Pavle Jeremic of Aether Biomachines on Rearranging Atoms, Scaling Deep Tech, and Defeating Scarcity

Pavle Jeremic, founder and CEO of Aether Biomachines, talks with Consensus in Conversation host Conor Gaughan about how the protein engineering startup is rearranging atoms, scaling deep tech, and defeating resource scarcity to create a better future for humanity.
🎙 Pavle Jeremic of Aether Biomachines on Rearranging Atoms, Scaling Deep Tech, and Defeating Scarcity, Consensus in Conversation Season 3, Episode 17
Pavle Jeremic wants to end resource scarcity by literally rearranging atoms. Inspired to build a better, more abundant future after witnessing violent conflict in his parents’ native Yugoslavia, Pavle launched Aether Biomachines in 2017 at just 21 years old. Since then, he’s successfully led the protein engineering startup to the cutting edge of nanotechnology, working to solve our planet’s resource scarcity problem.
Today, Pavle and Aether are combining protein synthesis, machine learning, and nanoscale engineering to rearrange atomic structures, enabling everything from impact-free resource extraction to self-healing materials.
Hear why at such a young age, Pavle became obsessed with building a future of abundance, what it takes to scale a true deep tech startup, and how Aether Biomachines is turning science fiction into reality.
Episode Timestamps:
00:00 Pavle on using machine learning models to rearrange atoms
00:38 Conor Gaughan introduces Pavle Jeremic and Aether Biomachines
04:23 Protein engineering, growing up around scarcity, and interest in science
07:36 Synthetic biology, UC Santa Cruz, and genetic engineering projects
16:16 Origin of Aether Biomachines, its long-term view, and its product categories
26:10 Storytelling in science, what industry Aether sees itself in, and defining “machine”
33:12 Deep tech, scarcity vs abundance, core pillars for scaling impact
41:22 Current problems, future solutions, and balancing the two
46:37 Exciting climate innovations to watch
52:04 Where to learn more and end credits
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Consensus in Conversation is hosted and executive produced by Conor Gaughan. This episode was produced by Will Gatchel and Geoff Rock, with editing from Reasonable Volume.
Special thanks to the Consensus team, including Creative Director, Kate Tucker, Greg Herrigel on research, and Patrick Gallagher on strategy.
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