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BioVenture VoiCes Episode 34: General Atlantic's Brett Zbar
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
Feb 9


AI News: GATC Health has created an AI platform to predict clinical trial outcomes - it is already being used for things from insuring clinical trials to helping with pipeline optimization
GATC's Ty Lam describes how it works and the various use cases the company has been pursuing, including doing their own discovery work.
Feb 4


Annovis Bio Founder & CEO Maria Maccecchini shares an update on the oral small molecule buntanetap, which is currently in a pivotal trial for Alzheimer's
She describes the mechanism of the drug, which she says is capable of inhibiting multiple types of diseases proteins in the brain. Plus, an update on the enrollment and timeline of the company's phase three study that is ongoing.
Feb 2


NYSE Market Strategist Eric Criscuolo discusses how the newly appointed Federal Reserve Chair and other market factors might affect the biotech sector
He discusses interest rates, generalist investor participation in the sector, and more.
Feb 2


Ovid Therapeutics' new CEO Meg Alexander walks us through the company's lead programs in neurology
She discusses the GABA-aminotransferase inhibitor, OV329, and KCC2 programs.
Feb 2


Co-Founders Sheila Gujrathi and Julia Owens talk about the creation of the Biotech CEO Sisterhood and the new dimensions and next steps it is taking as an organization ahead
They describe the Sisterhood's modest beginnings, its impact already, and plans for the future. It now has a 501c3 charity structure and more formal leadership, and there are new efforts to reach other c-suite level women in biotech.
Feb 1


Corvus Pharma CEO Richard Miller fields follow-up questions about last week's atopic dermatitis data for the ITK inhibitor soquelitinib
He discusses learnings about durability, dosing, biomarkers, and more for this first-in-class target.
Jan 28


BioVenture VoiCes Episode 33: Pappas Capital's Art Pappas
Art Pappas describes his early career, which involved numerous overseas posts for large companies, and how it let him to eventually found Pappas Capital. He discusses the various ways the firm invests, and how having corporates partners as LPs and co-investors has been a recipe for success. Chapters Intro and early life - 0:54 International work – 7:12 Takeaways from working for companies – 10:44 Understanding drug development – 16:22 Pappas Capital – 18:47 Helping universiti
Jan 26


Analysts Thursdays: Clear Street Senior Biotech Analyst Kaveri Pohlman shares her take on biotech for 2026 and discusses her top picks
She discusses Arrivent Biopharma, Oruka Therapeutics, Jade Biosciences, Zura Bio, and Pavella Therapeutics. Chapters General take on biotech - 0:52 Arrivent BioPharma - 4:20 Oruka Therapeutics - 6:46 Jade Biosciences - 9:18 Zura Bio - 12:07 Other catalysts / Pavella - 16:02
Jan 22


Benchling’s Sandy Li breaks down new survey data showing biotech’s first AI “killer apps” (literature review, knowledge extraction) are already mainstream
The biggest limiter, until now, has been data quality and integration across R&D systems. That is changing and the potential use cases are expanding rapidly.
Jan 20


SF Healthcare Week: Cytokinetics CEO Robert Blum discusses the approval and impending launch of the cardiomyopathy therapy MYQORZO
He discussed the REMS, launch plans, market opportunity, payors, and the metrics that the company will offer publicly over time. Plus, previewing a key new data readout that will be coming in the second quarter of this year.
Jan 15


SF Healthcare Week: Sana Bio's CEO Steve Harr describes the science behind the company's cell therapy program that aims to be a cure for type 1 diabetes
He describes one patient data from an investigator led study in Europe, and explains how Sana's program is slighly different. The company aims to file an IND this year. Plus, discussing the company's unique delivery mechanism for in vivo CAR-T.
Jan 15


SF Healthcare Week: Insitro CEO Daphne Koller on how AI is hitting “escape velocity” for finding causal targets for disease and speeding up drug development
An early pioneer in the space, she describes the current state of AI in life sciences and the progress that Insitro is making.
Jan 15


SF Healthcare Week: Alumis' CEO Martin Babler walks us through the two successful phase 3 trials the company announced for its TYK2 last week
He discusses the TYK2 landscape and describes why Alumis believes TYK2 can be a broad class in immunology.
Jan 15


SF Healthcare Week: CEO Heather Turner tells us about the neuropsychiatric diseases medicine that enabled LB Pharma to IPO in a tough market last year
She walks us through LB-102, a methylated derivative of amisulpride, a therapy that has a history of success in Europe. Plus, her thoughts on the obesity market (she was CEO of Carmot Therapeutics at the time of its acquisition by Roche) and being a member of the Biotech CEO Sisterhood.
Jan 15


SF Healthcare Week: Perceptive Advisors' Joe Edelman, one of the top investors in biotech, shares his investment philosophy and his take on the sector heading into 2026
He talks about Perceptive's investment philosophy, his take on the year ahead, areas he thinks are over and under hyped, and thoughts on China. Plus, the rationale for a few of his top holdings.
Jan 15


SF Healthcare Week: Neurocrine Biosciences CEO Kyle Gano describes how the company's novel muscarinic agonist portfolio is rooted in novel drug design, with its lead M4 agonist in late-stage trials
Plus, how the neuroscience company has used its long history working with corticotropin releasing factor to move into obesity, with a project that acts on targets in the brain.
Jan 15


SF Healthcare Week: Recursion's new CEO Najat Khan shares her vision for the company and for AI in biotech
Najat Khan describes the impact Recursion's work is having, such the surprising PoC of using MEK1/2 inhibition as a target for treating Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (PAP). Plus, she discusses other programs and large-pharma partnerships, and using new tools such as Boltz-2.
Jan 15


SF Healthcare Week: Wave Life Sciences CEO Paul Bolno discusses the company's INHBE obesity program, AATD, PNPLA3, and more
He describes the 'best-in-class' profile he believes INHBE can show in the obesity space. Plus the latest on other programs and how Wave is working on a new a new bifunctional modality.
Jan 14


SF Healthcare Week: Roivant CEO Matt Gline describes the backstory behind this week's viral "Toy Story" video, and discusses the pivotal year the company had last year and what is ahead
He shares updates on Brepocitinib, IMVT-1402, and the company's LNP lawsuit against Moderna.
Jan 14






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