In this week’s episode of the Xtalks Life Science Podcast, host Ayesha Rashid, Senior Life Science Journalist at Xtalks.com, sits down with Paul Wotton, PhD, CEO of RBL LLC, a venture studio partially owned by Rice University.
RBL’s mission is to transform groundbreaking research from the Rice Biotech LaunchPad into successful biotech startups. The company provides end-to-end support for early-stage ventures, from financial and business development services to clinical trial design, talent acquisition and capital sourcing.
Dr. Wotton shares insights from his extensive leadership and entrepreneurship career, including his time as president and CEO of Ocata Therapeutics (acquired by Astellas), and discusses how RBL is bridging academia and industry to accelerate biotech innovation.
Dr. Wotton has expertise in strategic growth, business transactions and product development, and has served on the boards of Vericel, Cynata Therapeutics, Kytopen, Combined Therapeutics and co-founded Avenge Bio. He has been recognized as a “Top 100 Innovation CEO” by World Biz Magazine and won Ernst & Young’s NJ Life Sciences Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2014.
Tune in to learn how venture studio models like RBL are reshaping biotech commercialization and empowering the next generation of life science entrepreneurs.
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