In an environment where everybody hurts, it helps for biotech CEOs to understand the pressures driving pharmas, investors and other key players if they want to secure deals and financings that will help them succeed. That’s how John Lepore, CEO of Profound Therapeutics and former head of research at GSK, is navigating his early stage company through this capital-constrained era as he builds it from the ground up. Speaking on The BioCentury Show in conversation with Editor in Chief Simone Fishburn, Lepore discussed how he approaches partnering, how he manages the need to both build a platform and generate products, and the science driving the company’s technology.
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00:00 - Introduction
01:17 - From GSK to Biotech CEO
04:50 - Dealmaking
15:26 - ProFound’s Platform
24:13 - Building a Biotech: Team, AI
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