Andrew Kamholz, Ph.D. has 20 years of experience as an executive, leading growth stage companies to market success. Andy’s approach centers around building a team, maintaining culture, and inspiring each employee’s passion. His strengths include technology development, recruiting, employee mentorship and retention, and long-term vision.

Currently, Andy serves as CEO of Edge Precision Manufacturing Inc., which he founded in 2005. Edge is a CMO for high-precision thermoplastic disposables, and has helped dozens of companies bring products to market. Andy led Edge through a 2015 merger, 2018 spinout, and finally through a 2022 acquisition by ZEON Corporation.

Andy has served as an interim CEO and has advised numerous biotech companies, both public and private. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Washington. He is a patent agent, holds 14 US patents and is co-author on more than a dozen peer-reviewed publications. In his free time, Andy enjoys spending time with his wife, daughter, and dogs, as well as baseball statistics and relaxing in the nearest hammock.

During this episode, we discuss:

• Andy’s career that led him to starting his company
• How he was originally offended by being viewed as an entrepreneur — but now it’s the truth of who he is!
• The mistakes that led to learning
• What a spinout is and how it happened with Edge
• The steps that led Edge to being acquired
• How the acquisition brought a lot of value
• Advice Andy has for anyone looking to get into the bio space

And more. Tune into this episode as we dive into all things bio!

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