Lab Rats to Unicorns

e.040: David Steinberg is a General Partner at Longwood Fund. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Longwood portfolio companies Photys Therapeutics and Be Biopharma, where he also served as founding Chief Executive Officer, and serves on the board of Longwood portfolio companies AAVantgarde Bio, Carbon Biosciences, Lassen Therapeutics, and Rectify Pharmaceuticals. Previously, he was co-founder...

e.039 was recorded in front of a whole audience of ppl in dorchester because that seemed like a pretty fun idea. in this episode, Rahul Dhanda  (founder, ceo & prez of  Syntis Bio ) gives us the story of his career; teaches us a few lessons on  #biotech  research, startup creation & culture development; and he breaks DOWN the trap and residual harm of siloes in innovati...

James Dahlman is a biomedical engineer who works at the intersection of nanotechnology, molecular biology, and genomics. He is an associate professor at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory School of Medicine, and the director of the Lab for Precision Therapies. His lab designs drug delivery vehicles that target RNA and other nucleic acids to cells in the body, and uses DNA barcodes to screen...

Erandi De Silva is a biotech founder and scientist who co-founded Forge Biologics, a gene therapy development and manufacturing company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. She serves as the Senior Vice President of Product Development, overseeing the pipeline of disease-modifying AAV-based therapies for rare genetic diseases, automation initiatives and new therapeutic product planning. She has o...

phew, huh, pssh, hmm….hard to maintain a cool composure for this week’s guest…dr. omar farha is an ESTEEMED scientist with an unwavering passion for advancing the field of chemistry and fostering innovation. he completed those undergrad studies at fullerton college before pursuing his PHD at UCLA, where he specialized in inorganic chemistry. dr. farha's remarkable career at northwestern university...

y’all… even we aren’t ready for this superstar… Dr. Courtney Law is a career scientist with remarkable achievements that exemplify her dedication to impacting human health. Law received her B.S. in Chemistry & Ph. D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Medicinal Chemistry & Natural Products from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. after completing her postdoctoral fellowship at Nor...

We had the great privilege of being joined by two exceptional guests from Northwestern University for this live episode! And to make it even better, Kevin O’Connor joined the conversation as a co-host! First, let us introduce Dr. Richard B. Silverman, an esteemed medicinal chemist and dedicated educator, who holds the title of Patrick G. Ryan/Aon Professor of Chemistry. Dr. Silverman's research fo...

okie okie we can’t contain our excitement fr!!! maria thacker goethe is equally deeply committed to her important non-profit work & the development of biotechnology ecosystems!!! thacker goethe received her B.A from Sweet Briar College before attending Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine where she studied health marketing/communications & maternal & child health. tha...

lol like how are some people just... able 2 do everything... like omg... Kyyah Abdul is a multi-talented and deeply passionate leader in public health who has not gone unnoticed!!! Abdul received her Bachelor's from the University of New Haven in Biology concentrated in Pre-Medical Studies and her Master's in Public Health from Charles R. Drew University concentrated in urban healthcare ...

we’re honestly taken aback by this one… truly in awe… Nakia Melecio is truly a leader, uniquely juxtaposing his skills to help researchers commercialize in the sciences. Melecio received his B.A in Cognitive Science & a Master’s in education/teaching, learning & educational technology from Ashford University before receiving his Ph. D. from The University of Arizona Global Campus. Melecio...

Evonne Sepsis dedicates herself to the continued growth of the life sciences ecosystem. Sepsis received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and her MBA from the Yale School of Management . She started her career in investment banking at Salomon Brothers , was then the head of investment banking at Susquehanna Financial Group, and was Managing Director at C.E. Unterberg, Towbin ....

okay… like… this is really really BIG!!! Dr. Dennis Liotta is the physical manifestation of true diligence, dedication, & commitment. Liotta obtained his Ph. D. in organic chemistry from the City University of New York in 1974. following this, he dedicated himself to drug discovery & is recognized as “one of the premier discoverers of novel therapeutics in the United States.” he is noted a...

whew… this one is… just. wow. D. Gayathri Srinivasan’s career and research accomplishments are truly remarkable. Srinivasan received her Ph. D. from The Ohio State University in Microbiology. She then headed to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to serve as a postdoctoral fellow before serving as a Technology Licensing Associate there. she served as an Executive Board Member of M2D2 at the...

