab effort at Eli Lilly. Taking turns as hosts, they revisit the scrappy, unpredictable early days of SQZ and unpack what it really took to turn a weird but promising idea (literally squeezing cells) into a company pursuing transformative applications in drug delivery and cell therapy. The conversation is p...

Robots, Cells, and the Future of Individualized Medicine

July 30, 2026

Guest: Fred Parietti In this episode of Boba & Biotech, Armon sits down with Federico ("Fred") Parietti, Co-Founder and CEO of Multiply Labs, for a conversation about bringing robotics and AI into one of biotech's biggest bottlenecks: manufacturing. Fred shares how meeting his future co-founder at MIT opened his eyes to just how manual biopharmaceutical manufacturing still was, inspiring the creation of Multiply Labs to automate the production of advanced therapies. Nearly a decade later, th...

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Frequently asked questions

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Boba & Biotech
:

How do I get in touch with Boba & Biotech?

Boba & Biotech is hosted by Armon Sharei. Its publicly listed emails are info@portal.bio and arielle@pinwheelpods.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Boba & Biotech?

The publicly listed emails for Boba & Biotech: info@portal.bio and arielle@pinwheelpods.com.

How many listeners does Boba & Biotech have?

Podseeker estimates Boba & Biotech reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Boba & Biotech?

Boba & Biotech typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Biotech or life sciences founders, CEOs, senior pharmaceutical or platform-company executives, experienced drug-development and manufacturing leaders, investors, or established scientific and communications experts with firsthand experience building companies, advancing therapies, commercializing technology, or explaining complex science. Common among recent guests: Founded or scaled a biotechnology or life sciences company; Secured major financing, partnerships, or strategic acquisitions; Advanced clinical programs or commercialized drug-development platforms. Recent guests include Mike Huckman, Jonathan Gilbert, and Federico Parietti.

How hard is it to get booked on Boba & Biotech?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does Boba & Biotech cover?

Recent episodes cover Science, Biotechnology, Drug Development, Cell Therapy, and Biotech Entrepreneurship. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

info@portal.bio

arielle@pinwheelpods.com

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