Biotech founder sliced open his own legs on camera to prove his product is safe for US troops

Biotech founder sliced open his own legs on camera to prove his product is safe for US troops

Jake Adler, founder of the medical startup Pilgrim, was willing to bleed to show investors he was serious about his product.At just age 21, the biotech entrepreneur is so convinced his product has legs that he wounded his own.In a video sent to investors, Adler sterilized his thighs before reminding viewers that his product is intended to undergo proper and rigorous clinical investigations. But that didn't stop him from testing it on himself fir…