36 min
8.- Lorenzo Corsini. The plasma problem for aureus phages & PhagoMed Biopharma PhageCast
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- Life Sciences
Lorenzo Corsini was the co-founder of PhagoMed Biopharma, a company focused on developing targeted antimicrobials to treat chronic infections. He led PhagoMed as CEO until it was acquired by BioNTech in 2021 and renamed into BioNTech
R&D (Austria), which Lorenzo now leads as Managing Director. Prior to starting PhagoMed in 2017, he was a Principal at the Boston Consulting Group. He did his PhD in molecular biology at EMBL Heidelberg and has diploma degrees in biochemistry and business administration.
On the episode, we cover the phage programs led by
Lorenzo and give special focus to the recent publication of the work that led to the discontinuation of phage research in PhagoMed Biopharma at the time, highlighting the fact that the activity of S.aureus phages is severely diminished in the presence of plasma or synovial fluid. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-45405-8
We also get to hear Lorenzo´s own story in entrepreneurship and we hear recommendations from Lorenzo into transition of students to industry and entrepreneurship.
Enjoy!
Lorenzo Corsini was the co-founder of PhagoMed Biopharma, a company focused on developing targeted antimicrobials to treat chronic infections. He led PhagoMed as CEO until it was acquired by BioNTech in 2021 and renamed into BioNTech
R&D (Austria), which Lorenzo now leads as Managing Director. Prior to starting PhagoMed in 2017, he was a Principal at the Boston Consulting Group. He did his PhD in molecular biology at EMBL Heidelberg and has diploma degrees in biochemistry and business administration.
On the episode, we cover the phage programs led by
Lorenzo and give special focus to the recent publication of the work that led to the discontinuation of phage research in PhagoMed Biopharma at the time, highlighting the fact that the activity of S.aureus phages is severely diminished in the presence of plasma or synovial fluid. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-45405-8
We also get to hear Lorenzo´s own story in entrepreneurship and we hear recommendations from Lorenzo into transition of students to industry and entrepreneurship.
Enjoy!
36 min