Nick Sandland
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Aug 27, 2026
Nick Sandland of Algenesis Labs talks biodegradable materials, off-take deals & commercialising deep science
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8:41ChrisHOST
... against getting the foundations right first?

Nick SandlandGUEST
I mean, that, that's always a, that's always a challenge, and it's always one that you look back on and go, "Okay, maybe we could've done that a little bit differently" [laughs].

Nick SandlandGUEST
You know, I, I had a, we had a good, very frank, sort of candid discussion before I joined, so I sorta knew where we were commercially.

Nick SandlandGUEST
But then reality of what it's actually like when you, when you turn up on day one is always a little bit different, and you start to sort of figure it out.

Nick SandlandGUEST
And it was, it was definitely a steeper hill to climb than I originally anticipated.
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16:16ChrisHOST
Was that always the case from the beginning of the company or beginning from when you joined, or did that focus move over time? And what did that do to the commercial conversations you had?