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The BioHub - by Avetix

Max Brennan - Biotech HeadHunter

Welcome to The BioHub, where the doors to the world of biotechnology swing wide open. Join your host, Max Brennan, a seasoned biotech recruiter, as he engages in thought-provoking conversations with the brightest minds in biotech. This podcast is your backstage pass to the insights, strategies, and stories that fuel success in the dynamic and ever-evolving biotech landscape. Subscribe now and be part of the conversation that"s shaping the future of biotechnology. Get ready for an immersive

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00:27:52

Episode 163 - Ken Macnamara - CEO at Trogenix

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2026/04/28

We were delighted to welcome Ken Macnamara, an accomplished biotech executive with deep experience spanning product development, advanced therapeutics, and company leadership, onto The BioHub! Over the course of his career, Ken has held senior roles across innovative life sciences businesses, helping translate cutting-edge science into real-world therapies and scalable commercial platforms. He currently serves as CEO of Trogenix, where he is focused on advancing next-generation precision genetic

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00:27:17

Episode 162 - Arun Swaminathan - CEO at Coya...

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2026/04/27

In this episode of The BioHub Podcast by Avetix, Ben sits down with Dr. Arun Swaminathan, CEO of Coya Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapies designed to enhance regulatory T cell function and target systemic inflammation and neuroinflammation.Arun brings more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience across corporate strategy, business development, operations, and deal-making. At Coya, he is helping lead the company’s work in severe neurodegenerative

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00:27:09

Episode 161 - Haseeb Ahmad - CEO at Purespring...

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2026/04/27

In this episode of The BioHub Podcast, Max sits down with Haseeb Ahmad, CEO of Purespring Therapeutics.Haseeb brings over 25 years of experience in the life sciences industry, including leadership roles at Novartis where he oversaw a $15B business across Europe and led their gene therapies division.But this conversation goes beyond titles.Haseeb shares how his upbringing in Liverpool and the influence of his parents shaped his mindset, leadership style, and approach to building companies.We also

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00:26:35

Episode 160 - Elizabeth Jeffords - CEO at Iolyx...

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2026/04/23

Today, we’re joined by a leader working at the cutting edgeof immunology and eye disease. Elizabeth Jeffords is the CEO of Iolyx Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company focused on transforming how we treat inflammatory and autoimmune diseases of the eye.Iolyx sits at the emerging intersection of immunology andophthalmology—what’s often called immuno-ophthalmology. The company is developing targeted therapies designed to treat ocular inflammation right at its source, with the goal of replacing

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00:40:18

Episode 159 - Derek Adams - Chief Executive Officer...

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2026/04/22

Welcome to today’s episode, where we sit down with Derek Adams, CEO of Stellular Bio. Derek has been helping steer Stellular Bio at the intersection of advanced biomanufacturing and next-generation therapeutic development—turning complex scientific challenges into real-world medical possibilities.Prior to Stellular, Derek was Chief Manufacturing and Technology Officer at bluebird bio, one of the most well-known pioneers in gene therapy and advanced biologics, and had prior roles at Evelo

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00:24:41

Episode 157 - Harold Bernstein - President, R&D Maze...

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2026/04/22

In this episode of The BioHub Podcast, Max sits down with Harold Bernstein.Harold brings decades of experience across biotech and pharma, with a career spanning leadership roles, company building, and advancing innovative therapies through development.In this conversation, we explore Harold’s journey through the industry, the lessons he’s learned along the way, and his perspective on how biotech companies can successfully navigate today’s evolving landscape.We also discuss the science behind what

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00:45:11

Episode 158 - Daniel Hader - Model Medicines

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2026/04/22

In this episode of the BioHub Podcast, Amber is joined by Daniel, Co-Founder and CEO of Model Medicines.Model Medicines is building an AI-driven drug discovery platform with a fundamentally different approach, focusing on applying machine learning to problems where traditional methods have failed.Daniel shares how the team is targeting biological “choke points” across multiple diseases, why throughput and inference may matter more than model size, and how they’re thinking about scaling into

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00:20:59

Episode 156 - Rafiq Hasan - CEO of Complement...

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2026/04/21

We sit down with Rafiq Hasan, co-founder & CEO of Complement Therapeutics, at their London offices to unpack a milestone-loaded past 6 months. Rafiq shares the company's thesis, based on research from Manchester university, and how in practice they are targeting the complement system. We also dig into a landmark moment for the company - the recent dosing of patients in OPTI-GAIN, their Phase 1/2 clinical trial targeting Geographic Atrophy, a leading cause of irreversible vision loss. Another

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00:26:43

Episode 155 - Lu Han - CEO & Co-Founder

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2026/04/20

In this episode of The BioHub Podcast, Max sits down with Lu Han, CEO of Imviva Biotech.Lu’s journey spans science, venture investing, and now company building, bringing a unique perspective to one of the most competitive areas in biotech.Imviva is focused on developing off-the-shelf CAR-T therapies, aiming to make cell therapies more scalable and accessible for patients across oncology and autoimmune diseases.In this conversation, we talk about Lu’s path from scientist to CEO, the global dynamics

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00:40:00

Episode 154 - Dee Dragon - SVP People Strategy, Admin...

