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BiotechTV - News

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This is the primary news channel of BiotechTV where you will find on the ground reporting by our journalists from biotech hubs throughout the world.

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May 31, 2026

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State of Possible: Winner of the MassBioDrive Startup of the Year Award last year, the Co-Founder and CEO of Eascra Biotech describes developing nanoparticles as a delivery vehicle for therapies 27.03.2025

Mari Anne Snow describes the advantages she sees nanoparticles having over current modalities like viral vectors, LNPs, and others.

State of Possible: Atlas Venture's Bruce Booth shares his take on the current state of biotech and what it takes to get through difficult times for the industry as an investor and for companies 26.03.2025

He describes the 14th fund that Atlas raised at the end of last year, which was $450 million. Plus, his take on the environment, regulatory changes, China's impact on the sector, and improving biopharma's image.

State of Possible: On the one-year anniversary of the spin-out of Seaport Therapeutics, Daphne Zohar describes the Glyph platform that powers it, and her thoughts on running depression trials 26.03.2025

She describes the idea of leveraging Glyph to achieve oral dosing of medicines in cases where it would not be possible or tolerable. Plus, the lead clinical program, allopregnanolone, how the company thinks about avoiding high placebo responses in trials, and other programs.

State of Possible: Beam Therapeutics' CEO John Evans discusses the company's recent alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency data, what's ahead for sickle cell disease, and the current environment for biotech 26.03.2025

He describes the nine patient dose ascending data in AAT deficiency that was historic for being the industry's first in-vivo proof of concept of a gene editor. Plus, what's next for that program and sickle cell, and the decision to do an "over the wall" financing.

State of Possible: Cigall Kadoch discusses her pioneering work in chromatin regulation that has led to Foghorn Therapeutics 26.03.2025

She describes the science behind chromatin and gene regulation, previews upcoming preclinical data the company will have at AACR for its lead SMARCA2 program (partnered with Lilly), and discusses what she would like to see out of future phase 1 data.

State of Possible: Kymera Therapeutics Founder and CEO Nello Mainolfi talks protein degradation, his take on recent industry data, and updates on the company's programs, including a new one to come 26.03.2025

He gives a brief overview of this approach, comments on recent competitor data in cancer, and highlights Kymera's STAT6 and TYK2 programs.

State of Possible: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey discusses keeping the state on top in life sciences, global competition, and more 26.03.2025

She describes the efforts that government is making to support medical research in the area, shares her thoughts on competition in science and for jobs from China, and her thoughts on how the industry can improve its messaging.

State of Possible: Strand Therapeutics' Co-Founder & CEO Jake Becraft talks mRNA and getting into the clinic with the company's first program 26.03.2025

He describes the intratumoral IL-12 program that is in the clinic today, and the preclinical progress Strand is making on its other programs. Plus, his thoughts on the current public perception of mRNA.

At an R&D event hosted by the company in Kendall Square today, Alloy Therapeutics' CEO Errik Anderson talked the latest in science regarding bispecifics, TCR mimics, genetic medicines, and more 25.03.2025

He described the discovery work that Alloy does with its client partners, and highlighted emerging areas of science. Plus, the importance of good murine models, and his take on Chinese competition.

Oxford, UK based Greywolf Therapeutics is pursuing cancer and autoimmune indications by attempting to target T-cells at their first signal of activation - an approach the company leads the field on 25.03.2025

Co-Founder and CEO Peter Joyce describes the science behind this, including how the company's lead programs inhibit Endoplasmic Reticulum Associated Proteases (ERAPs). A clinical stage company, he describes Greywolf's clinical experience and fundraising history.

Brainomix, an Oxford, UK based company that uses AI to help front line physicians analyze CT scans for stroke damage and interstitial lung disease, announced an $18M series C raise today 20.03.2025

Co-Founder and CEO Michalis Papadakis describes the unmet need for a quick, accurate assessment of stroke damage by front line physicians, who otherwise might not be experts in the area. Plus, moving the technology to lung disease and beyond.

AnaptysBio's CEO discusses recent 12 week RA data from the company's PD-1 depleter and agonist, rosnilimab, and previews other upcoming catalysts 19.03.2025

Daniel Faga goes over the recently released rosnilimab RA data and previews a longer-term follow-up that will be out in the second quarter. Plus, ulcerative colitis data that will be out in the fourth quarter and the opportunity there. He also highlights the company's PD-1 for oncology that is commercialized by GSK.

