1. In Vivo
  2. >>Business Strategy

What Does It Take To Launch And Lead An Oncology Biotech Today?

An Interview With Theolytics CEO Charlotte Casebourne

 
• By Lucie Ellis-Taitt

Oncolytic virus company Theolytics has emerged ready to raise a series A round and get its preclinical assets into human trials by 2021. CEO Charlotte Casebourne talks to In Vivo about the challenge of standing out from the crowd in oncology, how viruses have evolved as a treatment approach in cancer, and how oncolytic viruses might be able to answer the cancer drug pricing conundrum.

Light bulbs
• Source: Shutterstock

To date the oncolytic virus field has focussed on the slow, careful design of therapeutic viruses – an approach dependent on the human mind creating the best possible virus from thousands of base pairs. However, Theolytics is leveraging a convergence of emerging technologies within the viral therapy field – long-read sequencing, sophisticated bioinformatics and advanced genetic engineering – to accelerate discovery and development.

The company launched with £2.5m in seed investment from Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI), a £600m fund focused on commercializing ideas...

More from Business Strategy

Podcast: “They Are Able To Keep Their Body”: Medipost On Its Stem Cell Therapy Vision

 
• By Anabel Costa-Ferreira

In Vivo spoke with Edward Ahn, CEO of Medipost, a Korean company that has developed stem cell therapies from cord blood, on how they are working across regulatory markets to provide a novel treatment for degenerative diseases.

Can Italy Shake Off Its Reputation And Become A Premier Hub For Biotech?

 
• By Barnaby Pickering

Leading industry experts have spoken to In Vivo about how investment, a change in mindset and a fresh approach to policy may allow Italy to kick-start its biotech ecosystem.

Rising Leaders 2025: Abbas Kazimi’s Vision For Nimbus Therapeutics

 
• By David Wild

Rising Leader Abbas Kazimi's leadership at Nimbus Therapeutics combines immigrant resilience, patient-first partnerships, contrarian strategic bets and a deeply personal mission driving breakthrough drug discovery innovation.

AI In Biologics Discovery: The Expensive Bet On Unproven Promise

 
• By David Wild

Despite limited evidence of commercial impact, pharmaceutical companies are making massive strategic investments in AI biologics platforms. The question isn't whether the technology shows promise; it's whether that promise can translate to measurable business results.

More from In Vivo