WTR Healthcare Happenings is a weekly conversation with healthcare executives, medical experts, and investors on recent clinical data or industry-driving events in healthcare.
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Psychedelics Sector Deals 2025: AbbVie/Gilgamesh Impact and Market Outlook
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6:55In this special Flashcast edition of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Podcast, host Tim Gerdeman sits down with Robert Sassoon, Senior Research Analyst at Water Tower Research, to discuss the recent wave of deal activity in the psychedelics sector. Robert breaks down major transactions, including why the AbbVie/Gilgamesh deal marks a potential turning p…
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Ludwig's Dr. Marvin Hausman on Why Its Cheek-Swabbing mRNA Technology Platform Promises to be a Revolutionary Diagnostic Tool
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34:22In this episode of the WTR Healthcare Happenings podcast, we are joined by Ludwig Enterprises (OTC: LUDG) Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer Marvin Hausman MD to talk about the company's innovative and proprietary mRNA genomic technology. Dr. Hausman discusses how it revolutionizes early detection of chronic inflammatory-driven diseases like c…
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CEO Brent Lucas on Why Envoy Medical's Device Technology is Currently the Only Change Agent in Hearing Health
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31:33CEO Brent Lucas of Envoy Medical (NASDAQ: COCH), an innovative hearing health technology company and sole US-domiciled cochlear implant company joins the WTR Healthcare Happenings podcast to talk about hearing loss, the third most chronic physical condition prevalent in the US, and how Envoy's innovative device technology can disrupt the hearing so…
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Ainos' Director of Corporate Development Jack Lu on Why SmellTech Platform AI Nose is a Foundational Product in AI
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23:44In our latest WTR Healthcare Spotlight podcast, we were joined by Jack Lu, Director of corporate Development at Ainos (NASDAQ: AIMD) to discuss the company's pioneering smell digitization AI technology platform, AI Nose; diversification of the platform's penetration across multiple verticals through strategic partnerships; commercialization opportu…
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Lisata Therapeutics' CEO Dr. David Mazzo and CMO Dr. Kristen Buck On the Promise Of Certepetide for Pancreatic Cancer
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23:27In this episode of WTR Healthcare Spotlight podcast, we are joined by Lisata Therapeutics' (NASDAQ: LSTA) CEO David Mazzo, PhD and Chief Medical Officer Kristen Buck, MD to talk about, Certepetide, the company's novel solid tumor targeting and penetration technology with tumor microenvironment modifying properties. We also dive into the recently re…
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Cybin CEO Doug Drysdale On What Distinguishes CYB003 from Other Aspiring Novel Depression Treatments
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21:04In our first rebranded WTR Healthcare Spotlight, Cybin CEO Doug Drysdale joins Water Tower Research’s Tim Gerdeman and Senior Analyst Robert Sassoon to discuss the company's non-traditional financing strategy as it continues to advance its development pipeline. Drysdale also probes into data that highlight advantages that distinguish Cybin's lead p…
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A Conversation with PharmAla Biotech CEO Nick Kadysh on What the Trump FDA and AI mean for the Biotech Landscape
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24:20In this episode of the WTR Biotech Spotlight, Water Tower Research’s Tim Gerdeman is joined by Nick Kadysh, Founding CEO and President of Toronto-headquartered Life Sciences company, PharmAla Biotech (CSE: MDMA; OTCQB: MDXXF),and WTR Senior Analyst Robert Sassoon for an insightful discussion on arguably the two main topics that are currently concen…
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Trevi Therapeutics CEO Jennifer Good Discusses Oral Haduvio Benefit in Chronic Cough
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29:31Trevi Therapeutics CEO Jennifer Good joins us on this week’s WTR Biotech Spotlight to talk about the recent and impressive clinical data for Haduvio in IPF-associated chronic cough and refractory chronic cough. We discuss Haduvio’s unique mechanism and unscheduled status, supported by a human abuse study. Listen to learn more about Trevi Therapeuti…
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How the Biomarker Era Will Transform the CNS Treatment Landscape with Psilera CEO Dr. Chris Witowski
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14:57In this episode of the WTR Biotech Spotlight, Water Tower Research’s Tim Gerdeman is joined by Dr. Chris Witowski, CEO of Psilera, and WTR Senior Analyst Robert Sassoon for an insightful discussion on the company’s pioneering work in neuroplastogen drug development and delivery technologies. Dr. Chris Witowski, CEO and Co-Founder of Psilera, an ear…
