Biotech 2050 Podcast1 Aug 2024

Autoimmune Innovations: Insights from Marshall Fordyce, Founder & CEO, Vera Therapeutics on Biotech

Synopsis: In this engaging episode, host, Rahul Chaturvedi welcomes Marshall Fordyce, Founder and CEO of Vera Therapeutics, to discuss his transformative journey from physician to biotech entrepreneur. Marshall shares the story behind Vera Therapeutics' strategic pivot to focus on IG nephropathy and their development of atacicept, a promising B-cell modulator. He provides valuable insights into the biotech industry's landscape, emphasizing the importance of scientific rigor, adaptability, and maintaining a lean, effective operating model. Marshall's enthusiasm for advancing autoimmune disease treatments and his advice for aspiring entrepreneurs make this a must-listen episode. Biography: Dr. Fordyce brings more than 15 years’ experience leading teams in drug discovery, development, clinical translation, and commercialization of new treatments. Before founding Vera, Fordyce was the founder and CEO of gene-editing company Trucode Gene Repair, Inc., having previously served as an entrepreneur in residence at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers. Earlier in his career, Fordyce served as Senior Director of clinical research at Gilead Sciences, Inc., where he contributed to seven new drug approvals and served as project lead for Gilead’s TAF/GENVOYA development program. With subspecialty training in infectious disease from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Fordyce was previously Chief Resident at NYU Bellevue and spent two years as a translational research fellow at Rockefeller University. Fordyce currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation. He received his BA from Harvard University and his MD from Harvard Medical School.

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Synopsis: This episode is proudly sponsored by Quartzy. Physician-scientist, biotech founder, and leadership advocate Sheila Gujrathi, MD joins Rahul Chaturvedi on the Biotech 2050 Podcast for a po...

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Fred Aslan, Artiva CEO, on Cell Therapy’s Next Wave, RA Trials & Scalable NK Platforms

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Brian Hilberdink on Boehringer’s U.S. Growth, AI & Pharma’s Next Frontier

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