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Christoph Lengauer, Curie.Bio | Biotech Founders, Venture Capital | E57
We admire the mountains of Austria with the co-founder of Curie.Bio, a founder-friendly fund that now manages $1.25B and backs 38 portfolio companies.We discuss Curie.Bio’s track record, with its…
Sander Slootweg, Forbion 🇳🇱 | European Biotech Investment, Venture Capital | E56
Forbion celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, with a whopping €5 billion raised so far. Sander marks the occasion by discussing how Forbion plans to promote life sciences investments in Europe…
Solving Antimicrobial Resistance, Vaccines, Antibiotics | Immunethep 🇵🇹 | E55 [Sponsored]
Antibiotic-resistant superbugs could become a greater threat than cancer. Bruno and Pedro at the startup Immunethep explain how they’re tackling the crisis with vaccines.We discuss how Immunethep…
António Portela, Bial 🇵🇹 | Parkinson’s, Family-Owned Biotech | E54
We dive into Bial’s meteoric journey from a small pharmacy in Porto to Portugal’s biggest biopharma company, all while still being 100% family owned. We cover Bial’s pipeline, including treatments…
Claus Crone Fuglsang, Novonesis 🇩🇰 | Biosolutions, Industrial biotech, Synbio | E53
Novonesis arose from a 2023 merger of Novozymes and Chr Hansen, and is a highly profitable powerhouse. CSO Claus talks about the applications of Novonesis’ technology, its low profile among…
Sten R. Sörensen, Cereno Scientific 🇸🇪 | Drug Repurposing, Retail Investors | E52 [Sponsored]
At the beginning of 2025, Sten R. Sörensen announced Cereno Scientific’s positive Phase 2a results in PAH for lead asset CS1. He’s now moving forward with a global Phase 2b trial starting in Q2 2026.…
Fredrik Tiberg, Camurus 🇸🇪 | Opioid Crisis, Long-Acting Injections | E51
Founded in 1991, Camurus has grown into a $4B biotech with two products in the market, a rich pipeline, and 290 employees.Fredrik explains how Camurus’ long-acting injections — part of its…
Alessandro Riva, Transgene | Cancer Vaccines, Oncolytic Viruses | E50
Founded in 1979, Transgene has transformed itself into a leading personalized cancer vaccine player. Alessandro talks about the transformation, his history in cell therapy and how Europe’s biotech…
Pascal Touchon 🇫🇷 | Cell Therapy, Jeito, Kymriah | E49
Pascal Touchon unpacks why the next CAR-T innovations, including allogeneic and in vivo therapies, are going to be so exciting.The cell therapy master outlines his central role in bringing two…
Werner Lanthaler 🇦🇹 | Biopharma AI, CDMO, Antibody Optimization | E48
Why have early AI drug-discovery companies often overpromised but underdelivered? Biology is still complex and hard to solve, Werner told Philip in Vienna.We revisit Werner in Vienna after he left…
Thomas Lingelbach, Valneva | Vaccines, Lyme Disease | E47
Valneva now has three commercialized vaccines, and a Lyme disease candidate in Phase 3. Philip quizzes CEO Thomas Lingelbach about everything. They also discuss the current political turbulence with…
Marc de Garidel, Abivax 🇫🇷 | Ulcerative Colitis, Inflammation | E46
When Abivax released stunning phase 3 results for ulcerative colitis, its 600% stock price surge froze Euronext for 45 minutes.Philip meets Abivax CEO Marc de Garidel in Vienna, Austria, to go behind…
Laurent Levy, Nanobiotix 🇫🇷 | Nanoparticles, Radiotherapy | E45
As Philip travels to France, Nanobiotix CEO Laurent Lévy discusses how the company broke into Europe’s exclusive $1 billion biotech club, alongside the likes of Abivax and Medincell. They also chat…
Gerrit Sitters, LUMICKS 🇳🇱 | CAR-T therapy, Single-Cell Analysis | E44 [Sponsored]
As Philip tours Amsterdam, he visits the biotech tools startup LUMICKS. Founded in 2014, the firm offers products analyzing the binding interactions between molecules and cells, with applications in…
Fabrice Chouraqui, Pharming 🇳🇱 | Transgenic Rabbits, Rare Diseases | E43
We travel to the offices of Pharming Group in Leiden, the Netherlands, to chat with the newcomer CEO Fabrice Chouraqui.Fabrice discusses the fascinating history of Pharming, with its first commercial…
Daniela Marino, CUTISS 🇨🇭 | Tissue Engineering, Skin Grafts | E42 [Sponsored]
Hot on the heels of CUTISS’ $60M Series C round, we catch up once more with CEO and co-founder Daniela Marino. We chat about the company’s mission to develop an engineered tissue therapy to reduce…
Dragan Grabulovski, Araris 🇨🇭 | ADC Linkers, Replacing Chemotherapy | E41
Philip meets up with Dragan Grabulovski, CEO of the startup Araris, at Lake Zurich to chat about the company’s work with antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs).They talk about Araris’ huge $400M upfront…
Stefano Portolano, Azafaros 🇳🇱 🇨🇭 | Rare Diseases, Small Molecules | E40
On a trip to Basel, Switzerland, Philip catches up with Stefano Portolano, CEO of the European firm Azafaros. They chat about Azafaros’ massive $147M Series B round in May 2025, which is being used…
Alex Zhavoronkov, Insilico Medicine | AI Drug Development, Longevity | E39
We chat about longevity with Alex Zhavoronkov, CEO and founder of the artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Insilico Medicine.Born in Latvia, Alex founded Insilico in 2014, with the company raising…
Robin Carr, Myricx Bio 🇬🇧 | New ADC Payloads, London Biotech Startups | E38
We jet off to Central London to meet Robin Carr, CEO of Myricx Bio, a startup developing antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) to treat cancer.The team’s idea – using a novel ADC payload inhibiting…
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