Ep. 33: Harnessing the Gut-Brain Axis to Treat Neurological Disorders with Bloom Science
In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Christopher Reyes, PhD and Eyram Adjogatse, PhD from Bloom Science, about Harnessing the Gut-Brain axis to Treat Neurological Disorders. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The key moments in this episode are: 00:00:05 - Introduction 00:00:56 - Background and Founding of Bloom Science 00:05:06 - Understanding the Gut-Brain Axis 00:09:23 - Developing Therapies for the Gut-Brain Axis 00:14:49 - The Origins and Utility of the Ketogenic Diet 00:16:01 - Delivery Methods for BL One and ALS Treatment One 00:16:59 - Microbiome Applications and Alternate Delivery Methods 00:17:38 - Funding History and Future Funding Plans 00:20:55 - Partnerships and Collaborations 00:29:33 - Importance of Alignment in Investor Relationships 00:30:00 - Potential Setback in Accepting Non-Traditional Biotech Investors 00:30:18 - Appreciation for the Advice 00:30:54 - Plug for Bloom Science 00:31:15 - Conclusion and Gratitude Guest Bios: Christopher Reyes, PhD: Dr. Reyes is a biophysicist and entrepreneur with a passion for creating solutions to improve our health, environment and economic sustainability. He has founded two companies focused on developing therapeutics to address serious medical needs as well as a tech company focused on connecting people and companies to socially conscious data solutions. His first company Eclipse Therapeutics, a City Hill-backed Biogen spinout focusing on cancer stem cell targeting therapeutics, resulted in a successful acquisition in 18 months. He has a Ph.D. in Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco and B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology, Biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley. Eyram Adjogatse, PhD: Dr. Adjogatse connects early-stage pharma R&D candidates with partners and other supporters. He ensures that new healthcare products are developed to their full potential. Having worked in pharmacy, in drug discovery research and as a consultant, he's gained a unique perspective on the challenges of bringing healthcare products to market. He's collaborated with biotech startups, Fortune 100 pharma companies and academic labs all over the world, and that's given him a better idea of the big picture. Guest Links: Christopher Reyes Linkedin Eyram Adjogatse Linkedin Bloom Twitter Bloom Linkedin About VibeCast VibeCast is our weekly informational podcast and content series exploring the hottest topics in drug development and Web3 with some of the dynamic people that make up the Vibe community. VibeCast is a collection of long-form and short-form video content intended to help our community learn about the current opportunities and challenges in biotech fundraising and community engagement innovation. Guests include biotech founders, regulatory experts, drug development executives, blockchain technologists, web3 community builders, patient community advocates, and many other Vibe Bio community members seeking to accelerate the development of breakthrough treatments. Follow Vibe Bio's Socials: https://twitter.com/VibeBio https://www.linkedin.com/company/vibe-bio/ https://www.instagram.com/vibebiotechnology/ https://www.tiktok.com/@vibebio https://www.facebook.com/VibeBiotechnology/ Disclaimer: VibeCast is intended to be used for educational and entertainment purposes, and no information or opinions shared constitute advice or services. While guests are invited to listen, listeners acknowledge they are not being provided professional advice from the podcast or the guests. The podcast is for private non-commercial use and the statements of our guests reflect their personal views only and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any agency, organization, or company that they work for or are affiliated with.
