Business Of Biotech

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On this week's episode of the Business of Biotech, Edward (Ned) Patz, M.D., Cofounder and CEO at Grid Therapeutics, explains how a Duke University lab discovery turned into Grid Therapeutics and two clinical-stage cancer immunotherapy programs. Ned talks about discovering the human-derived antibody treatment GT103 and novel Compliment Factor H (CFH) target, the messy realities of funding a new therapeutic approach in cancer, and the leadership lessons that come with running a scrappy virtual biotech.  
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On this week's episode of the Business of Biotech, Keith Murphy, CEO at Viscient Biosciences, unpacks how 3D human tissue models and scaffold-free bioprinting can change the way developers predict drug safety and model disease. Keith traces his professional journey from MIT and Amgen, to founding Organovo and building Viscient and VivoSim (formerly Organovo) into companies that push New Approach Methodologies (NAM) adoption and smarter, more efficient drug development. Keith also shares policy ideas the FDA could use to further incentivize the use of NAMs.
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On this week's episode of the Business of Biotech, Bret Bostwick, M.D., Venture Partner at Breyer Capital, a family office, talks about his path from medical geneticist to CNS drug development and biotech investing. Bret reflects on lessons he learned at Alnylam about the power of genetically validated drug targets and the importance of team culture, why CNS drug development fails so often, and the problem with animal models. He also talks about where AI is truly helping early-stage biotechs, and where it can create problems. 
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On this week's episode of the Business of Biotech, Simeon George, M.D., Cofounder and CEO at SR One Capital Management, returns to the show to talk about how SR One evaluates biotech investment targets, and the good and bad signs that emerge during diligence. Simeon also discusses a new report published by SR One  on how AI and China are changing the strategy and playbook for new drug creation.  
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On this week's episode of the Business of Biotech, Cyriac Roeding talks about cofounding and leading Earli, a "bioAI" company using synthetic DNA switches and cancer-binding lipid nanoparticles to transform cancer cells into immune therapy-producing factories in vivo.  Cyriac also discusses China’s newest five-year plan for biotech (2026 to 2030), why U.S. funding cycles are pushing innovation offshore, and how a U.S. sovereign wealth fund could support preclinical and early-stage drug development leadership at home.  
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