Dr. Guy Heathers is the Chief Business Officer and one of the co-founders of Albatross Therapeutics, a preclinical stage biotech company focused on developing therapeutic antibodies and antibody drug conjugates for the treatment of solid tumors and arthritis. In this episode, Dr. Guy Heathers shares his extensive experience in the biotech industry and discusses the challenges and opportunities in Singapore's biotech ecosystem. He talks about how he became involved in building the biotech industry in Singapore. Dr. Heathers also reflects on the progress and setbacks in the Singapore biotech scene, highlighting the importance of having a clear business strategy and the need for specialized biotech investors. He emphasizes the global mindset and the potential for biotech companies to make a significant impact on a global scale.
Host: John Joson NgEditors: Jessie Wong, John Joson NgThe show notes and transcripts for the episode can be found onnucleatesingapore.substack.com. For feedback or recommendations on who we should talk to next, please reach out to Joson Ng via
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01:03 - Introduction06:28 - Getting invovled with Singapore's nascent biotech ecosystem10:17 - Early successes16:16 - Mindset shift26:37 - Tessa's closure and lessons learned