Debut Biotech develops biotechnology-based beauty ingredients and formulations in a vertically integrated manner, beginning with AI-powered discovery and continuing through biosynthesis, biomanufacturing, downstream processing, and finished formulations. Backed by KdT Ventures.
About the role
The Technology Scout Intern works directly with the CEO and the team to find, evaluate, and rank external technologies. You will read primary literature and patents, pressure test the claims behind a technology, and deliver a clear call on whether it is real, differentiated, and worth Debut's time and capital. Most assignments run on a short clock. We want a decision, not a survey.
What they're looking for
- Run fast technical diligence on the general themes and broad concepts Debut requires for future programs. Turn around a recommendation in days
- Read patents and published applications. Identify the independent claims, define what is actually protected, and flag where claim scope is narrower or broader than the marketing suggests
- Separate a defensible scientific claim from an unsupported one. Say so plainly when the data does not hold up
- Write one-page briefs: what the technology is, what is novel, what is protected, and what you recommend
- Maintain a tracker of technologies, companies, and Intellectual Property (IP) across the areas you are assigned
- Monitor competitor publications, patent filings, and funding activity
More about this role
Debut is the unconventional innovation lab spearheading the next generation of big business. Only Debut has a scalable, integrated, climate-positive creation model powered by biotechnology that puts human wellbeing at the center of everything we do—setting the new standard for profitable business and a new pace for an ever-changing world. Our hybrid biotechnology approaches unlock latent markets, providing access to sustainably produced, natural ingredients with health benefits that cannot be obtained through other methods. We are committed to traversing the entire process, from ingredient discovery to the scaling of these products, for consumer markets. If you are passionate, enjoy fast-paced innovation and collaborative teams, then Debut is for you.
Remote | 10 to 20 hours per week
Debut builds performance beauty ingredients using biotechnology. We take ingredients from discovery through manufacturing and on to formulated beauty products. The team is small, the pace is fast, and the work is commercial from day one.
Summary
The Technology Scout Intern works directly with the CEO and the team to find, evaluate, and rank external technologies. You will read primary literature and...
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