Leaders on a Mission - Tom Adams, CEO &Co-Founder, Pairwise Plants, Episode 23

In todays episode I am joined by Tom Adams, CEO and Co-Founder of Pairwise Plants, a company using gene editing technologies to  innovate and create a new category of more convenient, and more enticing fruits and vegetables.  Tom reflects on his early love of science, and his career at Monsanto, and his work with gene editing, and gene expression systems. Tom talks about his mission  and vision in using  CRISPR technology to  create a new category of fruits and vegetables, enabling consumers to make healthier choices.  He outlines  how the technology works, and the impact of gene editing on  traditional breeding methods, outlining his  innovation vision. Tom talks about building a multi-disciplinary team, combining technology, science and marketing, and outlines his long- and short-term innovation agenda