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Episode 32: Fake friends at the FDA, cancer counter-narratives, and biotech's bear turn
Is the next big idea in oncology a bust? What does "successful" mean exactly? And why does Wall Street hate biotech all of a sudden?
8 years ago
Episode 31: Nobel snubs, millenial founders, and a new kind of lightning round
Did the Nobel Prizes go to the right scientists? Why is there so much disdain for biotech's millenial entrepreneurs? And do journalists have a good t…
8 years ago
Episode 30: A fish oil epiphany, VC monopolies and ketamine clinics
Was everyone wrong about fish oil? Is venture capital a cartel? And what's with all those ketamine clinics?
8 years ago
Episode 29: A Hong Kong heat-check, a $20 million wrist slap, and pharma's (other) diversity problem
Is a biotech bubble inflating in China? Do the feds coddle CEOs? And why don't clinical trials look like America?
8 years, 1 month ago
Episode 28: Founders' funds, doctors' disclosures, and the subtle art of beeping
Is biotech too founder-friendly? Is honesty overrated? And how do you tell a good beep from a bad one?
8 years, 1 month ago
Episode 27: Live from Boston!
Should genome editors be worried? Has 2018 been a bummer? And are voters ready to love Big Pharma? We discuss this and more on a special live episode…
8 years, 1 month ago
Episode 26: FDA shows its teeth, biotech fish oil might be pointless, & treating McCain's cancer
Is the FDA as lenient as everyone thinks? Can fish oil be a multibillion-dollar drug? And why aren't there better treatments for brain cancer?
8 years, 1 month ago
Episode 25: A genome-editing first, Trump on Wall Street, and biotech red flags
Can genome-editing work in actual people? Are CEOs oversharing? And how do you sniff out a bad bet before it happens?
8 years, 1 month ago
Episode 24: A lesson in startup jargon, pharma's bare Alzheimer's cupboard, and the cost of CAR-T
How much is a shot at curing cancer worth? Where are all the drugs for late-stage Alzheimer's disease? And what on Earth is an "oversubscribed Series…
8 years, 2 months ago
Episode 23: Congressional insider trading, PETA and fake meat, & doctors vs. fund managers
Can insider trading charges derail political campaigns? Should you trust a fund manager over a doctor? And how many rats would you trade for a cow?
8 years, 2 months ago