Podcast 19 Jan 2024Epigenetic editing – the power of CRISPR without cutting DNA Epic Bio is an epigenetic editing company, leveraging the power of CRISPR without cutting DNA. The company’s proprietary Gene Expression Modulation System (GEMS) includes the smallest Cas protein known to work in human cells. This enables in vivo or ex vivo delivery via a single viral vector. Epic’s lead program, EPI-321, is in IND-enabling studies […] January 19, 2024 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Podcast 12 Jan 2024Could natural killer cells transform Alzheimer’s treatment? Join Dr. Paul Song, CEO of NKGen Biotech, in a podcast exploring the revolutionary use of NK cells for Alzheimer’s treatment. January 12, 2024 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Podcast 5 Jan 2024Gene editing in the microbiome could provide acne solution Explore Eligo Bioscience’s groundbreaking CRISPR-based approach, modifying the microbiome to combat moderate to severe acne. January 5, 2024 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Podcast 15 Dec 2023Vaxxinity making vaccines to change the world Discover how Vaxxinity’s vaccine approach aims to democratize global health, potentially reshaping access to innovative treatments worldwide. December 15, 2023 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Podcast 8 Dec 2023Can worms provide treatments for some diseases? U.S. company Holoclara is looking to tackle diseases through the development of worm-derived therapeutics. Allergic and autoimmune diseases were first described in the early 1900s, which Holoclara said is the same time that gut-resident worms such as the roundworm, Caenorhabditis elegans, were removed from people in industrialized countries. The company, led by CEO Andrea Choe, […] December 8, 2023 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Podcast 1 Dec 2023Ipsen drug gives hope for liver disease patients On the podcast this week, we are looking at recent advances in treating certain liver diseases. Jennifer Schranz is senior vice president and global head of rare diseases in the R&D division at Ipsen, and she discusses a breakthrough treatment for primary biliary cholangitis and cholestatic liver disease. What is primary biliary cholangitis? Primary biliary […] December 1, 2023 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Podcast 24 Nov 2023Company exits stealth to launch molecular gates On this week’s podcast we have a conversation with Jordi Mata-Fink, co-founder and chief executive officer of Gate Bioscience. Gate Bioscience is a U.S.-based biotechnology company creating a new class of medicines called Molecular Gates. Founded in 2021, Gate is emerging from stealth with a novel scientific platform and $60 million in Series A funding […] November 24, 2023 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Podcast 17 Nov 2023How can life-saving vaccines be more affordable? Phenotypeca, a biotech business from Nottingham, UK, has been working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to produce albumin for low and middle-income countries (LMICs), offering a catalyst for making life-saving vaccines affordable globally. Global vaccine production faces several challenges. Limited availability and the high costs associated with recombinant albumin act as a barrier […] November 17, 2023 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Podcast 10 Nov 2023How biotech can mend a broken heart CellProthera has been working to do the impossible – mend broken hearts. The biotech company’s ProtheraCytes cell therapy regenerates damaged tissue following a heart attack, thus restoring cardiac function. In this podcast, we investigate regenerative therapy with CellProthera’s CEO, Matthieu de Kalbermatten. While regenerative cell therapy is dependent on the patient’s own cells, and reliant […] November 10, 2023 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Podcast 3 Nov 2023Is quantum computing the future of drug discovery? In this episode, we explore the synergy of quantum computing and drug discovery with the chief scientific officer and co-founder of Qubit Pharmaceuticals, Jean-Philip Piquemal. Qubit Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2020 with the vision of co-developing, with pharmaceutical and biotech companies, new, more effective, and safer drugs. The company uses its Atlas platform to discover […] November 3, 2023 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Podcast 27 Oct 2023Beyond Biotech podcast 69 – improving access to cell and gene therapy This week, our guest on the podcast is Jason C. Foster, CEO of Ori Biotech. Ori is a London, U.K. and New Jersey, U.S. based manufacturing technology company pioneering flexible process discovery with translation and scalable commercialization of cell and gene therapies (CGT), increasing access to these innovative treatments. Ori has developed a proprietary, full […] October 27, 2023 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Podcast 20 Oct 2023Beyond Biotech podcast 68 – rejuvenation with stem cells This week, our guest on the podcast is Mark Kotter, founder of clock.bio. clock.bio, a sister company to bit.bio, which Kotter also founded and is the CEO of, aims to extend and improve quality of life by reversing the harmful effects of time in our cells, harnessing the regenerative capabilities of human pluripotent stem cells […] October 20, 2023 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email