Arthur T. Suckow, PhD, became CEO of DTx Pharma through a path that taught him what he needed for this position, but before taking the title he had to prove to himself that he was ready. A recently completed series B financing of $100M and a growing team of executives, are solid evidence that he in fact was. 

In this episode Dr. Suckow tells host Firas Rahhal, MD, how his time spent working at Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, and Regulus Therapeutics gave him the inspiration, and the different pieces of the puzzle that he needed, to focus his attention on the challenge of drug delivery, specifically using fatty acids. 

He explains the work DTx is doing with small interfering RNA (siRNA) on the delivery of RNA therapeutics, and explains that fatty acids can bind to albumin, which can be used as an “Uber” to maintain exposure of drugs over prolonged periods of time.

DTx is first developing a treatment for retinitis pigmentosa, but Dr. Suckow said, “I’ve been a drug hunter my whole career,” and the company will be looking to develop products for other indications both in and outside of the eye.

Click play to hear Dr. Suckow talk about all this and much more!