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The Grand Challengers PodcastAuthor: Peter Marcus Bach
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#56 - Fred Jordan: The power of mathematics, anti-counterfeiting to "wetware" and how biocomputing will disrupt our future
Episode 56
Monday, 29 December, 2025
Fred Jordan, scientist, entrepreneur and co-founder of AlpVision and FinalSpark in Vevey, Switzerland reveals the power of mathematics to us and how he thinks differently when it comes to computing. We dive deep into how he has combined industrial processing and digital watermarking to create anti-counterfeiting technology and uncover the mystery of "Organoid Intelligence", also known as biocomputing - using "the real thing" to compute. What was previously only written in science fiction novels (e.g., "wetware" from William Gibson's Neuromancer) is now becoming a reality! Tune into the longest episode on the podcast to date to hear about how Fred's love for science, technology and scifi has inspired him to make real disruptive change and how biocomputing could be the complement to our rapidly advancing semiconductor and AI industries. Podcast Intro/Outro Song: Starsky by Alex Keren (Check out more of his tunes over on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5vZ3lENfDLjkln8scBJ8mW)Chapters:0:00 Intro1:59 Guest Intro & the City of Vevey3:16 Talking Science Fiction10:25 An early opportunity to use a supercomputer15:49 The power of mathematics21:57 The story and principles behind AlpVision - anti-counterfeiting38:19 Why start FinalSpark? Thinking DIFFERENT42:00 Speech recognition in a bucket?49:10 Reservoir computing and using the real thing57:55 Early history and fundamentals of biocomputing1:17:51 A discussion on terminology1:20:33 The energy consumption debate1:29:38 The Neural Platform and the eventual application1:38:57 Future Plans for FinalSpark & Fred1:43:30 How to learn more about biocomputing?1:46:41 Q&A Start1:47:13 What does Innovation mean to you?1:48:37 Key event, book, person1:50:29 Time Management1:52:39 Favourite childhood memory1:55:21 Biggest challenge to date1:57:02 Advice for young professionals1:58:17 What would you most like to be remembered for?2:00:32 Where can people find you?2:02:11 Final Message2:02:45 OutroDetailed shownotes over at: petermbach.com/podcast for more in-depth information about each episode.Join the community over at: linkedin.com/company/tgcpodcast and let's connect across the world!Subscribe and listen to the podcast (and do please leave a review/rating) on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts from. Your subscription/follow will greatly help the show grow and reach a wider audience.Hosted by Peter Marcus Bach (www.petermbach.com), follow me on: X (fomerly Twitter): @petermbach Instagram: @petermbach87 Subscribe to my channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/PeterMarcusBach/
