In the second episode of Season 3, we spoke with Dr. Barthalomew Sillah, COO of Avesta76 therapeutics about his experiences turning innovative science into impactful therapeutics. Our conversation touched on being open-minded to new opportunities, learning from non-biotech experiences in the healthcare ecosystem, and championing inclusion in the industry.
In the first episode of Season 3 of LifeSci Beat, we chatted with Eshwar Inapuri, Former CEO & Co-Founder of InnaMed. Our conversation spanned diagnostics company creation, navigating challenges as a young entrepreneur, and new frontiers and trends in the diagnostics space. InnaMed is an at-home blood testing company focused on improving the monitoring and treatment of patients undergoing heart failure, kidney transplant, hypoparathyroidism and in vitro fertilization. InnaMed was acquired by Fluxergy in 2023.
In this episode, we chatted with Dr. James Mutamba, CBO of Arrakis Therapeutics. Our conversation covered biotech IPO financing, the process of business development dealmaking, company creation, and the Arrakis Therapeutics platform. Arrakis Therapeutics is an preclinical private biotech developing RNA-targeted small molecules. They combine insights into RNA structure, chemistry, and biology to pioneer a new class of medicines focused on oncology and genetically validated diseases.
In this ninth episode, we spoke with Oriana Papin-Zoghbi, co-founder and CEO of AOA Dx. We discussed her global upbringing and early career, the current standard of ovarian cancer diagnosis, and building a company from academic research.
In the eighth episode of this season, we chatted with Alex Sapir about his various experiences leading life sciences companies through commercial launches and key funding milestones. We spoke about his career beginnings at GSK, ZS Associates, and United Therapeutics. Additionally, we covered his CEO tenures at Dova Pharmaceuticals and ReViral Ltd - both of which were acquired.