How Cambrian BioPharma is reinventing drug - and drug company - development

Matt Burns spoke to James Peyer, the co-founder of Cambrian BioPharma, and Maryanna Saenko, co-founder and partner at Future Ventures. Cambrian BioPharma is a new pharmaceutical startup with a revolutionary approach to developing and managing drug development age-related diseases. 

What we're most interested in, though, is how Cambrian’s executive team attracts and retains top talent. (Spoiler: They give them an oversized amount of equity compared to traditional pharmaceutical companies.)

James and Maryanna spoke to us about:

• Developing therapeutics for anti-aging in a way that works with the existing regulatory structure
• How James and Maryanna solve the 'venture capital math problem' 
• But first we spoke on moving research from academia to the real world and fighting misconception and buzzwords around longevity biotech

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