Victor Pascucci III is a cofounder and Managing General Partner at Energy Capital Ventures and is a passionately devoted career venture capitalist and strategic investor. He received his BA in Communications from Bowling Green State University and his law degree from the University of Toledo. Pascucci has extensive career experience, ranging from vast board membership and advising experience to an...

Dr. Carnahan received his BS in Biology and BS in Psychology from Indiana University, jumped into the industry, working for Eli Lilly in both the US and France, then he came back to academia as a researcher at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France. He completed his Ph. D. in Cell Biology at Vanderbilt University and his post-doc in the laboratory of Al Reynolds, Ph. D. In 2006, he was appointed as...

dr. meesha dogan's commitment to entrepreneurship is genuinely, like actually unparalleled & laudable!!! dogan received both a joint bachelor's and master's in chemical engineering and a Ph. D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Iowa. upon leaving Iowa in 2017,,, Dogan co-founded Cardio Diagnostics, where she now acts as CEO and co-founder. in 2021,,, FLIK named her one of their...

okay… this one is honestly,,, soso exciting… like,,, dr. shana kelley is a highly driven and passionate scientist and intellectual!!! kelley received her B.S from Seton Hall University and promptly pursued her graduate and doctoral studies at the California Insitute of Technology!!! kelley's work in academia is outstanding and noteworthy; she has been a professor at the University of Toronto for s...

this is a super fun one!!! this week’s episode features Dr. Jim Audia,,, a deeply intelligent & passionate scientist! after receiving his bachelor’s & Ph. D in chemistry from the University of South Carolina, Audia did his postdoc at Yale University!!! he has flourished throughout his decades-long professional career, notably working at Eli Lilly & Constellation Pharmaceuticals for ten...

e.022 : you’re in for,,, a treat! Swamy Vijayan is a creator at heart. he’s run three companies as founder & ceo,,, and has deep experience in bringing interdisciplinary technologies to the market. he received a Ph. D in physics from the University of Pennsylvania and immediately began his professional career working in optics, molecular biology, nanofabrication, and computation analysis at a...

e.020 ...omg...don't even get us STARTED! We are here to learn about Dr. Garry Cooper – the Co-founder and CEO of Rheaply , a Chicago-based tech company that enables Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, cities, and universities to enter the circular economy through reuse. He also serves on the boards of directors of P33 Chicago and 1871, and the investor team at LongJump Ventures , of which...

e.019 follows the journey of Dr. Jim Sullivan––the co-founder and CEO of Vanqua Bio. Tune in to hear John Flavin and the Chicago Biomedical Consortium Entrepreneurial Fellows engage with Jim, aiming to learn more about the life sciences industry and the different means of entry (to various opportunities).  Previously, Jim was the Vice President of Research at Abbvie where he was responsible f...

Go Big or Go Home: John Flavin talks Texas-style life sciences with innovation leaders Tom Luby and Sarah Hein from Texas Medical Center Innovation in e.018. New developments in Houston are setting the stage for accelerated growth in the start-up ecosystem. Investments being made by member institutions such as MD Anderson, Baylor, Texas A&M, Texas, Rice and others into innovation platforms and...

Following the voices of Michelle Hoffman, Azurii Collier, John Conrad and John Flavin, e.017 means to reach a community-based perspective, focusing on the factors that contribute to and resist change/growth in emerging life science ecosystems, especially Chicago. Azurii Collier is the Director of Enterprise Innovation at AbbVie and the National President-Elect of Women in Bio - an organization of...

e.016 meets Dr. Mandell - a scientist, entrepreneur, and leading expert in synthetic biology, protein engineering, artificial intelligence, and biological and medical informatics. Together with Dr. George Church, he leveraged Genomically Recoded Organisms (GROs) to produce the first proteins with stability and function dependent on non-standard amino acids. Last November Grobio closed a $25 millio...

e.015 thinks Sree Kant is pretty phenomenal. Sree is an experienced biotech executive, and company builder. Over a 20-year career in life sciences and healthcare, he has worked across investing, operational, advisory, and entrepreneurial roles and functions. He is passionate about translating cutting edge science into therapies that significantly change health outcomes for patients. Before foundin...