Jo Shorthouse

Jo Shorthouse

Executive Editor, In Vivo

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This Belgian Biotech’s Drug Cocktail Could Help Reverse Muscle Aging

While big pharma pours billions into creating new anti-aging molecules, a Belgian startup has taken a different path: combining existing safe drugs with AI precision. The early results suggest it might be onto something revolutionary.

Rising Leaders 2025: Doxie Jordan, From UNC Graduate To Global Market Strategist

Bristol Myers Squibb executive Doxie Jordan discusses his path to global commercial leadership and the principles guiding pharmaceutical market strategy

Behind The Buyout: Dispatches From The Dealmaking Table

In a challenging funding environment for biopharma, strategic dealmaking has become a critical growth engine. In Vivo explores what it truly takes to navigate high-stakes acquisitions and partnerships, drawing on insights from seasoned industry leaders.

Rising Leaders 2025: Ovid’s Meg Alexander On Neurology’s Next Frontier

Ovid Therapeutics' president and COO Meg Alexander is leading the company’s strategic pivot toward innovative neurological treatments, potentially creating a new class of medicines for rare neurological disorders.

How Ethris Cracked mRNA’s “Do Not Shake” Problem To Unlock Respiratory Therapeutics

A German biotech has solved a fundamental physics problem that has limited mRNA therapeutics to injectable vaccines. Its breakthrough stabilizer technology allows mRNA particles to survive the mechanical stress of inhalation delivery, opening the door to treating chronic respiratory diseases.

Rising Leaders 2025: Kura Oncology’s Mollie Leoni On Setting Precedent, Not Following It

Kura Oncology's new chief medical officer discusses her path to leadership, the company's advancing AML pipeline, and her methodical approach to developing treatments for underserved oncology indications.