Beyond Biotech - the podcast from Labiotech

← Beyond Biotech - the podcast from Labiotech24 jul · 40 min

This nonprofit is building the ecosystem to cure epidermolysis bullosa

This nonprofit is building the ecosystem to cure epidermolysis bullosa24 jul40 min

Epidermolysis bullosa, or EB, is one of those diseases that stops you in your tracks the moment you understand it. Skin so fragile that the gentlest touch can cause blisters and open wounds. No cure. And for most of its history, very little serious drug development attention. That's where today's guest comes in. Martin Steiner is Managing Director of DEBRA Research, a non-profit organization with a single-minded mission: to make EB curable. But DEBRA Research isn't a lab. It doesn't run...