9
Aug
2021
Better Cancer Drugs for Kids: Julie Grant and Sam Blackman on The Long Run
Today we have a pair of guests on The Long Run — Julie Grant and Sam Blackman. Julie is a venture capitalist – a general partner at Canaan Partners. Sam is a pediatric oncologist and drug developer. After a routine business meeting, they realized they had something in common. They both believed that the pharmaceutical industry can — and should... Read More
5
Aug
2021
Bayer Snaps Up Vividion, Sanofi Grabs Translate Bio, and RIP: Tachi Yamada
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4
Aug
2021
Tachi Yamada, Physician-Scientist-Biopharma Industry Leader, Dies at 76
Tadataka “Tachi” Yamada, a distinguished physician-scientist who became a biopharmaceutical industry leader and a deeply respected advisor to biotech entrepreneurs, died the morning of Aug. 4. He was 76. Yamada died from a heart attack while exercising at home in Seattle, said his son, Takao. “He was a special person who did things to help people. That was his North... Read More
29
Jul
2021
FDA Rejections, Midsummer IPOs & Amgen’s Bispecific Buy
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26
Jul
2021
Career Arc of a Biotech Leader: Sue Desmond-Hellmann on The Long Run
Today’s guest on The Long Run is Sue Desmond-Hellmann. Sue — and I don’t say this about many people — is a biotech industry legend. Sue is an oncologist and a public health professional by training. She made her name in biopharmaceuticals at Genentech from 1995-2009 — the glory days when it became the world’s most important developer of new... Read More
22
Jul
2021
Biogen’s Bumbling Defense, Delta on the Move, & PacBio’s Power Play
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19
Jul
2021
Investing at the Nexus of Biology & Technology: Jenny Rooke on The Long Run
Today’s guest on The Long Run is Jenny Rooke. Jenny is the founder and managing partner of San Francisco-based Genoa Ventures. I’ve been wanting to invite Jenny on the podcast for a while. Back in 2018, I profiled her as one of “Nine VCs Who Matter, But You Never Read About.” As I wrote then: “VCs take on lots of... Read More
15
Jul
2021
Payers Revolt Against Biogen’s Aduhelm, FDA Credibility Crisis, and a Prime Financing
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8
Jul
2021
Verge Genomics Strikes Deal with Lilly to Validate New Targets for ALS
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1
Jul
2021
Biogen’s Perilous Path, Intellia’s In Vivo Milestone, & Holiday Financings
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24
Jun
2021
Lander Pushes ARPA-H, Lilly Follows Fast in Alzheimer’s, & Wyden Moderates on Price
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24
Jun
2021
EQRx, Exscientia Team Up to Accelerate R&D for Lower-Priced, Better Drugs
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17
Jun
2021
Novavax Nails Vaccine Trial, CureVac Fails, & Flagship Sails on With $3.4B
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17
Jun
2021
On Juneteenth, Honoring 22 Black Biotech Leaders
A few Black people have risen to prominence in biopharma. Ken Frazier, Tony Coles, Rob Perez and Ted Love are among the most visible. But there are many other Black leaders in the industry who are making important contributions to the science and business of human health. Today, let’s recognize the Juneteenth holiday coming up June 19. It’s a celebration... Read More
15
Jun
2021
Mentoring Young Scientists: Jay Bradner and Andy Plump on The Long Run
This episode of The Long Run is a little different. I invited a couple previous guests on The Long Run to discuss a specific issue: How the industry can do a better job of mentoring young scientists, and creating on-ramps to careers in the biopharma industry for people from underrepresented groups. Jay Bradner, the president of the Novartis Institutes for... Read More
14
Jun
2021
Biotech Pride: 19 Industry Leaders Who Identify as LGBTQ
Scientists have created mRNA vaccines that are saving millions of lives. Better cancer drugs are in the works. Gene editing technologies, and gene therapies, offer potential cures. Teams of dedicated people are making these things happen, and many of the people on these teams identify as LGBTQ. As part of Pride Month, I asked TR readers to nominate members of... Read More
10
Jun
2021
Biogen’s Alzheimer’s Controversy, Cytokine Startups Reload, and Vaccines Beat Variants
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3
Jun
2021
Amgen’s KRAS Triumph, Eric Lander in the Saddle, and EQRx Takes Aim at PD-L1
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2
Jun
2021
Spatial Biology Coming Into Focus: Brad Gray on The Long Run
Today’s guest on The Long Run is Brad Gray. Brad is the CEO of Seattle-based NanoString Technologies. NanoString started out in the early 2000s by making digital “bar codes” that allowed it to do multi-plex gene expression – the analysis of multiple genes at once, and the extent to which they were dialled on or off in a given sample.... Read More
27
May
2021
GSK, Vir Win Antibody OK, Sanofi-GSK Moves to Phase III, & a Day One IPO
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