"I Want Regulators To Say There's A Safer Alternative" | 4basebio's 10-Year Plan

Making it in Manufacturing · Oct 27, 2026 · 33m

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This week on Making It In Manufacturing, Thomas McMann sat down with Dr Amy Walker, CEO of 4basebio. In this episode, Amy covers:

• Why DNA has been made the same way for 50 years, and what changes when you take the bacteria out of the process entirely.

• How 4basebio's enzymatic platform works, and why it cuts GMP grade DNA from a 6 to 9 month wait down to under 12 weeks.

• What it was actually like joining as the company's first employee, when…