October 2, 2026
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Big4Bio CEO Weekly - Q&A Life Sciences Leaders
BIG4BIO CEO WEEKLY Q&A:
Kate Torchilin, Ph.D., M.B.A., CEO and President, Mirai Bio
In this CEO Q&A, Torchilin discusses the delivery bottleneck that inspired Mirai's founding, what differentiates its integrated LNP platform, the milestone that took a partner program from concept to IND-enabling studies in under ten months, and leading within the Flagship Pioneering ecosystem. More

Press Releases

  • Bambusa Therapeutics: Initiates Subcutaneous Dosing of BBT001 in Atopic Dermatitis, Following Compelling Intravenous Proof-of-Concept Data More
  • Clear Scientific: Positive Phase 2 Results for CS-1103, the First Investigational Therapeutic That Removes Fentanyl From the Body More
  • Cullinan Therapeutics: New Drug Application Submission Initiated for Zipalertinib Plus Chemotherapy in First-Line EGFR Exon 20 Insertion Mutation NSCLC for Review Under FDA Real-Time Oncology Review Program More
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Novel Treatment Combination Improves Progression-Free Survival in Most Common Form of Metastatic Breast Cancer More
  • Ernexa Therapeutics: CEO Corner Highlights Appointment of Dr. Robert J. Spiegel as Company Sharpens Oncology Focus and Advances ERNA-101 Toward the Clinic More
  • Replimune: TUDRIQEV Now Available in the U.S. for Advanced Melanoma More
  • Roswell Park, Generate Biomedicines: Launch Exclusive Clinical Trial of ‘Armored’ CAR T Therapy for Ovarian Cancer More
  • Verastem Oncology: New RAMP 201 Molecular Profiling and External Control Arm Analyses Describing Outcomes for Avutometinib Plus Defactinib in Recurrent Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer to be Presented at IGCS 2026 More
  • Zealand Pharma: Opening of New Research Hub in Cambridge, Massachusetts More
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Financial News

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  • Akebia Therapeutics: Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) More
  • Candel Therapeutics: Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) More
  • Damora Therapeutics: Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) More
  • Karyopharm Therapeutics: Inducement Grant Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) More
  • LSN: Hot Investor Mandates (Updated 9/29) More
  • NORD: Awards Seed Grants to Advance Breakthroughs in Rare Disease Research More
  • Solid Biosciences: Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) More
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  • Big4Bio CEO Weekly Q&A: Kate Torchilin, Ph.D., M.B.A., CEO and President, Mirai Bio More
  • BioPharmGuy News: Tasty & Terrible Name, Suddenly Sober, All Boxes Ticked, A Bananas Choice More
  • Biotech & Pharma Updates | October 1, 2026 More
  • Broad Institute: Catalog of Mitochondria Across Life’s Family Tree Unearths New Roles for the Cell’s Powerhouse More
  • David Sinclair’s Latest Salvo Aims to Stall Aging With a Pill More*
  • More on Monte Rosa Therapeutics Investigational Drug Showing Potential for Cardiovascular Disease More
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  • VENT-03 (Iptocigistat): A Potential Oral Therapy for Lupus and Other Type 1 Interferonopathies More*
Cyprotex | Beyond Toxicity Flags - Human-rleevant NAMs and AI-enabled transcriptomics for early toxicity predction. Watch Now >

Career Moves

Slone Partners Places Farhad Ghavami as Chief Executive Officer at SeqCenter
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  • Biopharma Recruiters See ‘Signs of Recovery’ as Layoffs Remain Cool in Q3’26 More
  • More on Foghorn Laying Off 40% of Employees as Lilly Cancer Collab Collapses Over Poor Data More More More* More*
  • OPPORTUNITY: Vice President, Business Development, Remote More
  • OPPORTUNITY: Director of Compliance, Remote More
  • Slone Partners: Beyond the Org Chart - Redefining Leadership Roles After an Acquisition More
  • Talawar Therapeutics: Appoints Industry Veterans Mittie Doyle, MD, and Susannah Gray to Board of Directors More
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Events

Note: Events may be in any Big4Bio region or virtual
Spotlight Event: BioFuture Oct 27-28
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  • Biocom’s San Diego Life Science CEO Summit Oct 8
  • MassBioEd’s 25th Anniversary Gala Oct 21
  • Biocom’s Bay Area CEO Summit Oct 23
  • Biocom’s Greater LA CEO Summit Oct 27
  • BioFuture Oct 27-28
  • PODD: Partnership Opportunities in Drug Delivery Oct 29-30
  • Scaling Academic Research Programs Through Strategic Colony Management Partnerships Nov 11
  • 23rd Annual Pantheon Awards Nov 12
  • 2026 LSPA Patient Summit Nov 12
  • Patient Pathways (Use code 26B4B10 for 10% off) Nov 17-20

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