The BioHub - by Avetix

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. We have the honor of hosting TJ Cradick, a pioneering leader in CRISPR technology. TJ is currently focused on CRISPR consulting and advising new gene-editing companies. He was previously the Chief Scientific Officer at Excision BioTherapeutics, where he led the development of CRISPR-based th...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. we have an incredible episode lined up with a phenomenal guest, Raphael Ognar! Raphael is the President & CEO, and Co-Founder of NKILT Therapeutics, a biotech company developing innovative cell therapies to target leukemias and solid tumors. With over 25 years in the pharma and biotech i...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. we have the pleasure of hosting David Slack, CEO of Impilo Therapeutics. With over 30 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, David has a proven track record in creating value for companies and investors through strategic partnerships and innovative financing transactions. Dav...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. Today, we have a special guest, Jerry McLaughlin, CEO of Life Biosciences. With over 30 years in the biopharmaceutical industry, Jerry has been instrumental in the development and commercialization of more than a dozen FDA-approved drugs. His impressive career started at Merck, and went on t...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. We're thrilled to have Dr. Arjun Goyal! Arjun is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Vida Ventures, a leading life sciences venture capital firm with approximately $2 billion under management. He serves on the boards of companies like Scorpion Therapeutics and Quanta Therapeutics, an...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. We’re excited to host Jason Lettmann, the CEO of ALX Oncology. Jason brings a wealth of experience from his roles as General Partner at Lightstone Ventures and CEO of Promedior Inc., where he led the company to a successful acquisition by Roche. With over a decade of leadership in biotech an...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. Today, we have an exceptional guest joining us, Dr. Stella Vnook! Stella is a seasoned biopharmaceutical executive with over 25 years of experience driving transformational change in the industry. She has a remarkable track record of building and managing successful startups, from early-stag...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. Today, we're super excited to welcome a phenomenal guest, Nicole Lambert! Nicole is a business leader with over two decades of experience at Myriad Genetics, where she played a pivotal role in advancing genetic testing and precision medicine. Recently, she transitioned from her role as C...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. Today, we’re honored to have Dr. David Mazzo with us! David is the President and CEO of Lisata Therapeutics, a company dedicated to developing innovative therapies for advanced solid tumors and other major diseases. With a career spanning over 40 years in the pharmaceutical industry, we have...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. Joining us today is Rob Etherington, CEO of Clene Nanomedicine. Rob brings over 30 years of experience in pharma, including 8 years at Parke-Davis, 13 years at Actelion—where he was part of the team that took the company public—and now, 11 years leading Clene. At Clene, he's at the foref...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. We’re excited to host Dr. Christina Trojel-Hansen. Christina is a leading figure in biotech, having co-founded several innovative companies, including Tune Therapeutics, which specializes in gene regulation technology, Oscine Therapeutics, which is making significant advancements in CNS cell...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. We're super excited to welcome a phenomenal guest, Michael Parini! Michael is the CEO of Spur Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing transformative gene therapies for chronic debilitating diseases. With over 20 years of experience as a senior executi...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. We're super excited to welcome a phenomenal guest, Matthew Shaulis! Matthew is the Chief Commercial Officer and US President of Hansa Biopharma. With over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, he's held top executive roles at giants like Pfizer and Teva. Now, he'...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. We were thrilled to welcome Someit Sidhu, an inspiring entrepreneur who has made significant strides in the biotech industry. Someit is the founder of multiple groundbreaking companies, including Zura Bio, where he successfully led the company through a strategic SPAC merger and a notable pu...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. Today we welcome a true visionary with the co-founder and CEO of Simbiosys Leading the charge of such an innovative company, which is revolutionizing cancer care by blending artificial intelligence with personalized medicine. I'm thrilled about the insights and stories we're about to...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. We have Barbara Ryan who has over 40 years in Healthcare capital Markets with 31 years on wall street! She currently serves on 6 biotech boards including Indivior and MINK. She has raised over $1.5B for emerging biopharma companies in IPOs, follow-ons and convertible debt transactions. She i...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. We have Owen Hughes who has spent the last 25 years in healthcare as both an operator and investor. Currently the CEO of XOMA, former CEO of Sail Bio and former CEO and co-founder of Cullinan Oncology, who did $380M in private raises before a $250M IPO in 2021. Prior to Cullinan he served as...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. This week we welcome Frank Watanabe! CEO and President of Arcutis Therapeutics, where he has been since it's founding in 2016. During that time they have done multiple successful raises, an $160M IPO and have developed more than 2 FDA approved products with a 3rd being reviewed. Before t...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. This week we welcome Paul Peter Tak! CEO and President of Candel Therapeutics From a professorship in his native Netherlands to the SVP, Chief Immunology Officer, and global development leader at GSK, and from leading small biotechs such as Tempero and Kintai to entering the venture world as...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. 40 years of experience across biotech and pharma! 6 years as CEO of Ipsen, where he currently serves as Chairman. He led the successful sale of Cincor Pharma for 1.8 Billion dollars to Astrazeneca and the sale of Corvidia to Novo Nordisk for 2.1 billion dollars. Now he serves as the CEO of A...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. This week we welcome Dr Stanley Lewis the CEO and founder of A28 Therapeutics. With a remarkable 25-year career in life sciences across clinical research, and drug development, he is a true leader in the field. Formerly Chief Medical Officer at Ansun Biopharma, he successfully led late-stage...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. This week we welcome Dr. Chris Mirabelli, who has 40 years of experience across Biotech and Pharma. Currently serving as Chairman of Leap Therapeutics, where he was the CEO from its founding in 2015 until 2020. A managing Director of HealthCare ventures, where since joining in 2000, they hav...

Welcome to the BioHub podcast where we interview the top minds from across the Biotech and Pharma industry. This week we welcome Dr. Michael Tusche, who has 20 years of experience spanning, science, wall street and biotech. He was employee number one and co-CEO of Treadwell Therapeutics where they raised $118M, advanced 3 assets into the clinic and expanded the team to 50+. Enjoy and stay tuned.

We recently spoke to Lance Baldo, CEO of Beacon Therapeutics, during the Jefferies Healthcare Conference.  Beacon's Vista ph3 trial for laru-zova, their AAV Gene Therapy for X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa, has completed enrolment with topline expected in mid-2026. Listen in to hear about Lance's career, from roles with Roche in both Switzerland & New Zealand to a return to the US with G...