Sterling Hooten
Founder and CEO building a PCB-based microfluidic bioreactor (Iku Bio / EcoBio) for high-throughput media optimization and biological data generation, focused on integrating sensors and mass-manufacturable platforms.
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Apr 20, 2026 • 2h 3min
The printing press for biological data (Sterling Hooten)
Sterling Hooten, founder and CEO building PCB-based microfluidic bioreactors to make high-throughput media optimization cheap and sensor-rich. He explains using PCBs for mass-manufacturable chip reactors, embedded sensors, and vastly lower per-lane costs. Conversations cover media as a high-dimensional control, on-chip sensor strategies, scale-up validation, and a vision for chip-first lab automation.
