Dr. Gregory Bailey is the CEO of Juvenescence, one of the biggest players in the Longevity industry. Dr. Bailey has a medical degree from the University of Western Ontario and practiced emergency medicine for more than 10 years before entering the world of finance. We talked about all the different things that Juvenescence is working on, as well as some great tips for investing in the capital starved longevity industry. If you want some advice from one of the top investors in the industry, make sure to give this a listen. Juvenescence has their hands in a lot of different pies... from partici ..read more

Today is a very special episode where I will be discussing Biotech and Blockchain. Now you might be asking yourself - how do blockchain and biotech have anything to do with each other? That's exactly what i thought as well when I first heard of VitaDao. But after my conversation today I'm convinced that this is a collision of industries that was absolutely necessary. Vitadao is taking the world of crypto, and the world of BioTech and smashing them together in an explosion of innovation.  VitaDao is a completely decentralized autonomous organization... also know as a DAO... now there's a ..read more

Locked in every bite of food we take is a universe of hidden potential. Potential to cure disease, help our sleep, and improve our mood just to name a few. The food we eat has a galaxy of molecules we call peptides, these peptides have limitless possibilities that get destroyed by the black hole we call our digestive system. These peptides have some truly miraculous healing qualities, but because of the extreme weakness in their bioavailability, to date humans have not been able to experience the benefits.  Enter Nuritas - a company focusing on finding these miraculous peptides using AI t ..read more

What if I were to tell you that each and every one of us has a universe inside of us that controls our mood, how we age, and even what we're allergic to. A universe inside of our guts filled with trillions of microorganisms that make up our gut microbiome that dictate our lives from the moment we're born. Having a healthy gut microbiome from birth is a massive part of living a long, happy life. However, in recent years, because of changes to how we raise our children researchers have noticed that infants of today have less and less of these extremely important bacteria which can cause life lo ..read more

Imagine if you could turn the characteristics of a cell on and off… or up and down like a volume trigger… constantly tuning things until everything is working just right. It might sound impossible, but that’s exactly what Obsidian therapeutics is working on. I’ll admit, it was tough for me to wrap my mind around this one at first, but my guest today did a fantastic job of explaining things. So without further ado, chief development officer of Obsidian therapeutics, Catherine Stehman-Breen. Podcast notes and transcript available here: https://simplebiotechpodcast.com/catherine-stehman-breen-o ..read more

Everyone's dealt with anxiety and depression to some extent, at some point in their lives. It can be debilitating and can cause feelings of hopelessness and helplessness. My guest, Shawn Singh wants to change that. Him and his company, Vistagen Therapeutics are taking on anxiety and depression with their unique bio technology that aims to leave the nasty side effects of anxiety and depression meds behind Vistagen Therapeutics is a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticket VTGN. If you are someone who's dealt with either anxiety or depression this episode is for y ..read more

Imagine being blind and you can see again. Imagine being paralyzed and you can move again. Imagine how amazing it would feel to be cured of cancer. Life changing would be an understatement. My guest today is the CEO of a company that is leading the way in cell therapy, a technology that can do just that; cure the blind, give movement to the paralyzed, and cure cancer. Brian Culley is the CEO of Lineage Cell Therapeutics, a publicly traded company on the NYSE. Stock ticker: LCTX Lineage Cell Therapeutics has had some extremely promising results by using the power of Pluripotent stem cells. Thi ..read more

If you've lived in the twentieth century you've likely, at one point or another, had an attachment to a non human furry friend... and with any attachment comes the inevitable realization that our furry friend is a mere mortal... one that will age, slow down, and become frail in our life time. If this is something you dread, then this episode is for you. In this day and age we live so closely with our pets that they've become members of the standard twentieth century family... and losing a pet is just like losing a family member. My guest today is a man that is attempting to drastically slow d ..read more

If you're confused about NAD and it's precursors then this is the podcast for you. Dr. Joseph Baur, an Associate Professor of Physiology from University of Pennsylvania, is a leading NAD researcher. His lab currently studies metabolic and signaling pathways by which nutrient intake can influence longevity, with a particular emphasis on NAD and mTOR. In this interview Joseph breaks down all the questions I've had (and there's a lot) about the miracle molecule, NAD. Joseph helps me to understand why it's such an important molecule, how one can boost NAD levels, and what the data tells us about ..read more

Dr. Gregory Bailey is the CEO of Juvenescence, one of the biggest players in the Longevity industry. Dr. Bailey has a medical degree from the University of Western Ontario and practiced emergency medicine for more than 10 years before entering the world of finance. We talked about all the different things that Juvenescence is working on, as well as some great tips for investing in the capital starved longevity industry. If you want some advice from one of the top investors in the industry, make sure to give this a listen. Juvenescence has their hands in a lot of different pies... from partici ..read more