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Seeking Inspiration in Evolution to Start a Revolution in Medicine

Seeking Inspiration in Evolution to Start a Revolution in Medicine

FromBiotech Innovators: How it Started


Seeking Inspiration in Evolution to Start a Revolution in Medicine

FromBiotech Innovators: How it Started

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Apr 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr. Schiffman is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist and co-founder/CEO of PEEL Therapeutics headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Haifa, Israel. It's a clinical-stage biotech company with a serendipitous origin story and a bright future. The company's name is the Hebrew word for elephant—an animal with amazing cancer-fighting genes that ignited the imaginations of Dr. Schiffman and his partners, sparking a new approach to fighting disease in humans starting with cancer and inflammatory diseases. PEEL's work is inspired by evolution and focuses on the science and the interconnectedness of all life on Earth. They aim to turn millions of years of evolution into the medicine humans need today.This content is offered for informational purposes only. The opinions stated in this podcast are that of the speaker and do not constitute or imply an endorsement by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Released:
Apr 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (9)

People have always been inspired by innovators – from Darwin and Curie to Goodall and Salk. With the Biotech Innovators podcast, we’ll share stories of success from today’s top innovators in life sciences and biotech. Listeners will discover how these innovators got started, when their “a-ha” moment came, and the lessons they’ve learned that will give hope and support to others in the field.