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By Ram Aiyar, CEO of Korro Bio, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC
Let me tell you a secret that most biotech executives won’t admit at cocktail parties: we’re all making it up as we go along. Sure, we’ve got fancy degrees and impressive resumes, but when you’re working on a novel platform / new modality, trying to drag a molecule from a napkin sketch to a clinical trial, there’s no playbook for this specific instance.
The Evolution Problem Nobody Talks About
Here’s how every successful biotech evolves, without exception:
- Stage 1: Conception: “We have this one brilliant idea!” (Written on actual…