ExoZymes (NASDAQ: EXOZ) CEO Michael Heltzen joins Tim Gerdeman and Robert Sassoon in this episode of the WTR Healthcare Happenings podcast to discuss the company’s AI-driven, cell-free biomanufacturing platform and how it aims to overcome longstanding scalability challenges in synthetic biology. The conversation covers the scientific differentiation of its “exozyme” enzyme engineering approach, the commercial strategy behind its lead programs in metabolic health (NCT) and non-intoxicating cannabinoids, and the broader opportunity to produce high-value molecules that have historically been inaccessible at scale. The podcast also explores regulatory dynamics, near-term commercialization milestones, and ExoZymes’ dual strategy of advancing internal assets while positioning the platform for future licensing, alongside considerations around capital efficiency and funding.

On the latest WTR Healthcare Happenings podcast, we were joined by David Sans, PhD, a healthcare investment banker, and our host, Tim Gerdeman, WTR’s Vice-Chair, Co-Founder, and Chief Marketing Officer. Over the past two years, Sans has focused on a corner of the market most investors overlook: publicly listed companies with low or negative shareholders’ equity and stock prices trading below $1. The conversation covered the tightening Nasdaq listing environment, the mechanics of strategic asset acquisitions and structured financing, the shift in M&A toward asset-level transactions, and a compelling new instrument—clinical trial insurance—that is opening the door to a new class of biotech investors.

On this episode, Vivos Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VVOS) CEO Kirk Huntsman joins WTR’s Tim Gerdeman and Robert Sassoon on Healthcare Happenings to discuss the company’s 2025 results and the momentum behind its shift from a dentist‑led model to a medically integrated strategy centered on sleep centers and physician referrals, anchored by the Sleep Center of Nevada acquisition. Huntsman highlights strong validation of the new model despite temporary 4Q25 staffing and payer delays, which are now largely resolved. The conversation covers improving patient treatment conversion, infrastructure expansion, rising cardiology and hospital referrals tied to OSA risk, and Vivos’ path toward cash‑flow breakeven by end‑2026.