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Ep. 96 – From Pharma Partnering to Biotech CEO: Sophie Kornowski on Boston Pharma’s Playbook


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It took Sophie Kornowski under four years as CEO of Boston Pharma to bring it from a pipeline full of in-licensed assets to an acquisition by GSK for about $2 billion in total deal value for a single MASH program. Though her first gig as a biotech CEO, Kornowski’s success was built on her years of experience as head of partnering at Roche. She discussed that pivot and the value of rolling your sleeves up on the latest episode of The BioCentury Show.

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00:00 - Introduction
01:15 - Becoming a Biotech CEO
11:40 - MASH
18:15 - First v. Best in Class
24:10 - GSK Deal

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