Been There, Done That
An original podcast series produced by the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C®), featuring leading voices from among QED-C members in the quantum industry. This conversational podcast offers a candid journey into launching and growing a business in this emerging industry. Managed by SRI International, QED-C is a trusted community of stakeholders that aims to grow and enable the global quantum industry. Learn more and apply for membership at quantumconsortium.org
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Episodes
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
In this episode, host Dr. Jonathan Felbinger, deputy director of QED-C, sits down with Chris Marki, CEO of Marki Microwave - a California-based company that develops high-frequency and broadband products. The two talk about the company's beginnings, leading a growing tech company, expanding into emerging markets like quantum, lessons learned, and navigating the regulatory environment.
Been There, Done That is produced by Association Briefings.
Show notes
Christopher Marki is the CEO and chief technologist of Marki Microwave. Since joining in 2007, he has led the innovation and development of numerous commercially successful products, including mixers, multipliers, baluns, amplifiers, switches, filters, power combiners/dividers and couplers. Under Christopher’s leadership, Marki Microwave has grown over 800% and has established itself as a global leader in classical hybrid RF manufacturing and cutting-edge semiconductor development. Christopher holds a doctorate in photonics from the University of California, San Diego and graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a BSEE.
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
In our inaugural episode, host Dr. Celia Merzbacher, executive director of QED-C, sits down with Noel Goddard, chief executive officer of Qunnect - a quantum communications company based in New York City. The two talk about Noel's career journey in the quantum industry and the growth of Qunnect, the difference in the biotech and quantum industries, the importance of intellectual property for quantum companies, de-risking a startup through federal grants and angel investments, and investment strategies for quantum technology.
Check out the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/5kqyxb7Ck-s
Been There, Done That is produced by Association Briefings.
Show notes
Noel Goddard, PhD, joined Qunnect’s management team in 2020. Prior to this role, she was a seed investor with the Accelerate NY Seed Fund, where she built a portfolio of companies across deep technology and life science sectors in Downstate NY. Noel is a serial entrepreneur, having founded/led two biotech startup companies.
Before joining the startup community, Noel was an assistant professor of physics at Hunter College, CUNY. She completed her postdoctoral research as a Fellow at Harvard University and her PhD at Rockefeller University. Noel volunteers as a mentor and advisor to several entrepreneurial initiatives in the NYC region and serves on the Board of Directors for one of her former portfolio companies. Fun fact: Noel was an avid sportbike motorcyclist for 10 years.
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
The Quantum Economic Development Consortium presents Been There, Done That hosted by Dr. Celia Merzbacher and Dr. Jonathan Felbinger - a podcast featuring leading voices from among QED-C members in the quantum industry. Check out the trailer for season one!
Meet your hosts
Dr. Celia Merzbacher is the QED-C Executive Director responsible for continuing to build the consortium and managing operational aspects. Previously, Dr. Merzbacher was Vice President for Innovative Partnerships at the Semiconductor Research Corporation, a consortium of the semiconductor industry. In 2003-2008, she was Assistant Director for Technology R&D in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where she oversaw the establishment and coordination of the National Nanotechnology Initiative. She also served as Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
Dr. Jonathan Felbinger is the deputy director of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C). In his career spanning academia, industry, and government, he has developed research and development (R&D) strategies, exercised oversight of portfolios, and implemented advanced R&D programs. Prior to joining QED-C, Jonathan was with the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), where he led studies and managed technological aspects of reports to Congress.