Between the Biotech Waves

Today we are talking to Ram Aiyer. Ram is CEO of Korro Bio, an RNA base editing company focused on co-opting ADAR, a naturally present editing system in all our cells to base edit A to I (which is translated as a G) in RNA. Prior to Korro, Ram was CBO and CFO of Corvidia, a company he successfully helped build and sell to Novo Nordisk for 2.1Bn$. Prior to Corvidia he was an EIR at BioHealth Innova...

In this episode we discuss the formation and evolution of galaxies, our expanding universe, the big bang, the source of fast radio bursts, the James Webb Space Telescope and of course.....Aliens!

Today we talk to Abe Heifets, CEO of Atomwise, a biotech company focusing on the utilization of AI for drug discovery. Atomwise recently (post this recording) announced a $1.2B discovery deal with Sanofi. We discuss AI, its use in drug discovery and development, recent advances and the potential sentient nature of AI. Enjoy.

Discussing the formation of CRISPR Tx, the positives, negatives and everything in between. This is the first time all three of us reconnected since our respective departures from our founding roles and features some candid moments from our respective journeys. Enjoy.

Today we talk to Vic Myer, xChief Technology Officer at Editas, currently President and CSO at Chroma Medicine. We discuss the state of genome editing and the potential for chromatin modification.

Today we are talking to Yaron Werber. Yaron is Managing Director of Healthcare Biotechnology at Cowen, he has over 20 years of experience as a research analyst and was a founding team member, chief business and financial officer of Ovid Therapeutics. Prior to Ovid Yaron was managing director and head of US healthcare and biotech equity research at Citi. Please note - Between vacation, other work c...

In this episode we are talking to Prof Eric Topol. Eric is a cardiologist by training, a basic scientist in the areas of personalized genomic medicine at the interface between genetics and digital health and is the author of the leading textbook in interventional cardiology in addition to authoring books on AI in medicine. He is the founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Instit...

A Between the Biotech Waves conversation with John Hofffman, managing director & head of healthcare equity capital markets at Credit Suisse. John has nearly two decades of experience in supporting healthcare companies in the public markets. In this episode we discuss the current market dynamics from a equity capital market perspective.

A Between the Biotech Waves conversation with John Leonard, CEO of Intellia Therapeutics. John has over 30 years of experience in drug research & development. Prior to joining Intellia John was CSO at Abbvie. In this episode we discuss the formation of Intellia, some of the challenges and the recent data announced in ATTR.

Today I talk to William Hicks, co-chair of securities and capital markets at Mintz Levin. We discuss the state of the capital markets, financing options for companies and the challenges companies face in this market.

A discussion of the current market volatility and options for public biotech companies with Jim Birchenough Vice Chair Wells Fargo Biopharmaceutical Investment Banking

A discussion of the current market volatility and options for public biotech companies with Sumit Khedekar, Head of Healthcare Investment Banking at Citi

A conversation with Julia Vitarello, founder of Mila's Miracle Foundation and co-founder of the N=1 Collaborative. Julia, in partnership with Dr Tim Yu, developed the first N of 1 genetic medicine to treat her daughter Mila

A Conversation With Sek Kathiresan MD, founder and CEO of Verve Therapeutics