10
Jul
2025
Merck Bets $10B on COPD, AbbVie Buys In Vivo CAR-T, & FDA Transparency
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10
Jul
2025
5AM-Founded Renasant Bio Secures $54.5M Seed for ADPKD Discovery
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1
Jul
2025
A Two-Pronged Attack on Cancer: Claire Mazumdar on The Long Run
Claire Mazumdar is today’s guest on The Long Run. She is the founding CEO of Boston-based Bicara Therapeutics. Bicara is developing a bifunctional antibody for head and neck cancer. It’s called ficerafusp alfa, and it’s designed to bind with a couple of well-known biological targets, EGFR and TGF-beta. The idea is to block a well-known cancer driver in EGFR, while... Read More
25
Jun
2025
The Unsung Community Heroes Who Make Biotech Thrive
Every thriving biotech hub can trace its origins to one or two outstanding scientific institutions. But every thriving region can also trace some of its success back to community leaders. These are people who attend boring night meetings. They aren’t household names. They’re fine with that. These people were especially common in America after World War II. They laid down... Read More
18
Jun
2025
Actio Bio, Running Fast and Lean, Pockets $66M for Precision Neuro Drug R&D
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12
Jun
2025
Avidity Advances in FSHD, Insmed Passes PAH Test, Merck Delivers with Oral PCSK9
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11
Jun
2025
Finding Therapies in Long Non-Coding RNA: John Rinn on The Long Run
John Rinn is today’s guest on The Long Run. John is the Leslie Orgel and Marvin Caruthers professor of RNA science at the University of Colorado in Boulder. His research is focused on long non-coding RNAs. This is the vast expanse of the genome that doesn’t contain genes with code for making proteins. Researchers once dismissed this area of the... Read More
5
Jun
2025
Sanofi Buys Blueprint, BMS Antes for BioNTech Bispecific, & Kymera Degrader Delivers
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4
Jun
2025
Request an Invitation to the Timmerman Traverse
Timmerman Traverse is looking for a few good men and women. Opportunities are here for people who are physically fit, enjoy nature, thrive in community, and who want to roll up the sleeves for worthy causes — including cancer research, sickle cell disease and fighting poverty. Here’s how to get involved. Timmerman Traverse for Life Science Cares This 2-day expedition... Read More
29
May
2025
GSK Antibiotic Hits, ORIC Prostate Cancer Drug Shines, & Taysha Goes 10-for-10
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28
May
2025
A New and Old Idea for Cardiovascular Disease & Diabetes: Ethan Weiss & Josh Lehrer on The Long Run
Ethan Weiss and Josh Lehrer are today’s guests on The Long Run. Ethan is the co-founder and chief scientific officer of South San Francisco-based Marea Biosciences. Josh is the CEO. They are seeking to blaze a new trail with a drug to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. It’s a monoclonal antibody aimed at ANGPTL4. There... Read More
27
May
2025
GlycoEra Grabs $130M to Develop Extracellular Degraders for Autoimmunity
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22
May
2025
Vigil, Inozyme Acquired, Prime Cuts, & Regeneron Scoops Up 23andMe
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15
May
2025
Genentech’s Bet on NC, GSK Buys Boston Liver Drug, & Septerna Entices Novo
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13
May
2025
Biologic Drug Discovery Made Faster: Peyton Greenside on The Long Run
Peyton Greenside is today’s guest on The Long Run. Peyton is the co-founder and CEO of San Mateo, Calif.-based BigHat Biosciences. The company was started in 2019 to build on advances in synthetic biology and machine learning to design antibody drugs with a variety of different properties, faster. The company has gone on to raise more than $100 million in... Read More
8
May
2025
NewLimit’s Anti-Aging Bounty, a Twist Spinout, & AI Coming to the FDA
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2
May
2025
A Sublime Experience: Views of Timmerman Traverse for Damon Runyon Cancer Research
Kathmandu, Nepal We did it together. The Timmerman Traverse for Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation completed a splendid expedition to Everest Base Camp on Apr. 23, 2025. This trip succeeded on every count. All 17 members of the team made it to the mountaineering camp at 17,600 feet / 5,364 meters. We exceeded our $700,000 fundraising goal for high-risk /... Read More
14
Apr
2025
Finding New Targets for Cancer Drugs: Kevin Parker on The Long Run
Kevin Parker is today’s guest on The Long Run. Kevin is the co-founder and CEO of South San Francisco-based Cartography Biosciences. The company is using multi-omic tools to map out which targets are specifically expressed on cancer cells. The idea is to find new, precise targets that antibody drugs can aim for. Cartography got started during the pandemic, raised a... Read More
10
Apr
2025
FDA in Crisis, Parker Institute Snags Big Fish, & Merida Megaround
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6
Apr
2025
Meet the Timmerman Traverse for Life Science Cares 2025 Team
The 5th annual Timmerman Traverse for Life Science Cares is fired up and ready for outdoor adventure in 2025. We’re on a mission to raise $1 million to fight poverty. This year’s team is preparing for a pair of challenging hikes in the Pacific Northwest, Aug. 18-19. We’ll cover 20 miles of trails, ascend 7,000 vertical feet, and savor some... Read More