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21
Apr
2026

Small Molecule Synthesis Made Faster: Martin Burke on The Long Run

Martin Burke is today’s guest on The Long Run. Marty is a professor of chemistry, Director of the Molecule Maker Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He’s well known in the chemistry field for his pioneering work on blocc chemistry: iterative carbon-carbon bond formation that makes chemical synthesis faster, highly automated, and user-friendly. That was a big deal...
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14
Apr
2026

PhaseV Steps Up for Young Cancer Researchers

The Timmerman Traverse for Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has a new major sponsor. PhaseV, the Boston-based company which provides AI/ML solutions to speed up and automate key aspects of clinical trials, has agreed to contribute $50,000 as the “Mt. Emerson” sponsor of this summer’s expedition in the High Sierras of California. This sponsorship could add up to much more....
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7
Apr
2026

Computation, Chemistry & Culture For Drug Discovery: Abbas Kazimi on The Long Run

Abbas Kazimi is today’s guest on The Long Run. Abbas is the CEO of Boston-based Nimbus Therapeutics. It’s a privately held company that discovers and develops oral small molecule drugs. It does this through a combination of computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry, AI, and the combined effort of a small group of talented and hardworking people. Nimbus is probably best known...
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4
Apr
2026

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Lifestyle

It wasn’t quite like the dream where you’re standing in front of an audience and suddenly realize you’re not wearing pants, but at a recent Harvard Business School function, I felt a flush of affinity. The occasion was an annual event for students in the Harvard life sciences MS/MBA program, designed to recognize the hard work of students and faculty,...
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2
Apr
2026

Lilly Buys Centessa, Takeda & Alumis Tyk2 Showdown, & Blackstone’s Megafund

Medicines that are breaking new ground in sleep medicine, immune-mediated kidney diseases, and plaque psoriasis made headlines this week. Ten years from now, it’s possible millions of people will be living healthier, more vibrant lives because of these groundbreaking medicines. The science continues to yield dazzling results. But you have to wonder how long this sector can flourish in a...
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31
Mar
2026

Inspired by Mother Nature, Discovering New Drugs: Viswa Colluru on The Long Run

Viswa Colluru is today’s guest on The Long Run. Viswa is the founder and CEO of Boulder, Colo.-based Enveda. The startup company, founded in 2019, is focused on discovering and developing small molecule drugs with novel mechanisms of action. It relies on a chemistry-based approach to drug discovery, drawing inspiration from products found in nature. The privately held company has...
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17
Mar
2026

Europe’s Biotech Investment Crisis: Otello Stampacchia on The Long Run

Otello Stampacchia is today’s guest on The Long Run. Otello is the founder and managing director of Omega Funds. It’s a transatlantic biotech venture firm with offices in Boston and Geneva, Switzerland. He’s a native of Italy and you might say a true international businessman, deeply rooted in the issues startups face in various geographies around the world. This conversation...
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11
Mar
2026

What the Timmerman Traverse Is All About

The Timmerman Traverse has become a phenomenon in the biotech industry.  Numbers tell part of the story. More than 200 biotech industry leaders have participated since 2019. More than $15 million has been raised to support high-risk/high-reward cancer research, poverty alleviation, and newborn screening for sickle cell disease. Nonprofit organizations have seen awareness of their work, and their donor networks,...
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