By

Luke Timmerman

13
Nov
2023

Leading the Fight Against Infectious Disease: Diana Brainard on The Long Run

Today’s guest is Diana Brainard. She’s the CEO of Waltham, Mass.-based AlloVir. AlloVir is developing off-the-shelf T cell therapies to fight common viruses. The company is developing these T cells, from donors, and modifying them so they can be given to patients with weakened immune systems. The company’s lead T-cell therapy candidate is made to fight six common viruses, including...
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16
Oct
2023

Catching Cancer Early, Investing in Data and AI: Jeff Huber on The Long Run

Today’s guest on The Long Run is Jeff Huber. He’s the co-founder and general partner at Triatomic Capital. It’s a relatively new venture fund that seeks to back “century-defining” businesses in Engineered Biology, New Materials, Next Gen Compute, New Energy, & Automated Economy. Jeff and his fellow partners are looking at startups that collect and analyze data to address big...
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3
Oct
2023

Targeted Radiation for Cancer: Lori Lyons-Williams on The Long Run

Today’s guest on The Long Run is Lori Lyons-Williams. She’s the CEO of Menlo Park, Calif. and Vancouver, BC-based Abdera Therapeutics. Abdera is a startup developing targeted antibody drugs loaded with potent microdoses of radiation to give them extra tumor-killing punch. This type of treatment modality has been around for decades. Targeted radiation hasn’t lived up to the full potential...
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5
Sep
2023

A Return to Kilimanjaro: Timmerman Traverse for Damon Runyon Cancer Research

Welcome to the next big biotech expedition — Timmerman Traverse for Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. A team of executives, investors, and scientists are coming together on Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, in February 2024. We’re on a mission to raise $1 million for young scientists across the US. Damon Runyon gives promising young researchers the freedom to pursue...
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