Guests: Pete Bak and Christian Thienel
Length: 27 minutes
In this episode of The Life Science Report, Dr. Pete Bak and Back Bay Director, Christian Thienel catch up on the area attracting the most industry interest over the past couple of years: the anti-obesity space.
From big players looking to capitalize on the renewed interest in the obesity space to the staggering success of Novo Nordisk’s and Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 agonists (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound) for glycemic control and weight loss, there’s a lot to cover.
Topics in this podcast include:
- A brief introduction to glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists
- Why GLP-1s’ popularity is skyrocketing as treatment for type 2 diabetes and obesity
- How amylin and petrelintide (a long-acting amylin analogue) are being newly re-imagined for the obesity space, as well as muscle-targeted approaches like myostatin and activins
- Where BD and investor interest lies as these drugs are expected to have north of $150B in sales annually within the next decade
- What’s happening in early to late-stage drug development
- What the future holds for this sector, possibly to include cannabinoid one receptor inverse agonists and mitochondrial targets for metabolic disease
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Back Bay Life Science Advisors brings you expert insights from our advisors and investment bankers in the world of BioPharma & MedTech. On this podcast, you’ll hear from our experts in life science development, commercialization, and investment banking, scientific investigators, biotech and medtech executives, physicians, and strategists who excel at guiding global life sciences companies and their investors through complex decisions. Join us for insights generated from in-depth scientific, strategic, and financial analysis at the intersection of science and business.