313: Biotech layoffs, founder-focused VC, & a big pharma exit

11/07/2024 34 min
313: Biotech layoffs, founder-focused VC, & a big pharma exit

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STAT's West Coast biotech reporter Jonathan Wosen joins "The Readout LOUD" to discuss what’s driving workforce cuts. Plus, entrepreneurs Alexis Borisy and Zach Weinberg call in to discuss their biotech incubator Curie.Bio and how they hope to “free the founders.” We also discuss a big change in Pfizer’s leadership and the debate over a new side effect tied to the diabetes drug Ozempic.