Ep200: Richard Pops Reflects on a 35-Year Career in Biotech
05/05/2026 | 1 h 13 min
Alkermes CEO Richard Pops reflects on his 35-year career leading the company and its new opportunity in orexin biology for sleep disorders and more neurological conditions.
Ep199: Martin Burke on Making Small Molecule Medicines for the AI Era
21/04/2026 | 1 h 10 min
Marty Burke, a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois and co-founder of Excelsior Sciences, on making small molecule synthesis more automated for AI.
Ep198: Abbas Kazimi on Computation and Culture for Drug Discovery
07/04/2026 | 1 h 16 min
Abbas Kazimi, CEO of Boston-based Nimbus Therapeutics, on computation and culture for drug discovery.
Ep197: Viswa Colluru on Discovering Drugs Inspired by Mother Nature
31/03/2026 | 1 h 16 min
Viswa Colluru, founder and CEO of Boulder, Colo.-based Enveda, on drug discovery with a chemistry platform inspired by natural products.
Ep196: Otello Stampacchia on Europe's Biotech Crisis
17/03/2026 | 1 h 3 min
Otello Stampacchia, founder and managing director of Omega Funds, on attempting to reform Europe's biotech investment climate.
"The Long Run"
Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton would appreciate today's biotech. Scientific entrepreneurs of the 21st century must be ready for what Shackleton called the “hazardous journey, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful, honor and recognition in case of success.” Today, the men and women who strive to apply science for the betterment of human health have a historic opportunity. They need stamina and resilience to achieve something meaningful. Biotech’s relationship with the society that sustains it has never been more tenuous.
Join host Luke Timmerman for in-depth, thought-provoking conversations with biotech newsmakers pursuing these great opportunities of the 21st century.