The Rosalind Franklin Institute is welcoming Dr Mark Murcko on Thursday 26th March from 10:30 – 11:15.

RAL site pass holders are welcome to attend in person (no registration required) in the Franklin’s first floor Hub. To join in person, please arrive in the R113 Franklin foyer at least 5 minutes before the start of the seminar and a member of the team will let you into the building.

Talk title:

Once More unto the breach: a life of building biotechs

Abstract:

The creation of biotech companies always occurs under conditions of uncertainty , urgency, and constrained resources. There are many risks, such as choosing the wrong problem to work on, applying a new technology inappropriately, selecting the team unwisely, or cutting corners for reasons of limited time or budget.

We will explore some of the challenges that start-up biotech companies face and highlight the behaviours that tend to increase the probability of success. We will also discuss how leaders sustain innovation after a first drug candidate – protecting the “research engine” event as clinical spending rises and investor attention narrows.

The throughline is resilient, reality-based leadership: building strong teams, communicating a clear vision without over-promising, and staying effective – not just efficient – while turning scientific breakthroughs into medicines.

Biography:

Mark Murcko has directly contributed to nine marketed drugs and several additional molecules currently in mid- to late-stage clinical trials. He is currently a board member and interim chief scientific officer at Dewpoint Therapeutics.

In addition, Mark is a senior lecturer in the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT, and has served on numerous scientific advisory boards and corporate boards of directors for a diverse range of organizations.

Read more here.

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RAL site pass holders are welcome to attend in person (no registration required) in the Franklin’s first floor Hub. To join in person, please arrive in the R113 Franklin foyer at least 5 minutes before the start of the seminar and a member of the team will let you into the building.