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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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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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