Mike Ward | The Best and the Worst since the 80s in EU Biotech | E08

Today we're in Munich at BIO-Europe to chat with one of the best commentators in European biotech, Mike Ward. We talk about the best and the worst of the European biotech industry since the 80s.

💎 ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mike has been in biotech content since the birth of the industry in the 80s. He has worked at BioCentury, Informa/Scrip and now Clarivate. I’ve known Mike for many years and I like how clearly he sees things while being no-bullshit and fun.

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS

[00:00:00] Intro
[00:01:32] The best and worst of biotech
[00:11:08] The beginnings of the EU biotech scene
[00:21:38] It's all in cycles and echos
[00:28:14] Biotech of today
[00:45:12] Can biotechs make money?
[00:56:31] Funding big vs small
[01:16:15] The EU biotech world is very small
[01:21:45] The changing media landscape
[01:38:35] The rockstar of biotech
[01:43:18] Thanks for listening