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Biotech HangoutEN · 59 min

Episode 190 - July 24, 2026

Josh SchimmerBrian SkorneyEric SchmidtBrad Loncar

Scribe’s IPO raised roughly $120M for a TGA-cleared PCSK9 gene-silencing therapy, reopening the very-early-stage biotech window.Six biotech reverse mergers paired with $200M-plus PIPEs, including Xometry’s nearly $200M transaction into InMed, show a faster, increasingly IPO-like financing route.Next week’s RP1 and deramiocel AdComs could clarify whether FDA flexibility is emerging or negative findings signal a more stringent posture.

十字路口CrossingZH · 62 min

AI4S 需要狂人与野心家|对话英灵殿 Odin:"如果神存在,我怎能容忍自己不是神?"【公路播客】

KojiOdin

英灵殿的短期目标是打造最强AI制药平台,核心差异在于同时建模和设计小分子、蛋白、RNA与DNA的全模态分子世界模型。2026年的关键变化不是技术拐点,而是资本市场活跃后获得了数千万美元融资,团队达到三十人;LD模型、任意模态组合设计及平台不做管线的选择,构成后续验证与商业化的主要观察点。

Biotech HangoutEN · 61 min

Episode 188 - July 10, 2026

Sam FazeliJosh SchimmerEric SchmidtPaul MatteisMatt Herper

AstraZeneca’s eplontersen failed its ATTR cardiomyopathy outcomes trial, with Ionis reporting no benefit in the tafamidis-combination group, including no CV-biomarker effect.The readout improves Alnylam’s perception, but royalty-free Nucresiran must still show whether its adjunctive outcomes study preserves silencer-plus-tafamidis synergy; Agios’ mitapivat won priority review despite missing its co-primary VOC endpoint.Atumelnant’s liver-enzyme elevations remain a risk to monitor.

Biotech HangoutEN · 61 min

Episode 186 - June 12, 2026

Graig SuvannavejhEric SchmidtPaul MatteisOliver Barnes

Biotech is outperforming healthcare, with XBI up 10.5% year-to-date and Parabilis Medicines setting a $771M IPO record.Selective capital remains pivotal: Summit withdrew its $500M offering before the binary global HARMONi-3 readout, while Tango and Revolution reported a 90%+ response rate.Major deals and regulatory shifts offer catalysts, but financing needs, commercial competition, and follow-on capital allocation remain unresolved risks.

Biotech HangoutEN · 61 min

Episode 183 - May 15, 2026

Sam FazeliJosh SchimmerEric SchmidtTess Cameron

Bristol Myers’ BMS–Hengrui deal gives Hengrui options to co-develop select assets and conduct certain commercialization activities globally, alongside up to $950M in payments and $15.2B potential value.China’s low-cost, high-speed innovation creates licensing opportunity now, but three-to-five-year global-commercialization plans could shift value capture toward Chinese developers; REGENXBIO’s held DMD filing and Biogen’s Phase 3 tau decision keep precedent and capital allocation in focus.

Biotech HangoutEN · 60 min

Episode 181 - May 1, 2026

Eric SchmidtMatt GlineChris GarabedianSam FazeliGraig Suvannavejh

Biotech’s IPO window remains open: ten deals have raised $3.2B YTD, with the respiratory IPO moving from $18 to near $29.Yet no governor limits the cycle, and generalists remain selective around de-risked clinical- or commercial-stage names.Lilly’s six acquisitions and $14.5B upfront make it a category of one, leaving 2026 M&A and the XBI’s shrinking lead to monitor.

MoonshotsEN · 27 min

David Sinclair: GLP-1 Side Effect No One Talks About, AI in His Lab & Reversing Blindness | EP #251

Peter DiamandisDavid A. Sinclair

GLP-1s may deliver heart and brain benefits beyond weight loss, but Sinclair flags an unresolved blindness condition affecting roughly 20,000–30,000 U.S. cases annually.AI is accelerating molecule and cell analysis, while OSK and ER-100 remain preclinical; biotech investment still hinges on teams, cash, valuation, runway and clinical milestones.

Biotech HangoutEN · 54 min

Episode 180 - April 17, 2026

Chris GarabedianPaul MatteisTess CameronAdam Feuerstein

XBI strength, Kylera’s IPO above $625M before the shoe, and fresh S-1 and PIPE activity suggest financing is reopening, though the index now favors larger, liquid companies.Revolution Medicines’ 0.4 overall-survival hazard ratio in second-line pancreatic cancer and $2B raise could fund commercialization, while Travere’s proteinuria-based FSGS approval despite eGFR underperformance leaves Vertex’s high-risk enaxopin Phase 3 regulatory bar unresolved.

硅谷101ZH · 60 min

E227|美国医疗市场AI争夺战:巨头押注,创业公司能赢吗?

泓君周叶斌张璐

美国医疗AI已从“要不要整合”转向“一定要整合”,最现实的切入口是medical coding、billing与prior authorization等高成本、强规则流程。HIPAA、数据控制和无幻觉部署构成准入壁垒,OpenAI与微软争夺医院工作流的同时,OpenEvidence的高估值、广告模式和低迁移成本仍留下商业化风险。

The a16z ShowEN · 56 min

Faster Science, Better Drugs

Erik TorenbergPatrick HsuJorge Conde

Arc is combining neuroscience, immunology, machine learning, chemical biology, and genomics to reduce organizational and experimental latency, with virtual cells aimed at navigating diseased cells toward healthy states.The commercial prize depends on better targets, drug design, higher clinical success, lower capital intensity, and shorter timelines, but physical testing and human endpoints remain serial bottlenecks while virtual-cell capability sits somewhere between GPT-1 and GPT-2.