About the publication
The New Alchemist
The New Alchemist is a media publication founded by Deeya Kotecha. It covers biology through company histories, research essays and podcasts, with video planned as the publication grows.
THE NEW ALCHEMISTAbout Deeya
Deeya trained in medicine at Cambridge and worked as a doctor before moving into public markets and venture capital. She writes about biotechnology, the history of drugs and the business of medicine.
A wider scope
Company histories are central to The New Alchemist. They let us follow discoveries over decades, through the decisions, experiments and institutions that made today’s medicine possible.
The New Alchemist also covers new ways of studying and engineering biology, including AI. We want to understand what these tools can do, where they fall short, and how scientists and founders are putting them to work.