Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Sweat Capital
Episode: #88 Andrew Wilks: From The $3bn Sale of Momelotinib To Establishing A Leading Australian VC Fund - SYNthesis BioVentures (Biotech Entrepreneur)
Description: The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science are Australia’s most prestigious awards for achievements in scientific research and research-based innovation. The 2024 Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation was received by Professor Andrew F Wilks & Dr Chris Burns who are credited with the invention of momelotinib a drug to help treat myelofibrosis, a rare form of blood cancer that impacts one in 100,000. The path to momelotinib achieving US FDA approval was a long one. Today’s journey follows the journey of Andrew Wilks, a young boy from Liverpool born to a working-class family who through his own inna...