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In this episode of Cell & Gene: The Podcast, Host Erin Harris sits down with Peter Altman, Ph.D., CEO of BioCardia, to discuss the company’s evolution from a cardiac biotherapeutic delivery firm to a developer of autologous and allogeneic cell therapies for cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Altman highlights BioCardia’s CardiAMP program, a precision medicine approach that pre-screens patients based on their cell profiles to improve trial outcomes and reduce costs. He explains why no cardiac cell therapy has yet received FDA approval, citing challenges in delivery, immune rejection, and arrhythmia risks. Altman outlines BioCardia’s near-term roadmap, including regulatory submissions in the U.S. and Japan and the launch of a second trial focused on patients most likely to benefit.

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In this episode of the Cell & Gene podcast, Host Erin Harris speaks with Alicia Zhou, Ph.D., CEO of the Cancer Research Institute (CRI), about CRI’s mission to advance cancer immunotherapy and the critical role of federal funding, particularly from the NIH, in supporting basic and translational cancer research. Dr. Zhou highlights CRI’s focus on funding early-stage science and clinical trials to move immunotherapy toward curing all cancers. She covers the serious implications of recent U.S. Government funding cuts, including NIH budget freezes and halted grant review processes, which are already impacting biomedical research institutions, graduate programs, and clinical trials. In light of the NIH budget cuts, Dr. Zhou explains how CRI is stepping up by committing an additional $2.5 million from its reserves to fund 10 postdoctoral fellowships.

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On the 100th episode of Cell & Gene: The Podcast, Host, Erin Harris, sits down with Audrey Greenberg, Founder and CEO of AG Capital Advisors. Audrey is the award-winning executive, board director, and strategic advisor with a proven track record of launching, scaling, and successfully exiting multi-billion-dollar ventures. They explore the biggest challenges and opportunities facing CGT biotech leaders today; the funding crisis in biotech, the evolving investment landscape, and whether the traditional VC-driven model is still sustainable. They also examine what it really takes to scale a biotech company from startup to market leader, the role of AI-driven drug discovery, and how big tech’s growing influence could reshape the industry. You'll hear their discussion on leadership challenges in biotech, the need for more diverse voices at the top, and what must change to empower the next generation of women leaders in CGT, and more.

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