The Biotech Startups Podcast
🧬 Barry Ticho - Part 3 | Lessons From Rigorous Drug Development | Industry vs. Academic Research Standards | A Patient-Centered Approach to Clinical Trials | How RNA is Shaping Modern Medicine
December 2, 2024
Part 3 of 4: Jon Chee hosts Barry Ticho, Founder of Verve Therapeutics and Chief Medical Officer at Stoke Therapeutics, a biotech company addressing the underlying cause of severe diseases by upregulating protein expression with RNA-based medicines. With an MD PhD from the University of Chicago and extensive experience across academia and industry, Barry brings over two decades of expertise in clinical development. His journey includes roles as Head of Development at Moderna, Head of External R&D Innovation at Pfizer, and VP of Clinical Development at Biogen, where he's been instrumental in advancing numerous therapeutic programs across multiple disease areas. Barry's unique perspective spanning academic medicine and biotechnology innovation makes his insights invaluable for aspiring leaders in the field.
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Part 3 of 4: Jon Chee hosts Barry Ticho, Founder of Verve Therapeutics and Chief Medical Officer at Stoke Therapeutics, a biotech company addressing the underlying cause of severe diseases by upregulating protein expression with RNA-based medicines.

With an MD PhD from the University of Chicago and extensive experience across academia and industry, Barry brings over two decades of expertise in clinical development. His journey includes roles as Head of Development at Moderna, Head of External R&D Innovation at Pfizer, and VP of Clinical Development at Biogen, where he's been instrumental in advancing numerous therapeutic programs across multiple disease areas.

Barry's unique perspective spanning academic medicine and biotechnology innovation makes his insights invaluable for aspiring leaders in the field.

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https://www.stoketherapeutics.com/ 
https://www.vervetherapeutics.com/ 

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Topics Mentioned:
Merck: https://www.merck.com/ 
Biogen: https://www.biogen.com/ 
Pfizer: https://www.pfizer.com/ 
Wave Biosciences: https://wavelifesciences.com/ 
Moderna: https://www.modernatx.com/en-US 
Verve Therapeutics: https://www.vervetx.com/ 

People Mentioned:
StĂ©phane Bancel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/st%C3%A9phane-bancel-8185251 

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:06 Transitioning from academia to Merck
03:41 Rigorous drug development processes at Merck
06:00 Industry vs. academia: reproducibility and research quality in pharma
08:35 Patient-centered clinical trials at Biogen
09:45 Phases of clinical trials and ensuring patient access
14:06 Challenges in drug approval: biology, regulations, and precision medicine
18:24 Biogen’s focus on impactful therapies for severe diseases
23:14 Joining Pfizer for cardiovascular research and RNA exploration
27:04 Exploring RNA therapeutics at Pfizer and transitioning to Moderna
30:21 Driving lipid nanoparticle breakthroughs at Moderna
36:23 Outro

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