{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Emerging Biotech Leader","title":"Building a New Class of Medicine in Biotech - Dr. Usman (Oz) Azam : 5","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/dd31c462\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2638,"description":"What if there were a way to genetically engineer fungi species and transform them into human therapeutics to help with neurological disorders? \r\n\r\nToday’s guest, Dr. Usman (Oz) Azam, just launched a biotech, Empyrean Neurosciences, that is genetically modifying fungi to create therapeutics.\r\n\r\nBiotech is hard enough as it is, but what does it take to pioneer an entirely new class of medicine as a biotech startup? Oz shares his experience and his strategies at Empyrean to navigate the intersection of neurological disease and mental health.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ifry0mqC60CO4NUZn9GSCTvcoZ9yKEWu4twnqKmJQQ0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NzEy/MTZiMmZlODIyZDI4/OTliMGJiOWQ0ZDUx/MDhmNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}