Ep193: Ron Renaud on Helping People Lose Weight With GLP-1 Medicines
22/1/2026 | 1h 5 mins.
Ron Renaud, CEO of Waltham, Mass.-based Kailera Therapeutics, on developing GLP-1 based medicines to help people lose weight and live healthier lives.
Ep192: Kate Haviland on Following the Science to Precision Immunology
08/1/2026 | 1h 26 mins.
Kate Haviland, former CEO of Blueprint Medicines, on how the company transitioned to a precision immunology company and was acquired by Sanofi for $9.5 billion.
Ep191: Emily Conley on Small Molecules to Correct a Rare Kidney Disease
15/12/2025 | 1h 7 mins.
Emily Conley, CEO of Berkeley, CA-based Renasant Bio, on developing small molecule correctors and potentiators for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).
Ep190: Neil Kumar on Building a Rare Disease Drug Company
20/11/2025 | 1h 13 mins.
Neil Kumar is founder and CEO of Palo Alto, Calif.-based BridgeBio Pharma, a rare disease drug developer.
Ep189: Marc Tessier-Lavigne on Reinventing Drug Discovery with AI
12/11/2025 | 1h 12 mins.
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, CEO of South San Francisco-based Xaira Therapeutics, on reinventing drug discovery with AI.
"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.