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Finding New Opportunities In Obesity With Moonwalk Bioscience's Alex Aravanis, M.D., Ph.D.

Finding New Opportunities In Obesity With Moonwalk Bioscience's Alex Aravanis, M.D., Ph.D.21 sep47 min

We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message. On this week's episode of the Business of Biotech, Alex Aravanis, M.D., Ph.D., CEO of Moonwalk Biosciences, talks about the opportunity in obesity beyond GLP-1s. He describes Moonwalk’s adipose-targeted siRNA strategy, the genetics-driven logic behind its targets, and what it takes to fund and build a clinical-stage company. Alex also discusses Moonwalk's recent $70 million Series B raise, using AI to prioritize targets and improve siRNA...