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On this week's episode of the Business of Biotech, Philina Lee, Ph.D., CEO at AdvanCell, explains how lead-based targeted alpha therapies can unlock deeper, more durable cancer responses, and why radiopharmaceutical companies live or die by manufacturing. Philina talks about AdvanCell's recent oversubscribed $315 million Series D raise, the company's vertically integrated manufacturing capability, and future plans for a regional U.S. manufacturing network. She also reflects on the current targeted alpha therapy landscape and how it could evolve over the next few years.

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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 design, and how weight loss without appetite suppression could preserve lean muscle mass and improve tolerability.

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On this week's episode of the Business of Biotech, Independent Board Director and five-time public company CFO Alan Shaw returns to the show for an update on current biotech financing and the strategies needed to secure capital now. Allan explains how biotech investors price risk as the market opens back up, the importance of valuation discipline, and the financing choices that separate “available capital” from “accessible capital.” Allan also discusses the trade-offs inherent to different funding types.

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