Analyst Tuesdays: Mizuho Senior Analyst Graig Suvannavejh shares his take on the difficult biotech environment and discusses upcoming clinical trail catalysts for companies he covers 18.03.2025

He sets the table for upcoming readouts from Axsome, Vigil Neuro, Verastem, Corvus, and Harmony Biosciences.

The co-founders of Vevo Therapeutics describe the Arc Virtual Cell Atlas, a large single cell atlas made publicly available with Arc Institute that now includes Vevo's Tahoe-100M database 17.03.2025

CEO Nima Alidoust and CSO Johnny Yu describe Vevo's contribution of 100M cells, plus a 60,000 drug-patient interaction map, that has been combined with Arc's 200M cell gene expression data from 21 different species (scBaseCamp). They explain the size and scale of this now open source atlas, and the potential utility of it to outside researchers.

From struggling with sickle cell disease to climbing mountains - a firsthand account of how gene therapy has been life changing 14.03.2025

Jimi Olaghere describes how his life has changed after participating in a clinical trial for the CRISPR based gene therapy for sickle cell disease that is now called CASGEVY. He describes what it was like receiving the treatment, and discusses the need for more awareness and access in the sickle cell community worldwide for this type of treatment.

Bonum Therapeutics aims to lower the toxicity of medicines such as cytokines by regulating them via a unique sensor domain that is designed to activate a therapeutic at its target 14.03.2025

Founder & CEO John Mulligan describes how he and his team sold an asset using the same science to Roche in 2022 for $250 million when they were Good Therapeutics, and how the follow-on company Bonum aims to test this approach more broadly. He describes how it works, and discusses the initial programs they have chosen, with a LAG3-IL2 being the most advanced.

Alta Partners' Managing Director Bob More shares his take on biotech and his philosophy of investing in people - from the Timmerman Report 10th Anniversary Celebration in Seattle 14.03.2025

He discusses the current downturn, they key of being focused, and his preference of investing in people first. Plus, comments on portfolio companies eGenesis and Vir Biotechnology.

Congratulations to Luke Timmerman on 10 years of Timmerman Report. We salute you! 14.03.2025

Celebrating with the Seattle (and beyond) biotech community.

Tour of Scotland: Glasgow based EnteroBiotix is developing microbiome based treatments using a 'full ecosystem' of strains you would expect to see in a healthy microbiome 13.03.2025

CEO Jame Mcllroy describes the scientific platform and how it contrasts to other microbiome approaches. A trial in IBS is scheduled to read out immanently.

Tour of Scotland: Scotland's Chief Scientist (Health) describes how new technologies are being embraced in the NHS, and why Scotland is a good place for global companies to run clinical trials 13.03.2025

Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak describes how new technologies are being rolled out in the community equitably, such as digital dermatology, and invites companies to run clinical trials in Scotland.

HumanX: Generate Biomedicines' CEO Mike Nally describes how he sees AI going from improvements in optimization to drugging the undruggable 13.03.2025

From the big HumanX AI conference in Las Vegas, he describes the overall path he sees AI taking in its contributions to drug development, and gives an update on Generate's programs regarding TSLP, IL13, ADCs, and more.

Tour of Scotland: St. Andrews based Pneumagen aims to prevent viral respiratory infections with an intra-nasally delivered platform that harnesses glycan targeted Carbohydrate Binding Module domains 13.03.2025

Co-Founder & CEO Douglas Thomson describes how the company was founded, and walks us through the science. Plus, a recap of recently presented phase 2 data, and the road ahead.

Tour of Scotland: Dundee based Glen Clova Scientific is using virus like particles to lower levels of cytokines in patients experiencing chronic inflammatory conditions 13.03.2025

CEO Steven Powell joins BiotechTV from Scotland's Life Sciences Conference and Awards in Glasgow, and explains Glen Clova's expertise in making next generation VLPs. The first clinical program will be in senile pruritus, targeting IL-31.

Tour of Scotland: Mark Cook, Co-Chair of Life Sciences Scotland describes the importance of life sciences to the area and what the government and industry are doing to support it 13.03.2025

He describes the assets that Scotland has to offer the industry such as excellent universities that derive innovation and a diverse population that makes it a great region for clinical trials.

Tour of Scotland: Glasgow based Mironid is developing a small molecule to directly target aberrantly high cAMP that causes Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) 13.03.2025

Co-Founder & CEO Neil Wilkie walks us through the biology of ADPKD and explains how Mironid is trying to uniquely directly target it. Plus, the growth of the company, investor support, and being based in Glasgow.

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