Both experts in the field, one with an academic view and one from industry, they discuss what can be done today with protein design, new innovations coming in the next year or two, and how they think about improving selectivity and sensitivity. Plus, how AI is changing the field, what it takes to be differentiated, and implications of new startups sharing less knowledge than has been traditionally done. Chapters The current state of the art – 1:05 What is coming in the next y

CEO Iain McGill describes the "Chill, not Kill" approach that Quell is taking with its Treg platform, which integrates a FOXP3 phenotype lock in addition to the CAR. Plus, an update on the company's liver transplant study, a program that he says will need a partner to move forward.

Jessica Owens discusses the many experiences she has had in her career, including working on the venture side at Kleiner Perkins and Versant Ventures and on the operating side at Genomic Health and Grail. She highlights the value of VCs being able to understand how operators like CEOs think, and describes the type of investing INITIATE focuses on. Chapters Intro and early life - 0:49 First jobs / Wall Street - 13:25 Kleiner Perkins - 17:04 Kauffman Fellow - 24:14 Versant Vent

CEO Dinesh Patel and Chief Discovery Officer Ashok Bhandari walk us through the company's R&D expertise, and we discuss programs covering IL-23, IL-17, a hepcidin mimetic, and obesity medicines.

CEO Sarah Howell discusses three key aspects of the business: helping with reformulation, its own proprietary insulin products, and developing oral peptides like GLPs.

Co-Founder & CSO Martin Borch Jensen describes the deal and walks us through Gordian's process that enables it to do a multiplicity of in vivo screening in months that previously would have taken years.

CEO Tim Sharpington and CMO Robert Tansley walk us through the treatment, which contains a defined consortium of eight live gut commensal bacterial strains, and the data.

The study showed that AXPAXLI has superior maintenance of visual acuity at Week 36 vs EYLEA. Dr. Dugel discusses what he believes the significance of this is, and delves into durability data going out to 52 weeks.

Co-Founder & CEO Jonathan Kwok describes the company's platform, which helps it identify highly expressed and immunogenic tumor antigens, and how the lead program for oesophageal cancer will have data by the end of 2026.

He describes his work in these diseases and how Oxford-Harrington has provided funding and advice that has been valuable beyond the feedback he typically receives in an academic setting.

He highlights the centre's Scholars program, which researchers anywhere can apply for and funds ten new drug development programs each year. Plus the centre's accelerator program and plans for a rare disease investment fund. He also discusses how regulatory changes at places like MHRA can help the rare disease community.

MassBio President & CEO Kendalle Burlin O'Connell moderates a discussion with Aurora Therapeutics CEO Ed Kaye and DaCapo Brainscience CEO Leslie Williams about being biotech leaders during this volatile time for the industry. They stress that a key to success is that everyone in the industry work together towards shared goals. Chapters Introductions - 1:19 Aurora Therapeutics - 5:34 DaCapo Brainscience - 9:37 Being patient centric - 11:00 The state of the industry - 19:04 Mas

He discusses upcoming readouts for IDEAYA Biosciences, Ocular Therapeutix (how it might affect EyePoint), and Palvella Therapeutics. Plus, his take on the recent Corvus atopic dermatitis data. Chapters IDEAYA Biosciences - 0:46 EyePoint / Ocular - 3:45 Palvella - 7:43 Corvus - 12:30

He describes top-line data the company saw across three different doses, next steps, and also shares an update on additional indications of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and COPD it is being developed for.

MLSC's President & CEO Kirk Taylor, MD describes the organization's mission, how biotech startups and others can search for and utilize equipment and facilities that might otherwise be out of reach, and his take on the current state of the ecosystem.

Co-Founder & CEO Hermann Tribukait explains how integrating AI, robotics, and human expertise can make drug discovery happen at a new speed.

Brett Zbar describes his early career, including working at Aisling Capital and Foresight Capital, and now managing the healthcare strategy at General Atlantic. He describes how he sees the difference between private equity and venture capital, and discusses which themes in biotech and healthcare appeal to him today. Chapters Intro and early life – 0:54 Medical school, residency, and industry experience – 5:58 McKinsey – 11:05 Aisling – 14:35 Foresight Capital – 19:11 General

GATC's Ty Lam describes how it works and the various use cases the company has been pursuing, including doing their own discovery work.