Send us a text In this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives:, we dive into one of the most dramatic biotech stories of the decade: the rise of Metsera, the VC-backed obesity startup that triggered a rare billion-dollar bidding war between two pharma giants, Pfizer and Novo Nordisk. We explore how Metsera quietly emerged from Flagship’s venture creation engine, how its science positioned it as a next-generation competitor in the GLP-1 era, and why its pipeline, from injectable GLP-1s to amylin a...
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Send us a text In this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives:, we dive into one of the most dramatic biotech stories of the decade: the rise of Metsera, the VC-backed obesity startup that triggered a rare billion-dollar bidding war between two pharma giants, Pfizer and Novo Nordisk. We explore how Metsera quietly emerged from Flagship’s venture creation engine, how its science positioned it as a next-generation competitor in the GLP-1 era, and why its pipeline, from injectable GLP-1s to amylin a...
Send us a text What if the secret engine driving modern drug discovery wasn’t in Boston or Basel, but in Shanghai? In this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, host Manead dives deep into the rise of WuXi AppTec, a company that redefined how the world develops medicine. We explore its fascinating journey, from a humble chemistry startup founded by Dr. Ge Li to a global R&D and manufacturing giant that helps nearly every top pharma and biotech company bring therapies to l...
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Send us a text In this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives:, we dive into one of the most dramatic biotech stories of the decade: the rise of Metsera, the VC-backed obesity startup that triggered a rare billion-dollar bidding war between two pharma giants, Pfizer and Novo Nordisk. We explore how Metsera quietly emerged from Flagship’s venture creation engine, how its science positioned it as a next-generation competitor in the GLP-1 era, and why its pipeline, from injectable GLP-1s to amylin a...
