{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Oxford+","title":"The Future of Genetic Medicine with Zandy Forbes, CEO of MeiraGTx","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2539,"description":"What compels a scientist to leave academia for the high-stakes world of finance and then become the CEO of a publicly-traded biotech company?\nIn this episode of Oxford+, host Susannah de Jager sits down with Zandy Forbes, the CEO and co-founder of MeiraGTx. Zandy shares her fascinating career journey, explaining how her experience as a hedge fund analyst shaped her unique approach to building a resilient, multi-asset genetic medicine company.\nThey discuss MeiraGTx's pioneering work, from developing a mind-blowing technology that turns the body into a drug manufacturing facility to their successful clinical trials that are changing the lives of patients with inherited blindness, Parkinson’s, and other diseases. \nZandy Forbes: The CEO and co-founder of MeiraGTx, a NASDAQ-listed clinical-stage genetic medicine company. She holds a double first in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and a PhD in Molecular Genetics from the University of Oxford. Before co-founding MeiraGTx in 2015, she spent over a decade as an analyst and portfolio manager at a healthcare-focused hedge fund.\nConnect with Zandy on LinkedIn\nSusannah de Jager: Susannah is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in UK asset management. She has worked closely with industry experts, entrepreneurs, and government officials to shape the conversation around domestic scale-up capital.\nConnect with Susannah on LinkedIn / Subscribe to the Oxford+ Newsletter for exclusive content\nOxford+ is hosted by Susannah de Jager and supported by Mishcon de Reya and Oxford North.\nProduced and edited by Story Ninety-Four in Oxford.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mcQDwOOa2HsFcbxXZ_fqasOIvG97EZG72pB0OPOXWEY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ3MTA2LzE3MDA2/NTA0MTEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}