Vik Pandit

CEO and Co-founder of Phycus Biotechnologies. Metabolic engineer. Entrepreneur. Adventurer.

[MrBeast @MrBeast]

I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made)

I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours

[Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic]

Bad news. One of the best 19c buildings in Toronto - 149 College, by Old City Hall architect E.J. Lennox, 1894 - is now a potential development site. 

This means this structure could be reduced to a facade.

[Vik Pandit @AVPandit86]

@chamath When is JCal back?

[Vik Pandit @AVPandit86]

@robinmonotti @BallouxFrancois could you provide your thoughts please?

[Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat]

An informed public is the foundation of a functioning democracy.

My tweets have gotten longer as the #Greenbelt scandal has come to light, mostly because there is so much to talk about.

But also because I have always seen this platform, even in its changing form, as a mechanism to provide a window into good urbanism, municipal policy and governance, and the foundations of a liveable future (yes all of that usually leads to a lot of tweeting about bikes and affordable housing).

I’ve spent over 25 years advocating for the greenbelt, involved in research and policy development, and touting it on the world stage as foundational to our sustainable future. As Chief Planner I played a role in expanding it significantly through the inclusion of Urban River Valleys. The Greenbelt has made us the envy of the world. It’s something we’ve gotten right. We’ve linked it to policies focused on building housing in existing built up areas, intensification, transit expansion, access to nature, a safe and sustainable food and water supply, and creating complete communities.

The idea that a reckless, self-interested government can destroy it in a term or two is beyond comprehension to me. That they have done this using “deception” - the Integrity Commissioners words, is beyond the pale. That they have hid behind our truly devastating housing crisis, despite the Auditor General making it clear that “a shortage of land is not driving the housing crisis” is also beyond the pale.

But this is happening. And we need to get real about the fact that it is happening. Because the damage to our farmland, our regional centres, the impact on our commutes as a result of another layer of regional sprawl, and the distraction from building housing that we desperately need - it might just take us to our breaking point.

[Vik Pandit @AVPandit86]

@chamath @DavidSacks I wish I had a billionaire friend 😞

[Vik Pandit @AVPandit86]

@anasalhajji @GasBuddyGuy Why?

[Morning Brew Daily @mbdailyshow]

Silicon Valley Bank is imploding before our eyes

here is how SVB threw 50 years of goodwill and $80 billion down the drain in just 30 hours

[Vik Pandit @AVPandit86]

@JustinTrudeau @NORADCommand Why wasn’t this picked up by Canadian Defence sooner?

[Vik Pandit @AVPandit86]

@AirCanada I still haven’t heard back from anyone in my DM.

[Vik Pandit @AVPandit86]

@AirCanada First AC8093 on 3rd delayed 4 times before being cancelled. Rebooked next day on AC8481 on 4th. Then AC8481 cancelled and rebooked on the Feb 5th. Lots of space another flight on Feb 4th. Why can’t you put me on an earlier flight? What’s the point of being 50K?!!

[Vik Pandit @AVPandit86]

@AirCanada Responded.

[Prof Francois Balloux @BallouxFrancois]

We are now in a position to evaluate the impact of Covid vaccines. Overall, I believe they were a success, actually well beyond what most informed people probably anticipated in 2020.
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[John Fraser @JohnFraserOS]

Why would someone borrow $100 million at 21% interest to buy land that you could not build on ?

Because weeks later they could.

It’s not Doug Ford’s greenbelt to give away to his friends.

It’s the people’s greenbelt.

Hands off @fordnation

[Vik Pandit @AVPandit86]

Thanks for the highlight @Beauty_Consult https://t.co/Sq2d6pchk7

[Vik Pandit @AVPandit86]

Thanks for the highlight BioPreferred!
@NaturalPro_CA @GCI_Magazine @innovacorp @CosmeticsDesign @incosmetics

[Vik Pandit @AVPandit86]

@anasalhajji Can you please provide your analysis?

[Vik Pandit @AVPandit86]

@TheTyee @acoyne @BallouxFrancois What is your opinion of this article? Thanks.

[Prof Francois Balloux @BallouxFrancois]

There is a SARS-CoV-2 wave underway in many countries. Current cases are made up of a mix of Omicron BA.2.x, BA.4 and BA.5 strains. All those lineages are fairly closely related and all derive from BA.2 (pink below), which caused the previous wave.
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