- 59 minutes 14 secondsEpisode 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 minutesEpisode 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 minutesEpisode 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 minutesEpisode 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 minutesEpisode 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 minutesEpisode 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 minutesEpisode 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 minutesEpisode 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 minutesEpisode 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 minutesEpisode 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 minuteEpisode 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.
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