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2026/04/20

Today's guest is Dee Dragon, she sits at the interface of People Strategy at Senti Bio. She has entered the industry in the last 6+ years and has really made a difference in the culture at Senti. Not only that, she has co-founded the Biotech CHRO Sisterhood, a movement that is taking the biotech industry by storm. In this episode we explore Dee's journey and how she entered the biotech space, and why her passion in what she does has had a ripple effect through the industry.

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00:35:42

Episode 153 - Lan Huang - CEO of SEED Therapeutics

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2026/04/17

Today’s guest sits at the intersection of cutting-edge science and bold entrepreneurship. Dr. Lan Huang is the Co-Founder, CEO, and Chairman of SEED Therapeutics, where she’s leading the charge in developing next-generation medicines through targeted protein degradation—an approach that’s redefining what’s possible in drug discovery.But she didn’t stop at the lab bench. Lan is also a seasoned biotech entrepreneur, having founded multiple companies across the U.S. and China, including BeyondSpring,

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00:39:26

Episode 152 - Nazli Azimi - Co-Founder & CEO - Therna...

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2026/04/16

In this episode of The BioHub Podcast, Amber sits down with Nazli Azimi, Co-founder and CEO of Therna Biosciences.Nazli has previously founded and scaled two biotech companies through to acquisition, and is now focused on building AI-driven platforms to design programmable RNA medicines.In this conversation, we explore why many first-generation AI drug discovery companies struggled, and why grounding models in real biological questions and high-quality data is critical.We also discuss what it means

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00:28:50

Episode 151 - Sam Possemiers - CEO, MRM Health

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2026/04/16

On this episode we meet Sam Possemiers, CEO at MRM Health, the leading developers of microbiome-based therapeutics within IBD. We discuss the origins of their CORAL platform, which was brought to life in the basement of Ghent University by Willy Verstraete. The concept of "Microbial Resource Management" and how Sam used the profits from his successful CRO, ProDigest, to self-fund the seed and go all-in on MRM. Sam & the team's latest milestones include ph2b STARFISH-UC trial initiation, & an

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00:30:11

Episode 150 - Dr Atta Behfar - Founder of Rion

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2026/04/16

In this episode of The BioHub Podcast, Max sits down with Dr. Atta Behfar, Co-Founder of Rion and Professor of Regenerative Medicine at Mayo Clinic.Atta’s work at Mayo led to a key discovery that became the foundation for Rion, a clinical-stage company developing exosome-based therapeutics through its Purified Exosome Product (PEP) platform.In this conversation, Atta shares the story behind that discovery, how it translated into a company, and the potential of cell-free regenerative medicine to make

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00:25:53

Episode 149 - Srinivas Rao - CEO & Co-Founder

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2026/04/15

In this episode of The BioHub Podcast, Max sits down with Srinivas Rao, CEO of atai Beckley.Srini has been there from the very beginning, helping build atai into one of the leading companies in the mental health and psychedelics space, and now leading the next chapter following the merger with Beckley.In this conversation, we talk about how atai was founded, the evolution of the psychedelics space, and what it takes to build in one of the most challenging and closely watched areas in biotech.We also

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00:26:31

Episode 148 - Daniel Fero - Managing Director at OMX...

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2026/04/15

We were delighted to welcome Daniel Fero, Managing Director of OMX Ventures, onto the Biohub. He's working at the intersection of science, startups, and investment — where breakthrough research meets real-world impact.Daniel Fero is a venture investor focused on biotech and life sciences, with experience spanning early-stage company building and healthcare innovation. Based in the Greater Boston area — one of the world’s leading hubs for biomedical research — Daniel works closely with scientists

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00:21:43

Episode 147 - Dan Gil - Pelage Pharma

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2026/04/15

In todays episode we talk about Dan's career and the work Pelage are doing, leading innovation in the hair loss space.

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00:32:59

Episode 146 - Jeremy Skillington - CEO of Poolbeg Pharma

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2026/04/14

In this episode of The BioHub Podcast, Max sits down in person in London with Jeremy Skillington, CEO of Poolbeg Pharma.Jeremy’s career spans roles at Genentech, Opsona, and Inflazome, which was acquired by Roche before stepping into the CEO role at Poolbeg, a public biotech taking a different approach to drug development.In this conversation, we talk about how Poolbeg is building a more capital-efficient, data-driven model, the realities of today’s biotech market, and how companies can position

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00:22:57

Episode 145 - Ashley Zehnder - CEO Fauna Bio

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2026/04/10

Today’s guest is Ashley Zehnder, the co-founder and CEO of Fauna Bio—a pioneering biotech company unlocking insights from the natural world to transform human health.With a background in genomics and a passion for translating cutting-edge science into real-world therapies, Ashley is leading a new frontier in drug discovery—one that looks to nature’s own evolutionary experiments to uncover novel treatments for disease.Under her leadership, Fauna Bio is redefining how we approach medicine by combining

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00:25:33

Episode 144 - Robert Jacks - CEO Sparrow Pharmaceuticals

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2026/04/10

In this episode of The BioHub Podcast, Max sits down with Robert Jacks, President and CEO of Sparrow Pharmaceuticals.Robert brings more than 25 years of experience in biotech, having founded or co-founded multiple companies and raised over $300 million across his career. From roles in corporate development at Pfizer to leading companies through development, approval, and exit, he’s seen the industry from every angle.In this conversation, Robert shares his journey into biotech leadership, the story

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