How Biotechs Survive the Valley of Death

Episode 77 • Oct 17, 2023 • 25 min

How Biotechs Survive the Valley of Death

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For biotech companies, the valley of death describes the difficult path from initial discovery to FDA approval and commercialization. It's a treacherous journey—one that even promising innovations often don't complete. Adequate funding, regulatory hurdles and the immense complexity of the biotech landscape are among the never-ending challenges faced by early stage biotechs. In this episode we talk with two biotech executives about what it’s like to struggle and survive in this rough-and-tumble industry.

Episode Guests

Daphne Zohar

Founder & CEO, PureTech Health

Nancy Simonian

CEO, Syros Pharmaceuticals

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