Chief Executive Officer & Director, Enzo Biochem
Search every verified Kara Cannon interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Kara Cannon, CEO and Director of Enzo Biochem, was honored as the Tesla Innovator of the Year at a December 2024 gala. In an interview at the event, Cannon described herself as a "born and raised Long Islander" and a "stem kid" and "science nerd." She stated that Enzo Biochem is "all about technology, all about science" and noted that the company has "over 500 patents." Cannon said that one of the company's most significant inventions was a patent for visualizing DNA using nonradioactive methods, which she said "transformed the entire diagnostic testing industry." Cannon also discussed her role as a board member of the Tesla Science Center, saying the initiative "fit perfectly with everything I'm interested in." She described Enzo Biochem as a "small, longstanding company" with about 125 employees globally, most of whom are on Long Island, and noted that 25 percent of the workforce are scientists. Cannon said the company develops products used by scientists "trying to make the world a healthier place."
“The company that I'm running is all about technology, all about science, and so some of the local people that I knew started to talk to me about the Tesla Science Center initiative and it just fit perfectly with everything I'm interested in.”
“We have about 125 people globally, most of them are sitting on Long Island and most of them are scientists. Twenty-five percent of my workforce are scientists developing cool stuff and then we translate that cool stuff into products that are used by scientists around the world who are trying to make the world a healthi...”
“One of the things I love to say about Enzo is we're a small, longstanding company but we have over 500 patents in our name because as we develop stuff we protect it. But we protect it in a way that we then give it to the community so that they can use it in a useful way.”
“Enzo had a patent to be able to visualize DNA using nonradioactive methods and it transformed the entire diagnostic testing industry and I'm very proud of that.”
Kara won Tesla Innovator of the Year Award at this year's Gala The Innovator of the Year Award is presented to an individual who ...
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