Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/user-770548556/democratizing-entrepreneurship Juan Scarlett, managing director of OneValley Ventures, sits down with Neil to discuss OneValley's efforts to democratize entrepreneurship and his approach investing in pre-seed and seed funding rounds.

Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/user-770548556/bridging-the-translational-science-divide Pete Schultz, CEO of Scripps Research, sits down with Neil to discuss his efforts to create a self-sustaining nonprofit drug discovery and development institute and it’s work to advance small molecule regenerative therapies from the lab to the clinic.

The investing world is rapidly evolving.

Healthcare provides another avenue in which investors can do well by doing good.

Bioverge recently invested in Enveda’s $51 million Series A led by Lux Capital.  Enveda is biotechnology startup focused on harnessing the power of nature’s chemistry to develop next generation small-molecule therapeutics.

Starton Therapeutics, a drug delivery biotech, is raising its next round of capital through Unicorn Hunters, a streaming show that invites viewers to consider and invest in a variety of startups alongside a panel of celebrity investors.

https://soundcloud.com/user-770548556/neil-sits-down-with-attorney-james-valentine-to-get-his-contrary-take-on-the-recent-controversal-fda-approval-of-biogens-alzheimers-drug-aduhelm James Valentine, an attorney with Hyman, Phelps & McNamara specializing in regulatory law, sits down with Neil to discuss the FDA’s accelerated approval of Biogen’s Aduhelm for Alzheimer’s disease and offers a contrarian take on the controversy.

Juno Diagnostics, a San Diego based genetic diagnostics company in the Bioverge portfolio, just raised a $25 million Series A round led by Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund in May 2021.

Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/user-770548556/managing-the-challenges-of-scaling-cell-and-gene-therapies Amy DuRoss, co-founder and CEO of Vineti, sits down with Neil to discuss how the company’s platform technology addresses the unique supply chain management challenges of cell and gene therapy companies.