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Part 3 of 4: Jon Chee hosts Chris Moxham, Co-Founder, CEO, and CSO of Transcripta Bio—a pioneering biotech company accelerating drug discovery to improve lives worldwide.

With a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology from Stony Brook University and over 25 years in drug discovery, Chris brings a wealth of experience. During his two-decade tenure at Eli Lilly, he advanced over 10 molecules into clinical trials across multiple therapeutic areas, spanning both small and large molecule modalities.

Chris’s deep expertise and dedication to scientific innovation and team development offer invaluable insights for aspiring biotech leaders.

Please enjoy Jon’s conversation with Chris Moxham.

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Transcripta Bio: https://www.transcriptabio.com/

Transcripta Bio’s Discovery Engine: https://www.transcriptabio.com/what-we-do

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Generative AI in Drug Discovery: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2024/06/19/how-generative-ai-is-accelerating-drug-discovery/

Robert Gould: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertjgouldfulcrum/

00:00 Intro

02:12 Chris's Transition to Fulcrum: moving from Big Pharma to a smaller Biotech

03:42 Mastering investor relations and learning to translate science into business language

06:07 Lessons from an IPO and building rapport with investors

08:00 Life as CSO of a Public Company and the importance of media training

14:57 Building Transcripta Bio’s Discovery Engine and repurposing to accelerate value creation

20:08 Leveraging AI in drug discovery and creating new opportunities in CNS and oncology

23:52 Scaling drug discovery innovation and building the Drug-Gene Atlas

25:09 Outro

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