By

Luke Timmerman

25
Oct
2017

Richard Pops on Fighting the Opioid Painkiller Crisis

Today’s guest on “The Long Run” podcast is Richard Pops. He’s the chairman and CEO of Alkermes. He is one of the seniormost executives in the biopharma industry, having joined Alkermes as CEO back in 1991. The company is known for its technology around making long-lasting injectable drugs, especially for mass-market chronic diseases like schizophrenia and diabetes. I’ve known Pops...
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13
Sep
2017

The Long Run, Ep. 1: Conversation with Alnylam CEO John Maraganore

Podcast listeners, check it out: Today, I’m starting a new podcast for biotech adventurers like you – executives, investors, scientists. It’s called The Long Run. Here’s the gist: Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, if he were alive, would appreciate biotech. Today’s scientific entrepreneurs must be ready for the “hazardous journey, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return...
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