António Portela, Bial 🇵🇹 | Parkinson’s, Family-Owned Biotech | E54

<p>We dive into Bial’s meteoric journey from a small pharmacy in Porto to Portugal’s biggest biopharma company, all while still being 100% family owned. </p><p>We cover Bial’s pipeline, including treatments for epilepsy and Parkinson’s, and why Bial’s multigenerational leadership story is nowhere as dramatic as HBO’s “Succession.”</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>---Avance is where European biotech turns for trusted financial advice. Learn more at <a href="https://bit.ly/flot-avance" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://bit.ly/flot-avance</a>.---</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>⭐️ ABOUT THE SPEAKER</p><p>Prior to leading Bial, António worked at Roche in the UK as a Medical Sales Representative and a Market Analyst. While he worked at Roche, he also launched a Hepatitis C drug.António holds a degree in Economics from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Porto and an Executive MBA from the Porto Business School.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>🔗 LINKS MENTIONED</p><ul><li>Bial’s website — <a href="https://www.bial.com/en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.bial.com/en</a></li><li>Bial 2024 financials — <a href="https://downloads.ctfassets.net/oyx9uzi3vj2y/XTmSUhXd7ggVEnpJLx0Ch/7a22a851246d910c517e064fca4b6968/Consolidated_Management_Report_BIAL_Holding_2024.pdf" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://downloads.ctfassets.net/oyx9uzi3vj2y/XTmSUhXd7ggVEnpJLx0Ch/7a22a851246d910c517e064fca4b6968/Consolidated_Management_Report_BIAL_Holding_2024.pdf</a></li><li>Bial launches KYNMOBI in Portugal and Spain — <a href="https://bial.com/en/media/news/bial-launches-kynmobi-in-portugal-and-spain" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://bial.com/en/media/news/bial-launches-kynmobi-in-portugal-and-spain</a></li><li>Succession TV show — <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7660850/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7660850/</a></li><li>BIO-Europe Spring — <a href="https://informaconnect.com/bioeurope-spring/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://informaconnect.com/bioeurope-spring/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>📜 TRANSCRIPT</p><p><br></p><p>Read the full transcript here: <a href="https://flot.bio/episode/António-Portela-BIAL-parkinsons-biopharma/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://flot.bio/episode/António-Portela-BIAL-parkinsons-biopharma/</a></p><p><br></p><p>📖 SHORT BLOGS BASED ON THIS EPISODE:</p><ul><li>Biopharma family successi