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In the latest episode of WellSaid, co-heads of biotech private investments I-hung Shih and Nilesh Kumar join host Thomas Mucha to explore today's private biotech market, highlighting the state of deal flow, valuations, and innovation.
Listen below or on Simplecast, Apple, and Spotify.
Key topics:
1:30 – The impact of scientific training on biotech investing
6:30 – The state of the private biotech market
9:30 – Groundbreaking innovations
12:15 – Secular trends in biotech investing
13:45 – Biotech’s valuation reset
16:15 – Regulation and drug pricing
19:15 – Wellington's broader health care perspectives
20:55 – The intersection of geopolitics and biotech innovation
23:30 – Collaborating with Wellington’s public health care team
26:15 – ESG and bioethics
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