{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"inSpired","title":"Dr. Len Schleifer, CEO of Regeneron: Betting on Science and Saving a President","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f5473b7f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3634,"description":"On this episode of inSpired, Mike Rockefeller, Co-Chief Investment Officer of Woodline, sits down with Dr. Leonard Schleifer, Co-Founder, President & CEO of Regeneron, at its headquarters in New York. Len reflects on the 38-year journey of building Regeneron alongside co-founder Dr. George Yancopoulos, the company's deep pipeline, and the extraordinary story of treating President Trump for COVID-19. They explore the growth runway for Eyela and Dupixent, its late-stage pipeline spanning obesity, multiple myeloma, anticoagulation, and the C5 franchise, as well as the Regeneron Genetics Center, curing genetic deafness, AI in drug discovery, and the company's disciplined M&A philosophy. A candid take on science-first drug development and what it takes to succeed in the biotechnology industry going forward. This is inSpired.\nRecorded May 6, 2026.\n_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\n00:00  inSpired with Dr. Leonard Schleifer\n01:49  Founding Regeneron in 1988\n08:04  Working with Dr. George Yancopoulos\n11:44  Top Moments and the EYLEA Approval\n15:05  Treating President Trump for COVID\n19:22  EYLEA and EYLEA HD Today\n20:18  Dupixent and the Type 2 Franchise\n23:20  Next Generation Immunology\n29:39  Obesity: A GLP That Lowers Cholesterol\n33:42  Lynozyfic in Multiple Myeloma\n34:50  Factor XI Anticoagulation\n39:46  The C5 Franchise\n42:48  The Regeneron Genetics Center\n48:06  Curing Genetic Deafness\n50:03  AI in Drug Discovery\n52:17  M&A Philosophy\n55:47  Succession and Advice for the Next Len\n_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\nMike Rockefeller is the Co-CIO of Woodline® Partners LP (\"Woodline\"), manager of the Woodline | Spire funds. All opinions expressed by Mike and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of Woodline.\nGuests appearing on this podcast may...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/tpCCFX6r1Dq5b7PAuAkVz-MIfnUih6QagFrZcXbGS2o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83YTJl/OTZiMzE3NmQ1MjU3/NTBlNjU2ZmI1OThj/NzFmMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}