• 59 minutes 14 seconds
    Episode 46: Catalys Pacific's BT Slingsby

    BT Slingsby describes his education and career abroad, which ultimately led him to found and manage the largest life sciences VC firm in Japan, Catalys Pacific. He describes the dual role of taking assets from Japan and building companies around them internationally., and also in-licensing assets approved elsewhere and doing the clinical work in Japan to get them approved there. Plus, the story of the GHIT Fund, which is meant to bring Japanese innovation to neglected diseases around the world.

    24 August 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    Episode 45: Catalio Capital Management's George Petrocheilos

    George Petrocheilos describes going to school at Hopkins and the relationships formed there that would ultimately lead down the road to specializing in healthcare investing. He discusses starting in life sciences investing at Camden Partners, and then co-founding Catalio. Over a short period of time, keys to success have been empowering academics and entrepreneurs and expanding into multiple strategies.

    10 August 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Episode 44: BainCapital's Adam Koppel

    Adam Koppel describes his career path, which included a stop at McKinsey, Biogen, and twice at Bain (where he is now). He descrbies the private equity model they have been on the leading edge of, and his take on where we are in the biotech cycle. Plus, the critical importance of mentors.

    27 July 2026, 11:30 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Episode 43: Lightstone Venture's Mike Carusi

    Mike Carusi describes his early life and career, how gaining an appreciation for sales made an impression on him early on, and his philosophy of investing in medical devices - and the similarities and differences between that and investing in therapeutics.

    13 July 2026, 11:30 am
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    Episode 42: Nextech's Thilo Schroeder

    Having been an early investor in many recent successes such as Revolution Medicines, Peloton, and Parabilis Medicines, he describes his investment philosophy and focus on precision oncology companies. Plus, his early life, getting hands on experience in biotech at Micromet, and learning from some of the top investors and scientific advisors in the industry.

    15 June 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Episode 41: Forbion's Nanna Lüneborg

    Nanna Luneborg discusses hear career and joining Forbion. She describes the firm's investment approach, and her experience with everything from seed, to private, and to public investing in life sciences. Plus, thoughts on China and AI in biotech.

    1 June 2026, 12:07 pm
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    Episode 40: GV's Krishna Yeshwant

    He describes his well-rounded background of studying and working in both software in Silicon Valley and Medicine in Boston, and the start of GV. He describes a conservative start to investing at GV, but also today how Alphabet's scale and cash gives them the ability to ride cycles and make concentrated bets on companies the team has conviction on.

    18 May 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Episode 39: SV Health Investors' Kate Bingham

    Kate Bingham describes her early life and a serendipitous opportunity to work at Vertex in the early 1990's. She then discusses joining SV Health and describes its investment approaches, the Dementia Discovery Fund, being on the UK's Vaccine Taskforce during Covid, and more.

    4 May 2026, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    Episode 38: Deerfield Management's Jason Fuller

    He discusses his education and joining the Langer Lab at MIT, early experiences in venture, including at Third Rock and NEA, and gaining operational experience at Jounce before joining Deerfield. Plus, areas that interest him today and how he thinks about AI.

    20 April 2026, 12:30 pm
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Episode 37: SR One's Simeon George

    Simeon George discusses his early days at SR One while it was part of GSK, and the transition to making the firm independent in 2020. Plus, the importance of peer-to-peer collaboration, and his how he thinks about investing in different indications and modalities.

    23 March 2026, 11:30 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Episode 36: Sofinnova Invetments' Jim Healy

    He discusses learnings from his decades in venture at Sofinnova Investments including 'products vs platform', therapeutics areas of interest, modalities, and how he utilizes board seats and thinks about management teams.

    9 March 2026, 12:00 pm
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