By

Luke Timmerman

2
Feb
2025

Timmerman Report Turns 10

Timmerman Report is 10 years old today. On Feb. 2, 2015, I rode my bike to the office on a wet Seattle morning and turned on the lights. I thought there was a need for clear, probing, contextual — and fiercely independent — biotech journalism. The past 10 years of biotech have been remarkable. I’ve had a front-row seat. It’s...
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27
Jan
2025

Looking at Live Cells and How They Interact at Scale: Mostafa Ronaghi on The Long Run

Mostafa Ronaghi is today’s guest on The Long Run. He is the co-founder and an executive board member at Foster City, Calif.-based Cellanome. Mostafa is a molecular biologist and technology developer. He is an inventor of pyrosequencing methods for DNA sequencing, and is best known for his work as chief technology officer at Illumina during its glory days from 2008-2021....
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13
Jan
2025

RNA Editing Medicines: Ram Aiyar on The Long Run

Ram Aiyar is today’s guest on The Long Run. Ram is the CEO of Cambridge, Mass.-based Korro Bio. The company is developing medicines that edit RNA, instead of DNA, which more people have heard about. Previously, Ram co-founded Corvidia Therapeutics and served on the management team up through its $2.1 billion acquisition by Novo Nordisk. He’s had a long and...
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2
Jan
2025

Investing in Biotech: David Schenkein on The Long Run

David Schenkein is today’s guest on The Long Run. David is a general partner with GV. It’s the non-strategic corporate venture firm formerly known as Google Ventures. GV is backed by a single limited partner, Alphabet, and has $10 billion in assets under management in 400 active portfolio companies working in tech and life sciences. In this conversation, we talk...
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12
Dec
2024

The Past, Present and Future of RNAi Therapies: Kevin Fitzgerald on The Long Run

Today’s guest on The Long Run is Kevin Fitzgerald. Kevin is the chief scientific officer of Cambridge, Mass.-based Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. He joined the company way back in 2005, when it was aspiring to create a new class of RNA interference medicines. These are sometimes referred to as “gene silencing” drugs. They are designed to shut down the production of disease-related...
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26
Nov
2024

Meet the 2025 Timmerman Traverse for Damon Runyon Cancer Research Team

I’m excited to announce the 2025 Timmerman Traverse for Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation team. This group of 17 men and women are on a mission to raise more than $700,000 for the next generation of outstanding cancer researchers. In April, we’ll come together on the world-famous trek to Everest Base Camp, elevation 17,600 feet. We’re raising awareness for cancer...
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25
Nov
2024

How to Quit Smoking and Prevent Cancer: Jonathan Bricker on The Long Run

Today’s guest on The Long Run is Jonathan Bricker. Jonathan is a professor in the cancer prevention program that’s part of the Public Health Sciences Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle. This episode is a little different than most. Jonathan is a clinical psychologist by training. His research team focuses on how to use a combination of technology...
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