John Crowley - Biotech's Chief Evangelist - [Art of Investing, EP.15]

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In the 1990s, science and biopharma transformed HIV/AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable long-term condition.
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The initial Pompe treatment made two adult patients weaker, prompting Amicus to stop the trial and request an FDA clinical hold.
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A German infant failing approved Pompe therapy improved on Amicus’s experimental treatment, leaving the hospital breathing independently and feeding himself.
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The failed Pompe drug weakened patients because its half-life in human muscle differed from its half-life in animals and healthy volunteers.
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The Pompe enzyme treatment normalized the children’s enlarged hearts within six infusions or 12 weeks, preventing fatal cardiac decline.
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A doctor predicted a Pompe disease cure within about a year. Nearly 25 years later, that goal remained unmet.
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About 90% of drugs entering clinical trials never become commercial products, while about 90% of successful products miss sales expectations.
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An angel round raised $1 million from 37 individual investors after the minimum investment fell from $250,000 to $5,000.
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Amicus’s global pivotal Pompe study enrolled about 120 people and cost more than half a billion dollars.
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One failed clinical study and the loss of a major pharmaceutical partner can threaten a biotech’s survival.
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Within six months of its UK launch, the Pompe medicine reached over 30 to 40 percent of people living with Pompe disease.
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Planning too far ahead can steer you toward a useful field you dislike, while life later invalidates the plan.
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In biotech, brilliant teams, advanced facilities, and massive funding still fail when the core technology fails.
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A résumé establishes baseline technical qualifications. The real hiring decision comes from how you spend the remaining time with the person.
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Going public brought capital but exposed the company to severe pressure managing a micro-cap biotech during the financial crisis.
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AI and machine learning could make drug screening and clinical trials faster, cheaper, less redundant, and more successful.
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A life-saving breakthrough can still be inadequate. The obligation is to return to the drawing board for something better.
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Education develops people through moral, mental, and physical principles, not merely through coursework.
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You do not need to be a scientist to invest in biotech. You need access to people who are.
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Long-term biotech investing starts with deep diligence on leadership, character, experience, and resilience.
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Better healthcare requires both newer treatments and a serious commitment to bringing them to everyone who needs them.

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