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The latest episode of Optimum Perspectives Podcast has just dropped, featuring LoQus23 Therapeutics’ Chief Scientific Officer and founder Caroline Benn! Listen as Caroline details the devastating effects of Huntington’s Disease on patients and families, her personal motivations for working in this therapeutic area, as well as LoQus23’s unique approach to battling the disease through their innovative small molecule approach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the latest episode of the Optimum Perspectives podcast, Optimum Strategic Communications’ Managing Director Eva Haas spoke with Curve Therapeutics CSO and Co-Founder Ali Tavassoli, who has today been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Interdisciplinary Prize. Listen below as Ali reflects on his scientific journey which has led him to this tremendous recognition, from what inspired his passion for science, to how he came to meet Curve CEO Simon Kerry, with whom he co-founded the Company. Curve’s is using its revolutionary gene-encoded Microcycle® platform to build a pipeline of innovative cyclic peptide and small molecule drugs addressing intracellular targets, with a focus on cancer, immunology and inflammation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Listen to our Rare Disease Day Optimum Perspecitives podcast special featuring Tahira Mathur, Patient Advocate and Kate Adcock, Director of Research & Innovation at Optimum's chosen charity Muscular Dystrophy UK, alongside Jasper Morrow, consultant neurologist at University College London Hospital. This emotional yet hopeful episode highlights the importance of raising awareness of rare conditions, while discussing patient care, diagnosis, and genetic testing for Muscular Dystrophy. If you would like to contribute to the life changing work of Muscular Dystrophy UK, or find out more about Tahira's story living with GNE myopathy, visit her page here: Tahira's Team - JustGiving Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Want to know how bioengineered spider silk protein fibres can be applied within the textile, biomedical and automobile industries? In the latest episode of Optimum Perspectives, hear from Benoit Cugnet, Head of Fiber Business Unit at AMSilk, on how this German biotech is changing the face of advanced materials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Want to know how to prepare yourself for the perfect IPO on NASDAQ? Hear from Lynn Lewis, CEO of Gilmartin Group, Optimum’s US partner, on the considerations and milestones to reach before listing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The latest epiosde of Optimum Perspectives Podcast features Germo Gericke, CMO of Ariceum Therapeutics. Listen as he discusses how the company aims to improve outcomes for patients with lung cancer with radioligand therapy this Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Great new insights in the Optimum Perspectives' latest podcast edition featuring Stefano Gullà, Chief Scientific Officer at Kling Biotherapeutics, about the growing role of B cell technology in cancer therapy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this podcast to mark Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Optimum’s Richard Staines speaks to Roman Thomas, CEO and founder of Disco Pharmaceuticals, on breakthroughs that have improved patient outcomes, and the company’s efforts to help develop new therapies with its “surfaceome” technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Optimum’s Richard Staines talks to Feride Sahin, Senior Director of Clinical Development at Splice Bio about the importance of World Sight Day, which takes place this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It’s time to talk about mushrooms! Or rather the deadly toxin amanitin found in the death cap mushroom, which Heidelberg Pharma is using as a cancer drug with the help of a tumour-targeting antibody, find out more in this episode featuring Heidelberg Pharma's CEO, Andreas Pahl. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Check out Optimum’s latest podcast episode profiling our client Resolution Therapeutics. Lara Campana, VP of Research Operations outlines the company’s technology based around pro-regenerative macrophages and its potential to treat liver disease. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr Ruth McKernan CBE is the richly deserved winner of the 2024 Mediscience Award for ‘Most Significant Contribution to the Mediscience Sector’. In this episode Optimum’s Eva Haas discusses the highlights of Ruth’s incredible career, the skills needed for success as a company founder and the heartening advancements in treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's in recent years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Listen to expert discussion on the role of AI in drug development, featuring Tushar Pandey, CEO and Co-founder of SimBioSys, and Jeremy Skillington, CEO of Poolbeg Pharma. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Southampton-based Curve Therapeutics recently raised a hefty £40m in a Series A financing round. In this in-depth podcast, CEO Simon Kerry describes how investors fell in love with Curve’s “Microcycle” based discovery platform, which gives the company “the ability to potentially identify drugs against very difficult, challenging targets”.He explains how Curve’s platform enables them to spot drugs with a higher chance of working in real-world conditions. He also outlines the firm’s lead programme – which aims to block two cancer targets called Hypoxia Inducible Factors, or “HIFs”, which enable solid tumours to survive in low-oxygen conditions.Speaking to Optimum’s Stephen Adams, Simon ponders the role of luck in securing investment, both “the kind you deserve because you turn over a lot of stones”, and the more fortuitous variety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Listen to the latest insights from Gil Bar-Nahum, Managing Director in the Global Healthcare Investment Banking Group, Jefferies International, on how to succeed in the new wave of biotech IPOs in the Optimum Perspectives podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Check out Optimum’s latest Optimum Perspectives Podcast episode featuring the stars of the 20th Anglonordic Life Science Conference in London. Hear industry leaders give their thoughts on trends within the life science industry and the optimistic mood of the markets in 2024! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Diverse recruitment for clinical trials is a huge issue – but what can drug developers do to overcome this challenge? Join Optimum’s Richard Staines as he discuses this thorny issue with Ariceum Therapeutic’s CMO, Germo Gericke, Leucid Bio’s CSO, John Maher and Non-Executive Director & Thought Leader Annalisa Jenkins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Following recent encouraging interim clinical results, hear Øystein Rekdal, CEO of Lytix Biopharma, discuss with Optimum's Nick Bastin how the company's lead candidate LTX-315 has a unique approach to killing cancer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
To mark Rare Disease Day on 29 February, Optimum Perspectives podcast interviews a panel of experts who discuss the opportunities and challenges for developers of therapies for rare diseases in 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this Optimum Perspectives celebratory episode for International Day of Women & Girls in Science, hear from five influential women on how they broke down gender barriers to succeed in the life science industry. Chaired by esteemed journalist Lisa Urquhart, hear guest speakers Renee Aguiar-Lucander of Calliditas, Lene Gerlach of EIR Ventures & WiLD, Bita Sehat of Trill Impact, and Ninna Struck Rossen of Metsystem, share their stories on being women in life sciences, and how to succeed in the industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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