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The Business And Science Of Obesity With Roger Cone, Ph.D., Founder Of Courage Therapeutics

Author
Ben Comer
Published
Mon 14 Jul 2025
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On this week's episode, Roger Cone, Ph.D., Founder and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board at Courage Therapeutics, talks about discovering obesity-related protein receptors in the brain, how he spun his academic discoveries out into a biotech company developing new obesity drugs, the need for obesity treatments with fewer side effects than currently available GLP-1 therapies, and the value of pairing scientific leadership with a strong business partner as CEO. 

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