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Apimeds Pharmaceuticals CEO Erik Emerson Discusses Purified Bee Venom for Knee Osteoarthritis and Other Inflammatory Conditions
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29:42On this week’s WTR Biotech Spotlight, we speak with Apimeds CEO Erik Emerson about the newly NYSE listed company and the development of Apitox, a purified honeybee venom, for knee osteoarthritis and multiple sclerosis. We discuss the therapeutic properties of bee venom and the clinical/regulatory plans to bring Apitox to the US market. Listen to le…
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Zomedica's (OTCQB: ZOMDF) CEO Highlights Its Innovative Product Offerings and Significant Growth Opportunities in the Animal Healthcare Market
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17:48CEO of Zomedica (OTCQB: ZOMDF) Larry Heaton joins WTR's Tim Gerdeman and Robert Sassoon in this week's WTR Small-Cap Spotlight episode. Since 2021 Zomedica has expanded its suite of innovative offerings from one product to six. All are proprietary, highly differentiated either diagnostic or therapeutic devices, to help veterinarians not only improv…
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Enlivex Therapeutics CEO Oren Hershkovitz, PhD Discusses Allocetra Cell Therapy and Recent Knee Osteoarthritis Data
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27:34Enlivex Therapeutics CEO Oren Hershkovitz, PhD joins us on this week’s WTR Biotech Spotlight to talk about how the company’s cell therapy, Allocetra, reprograms macrophages to treat inflammatory diseases. We dive into the recent Phase 1 data in knee osteoarthritis and what to expect from the randomized Phase 2 readout later this year, as well as th…
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Most-Favored-Nation Drug Pricing Lacks Executive Plan
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9:09Tim Gerdeman and Do Kim discuss President Trump’s executive order on lowering drug prices through Most-Favored-Nation reference pricing. They talk about the goal of the executive order and whether the government has the authority for price-setting in the pharmaceutical industry.By Joe Brunetto
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Current State of Biotech, Market Pressure Points, Obesity and PD-1/VEGF
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18:59Tim Gerdeman and Do Kim discuss the current state of biotech, what brought us here, and how the rest of year may look for the group. They also review recent market-shaping events in the obesity space and progress of the Keytruda-busting PD-1/VEGF bispecifics.By Joe Brunetto
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WTR Biotech Flashcast: Neuroscience, Alzheimer’s and Biogen IOC
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16:01On this week's episode of WTR Biotech Spotlight, Tim Gerdeman and Robert Sassoon sit down for a quick flashcast to review Robert's last three reports; Neuroscience, Alzheimer’s and Biogen IOC.By Joe Brunetto
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Annovis Bio's CEO Discusses the promise of Buntanetap in Redefining the Treatment of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's and Next Steps
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18:23Founding CEO and President of Annovis Bio (NYSE: ANVS) Dr Maria Maccecchini joins WTR's Tim Gerdeman and Robert Sassoon in this week's WTR Biotech Spotlight episode. Annovis is a late clinical-stage drug platform company developing novel disease-modifying therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, to include targeting Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, as…
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Veru, Inc. CEO Mitch Steiner Discusses Recent Enobosarm Data and Preserving Muscle While on GLP-1 Obesity Drugs
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34:32CEO Mitch Steiner joins us on this week’s WTR Biotech Spotlight to talk about the next generation of drugs focusing on lean mass (muscle) preservation for obesity patients on the popular GLP-1 therapies. He reviews the recent enobosarm Phase 2b data and highlights the importance of functional clinical benefit in addition to maintaining lean mass. L…
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OS Therapies CEO Paul Romness and CBO Gerald Commisiong Discuss Recent OST-HER2 Phase 2b Data and Next Steps
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25:42CEO Paul Romness and CBO Gerald Commisiong of OS Therapies join us on our WTR Biotech Spotlight podcast to talk about the OST-HER2 Phase 2b data in recurrent, liver metastatic osteosarcoma and what it could mean for patients with this aggressive cancer. We discuss the plan to approach the FDA and their confidence in a potential accelerated filing. …
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Launch of WTR Biotech Spotlight Podcast with Tim Gerdeman and Do Kim
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6:09We are launching a WTR Spotlight podcast focused on biotech companies and industry. Listen to Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Do Kim, Senior Research Analyst, discuss what to expect and who will be joining us in future episodes.By Joe Brunetto
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