Lovisa Afzelius, Flagship Pioneering 🇸🇪 | Company building, AI | E24

In our first episode recorded live in front of an audience, we’re with Lovisa Afzelius, the General Partner of the European branch of Flagship Pioneering 🇸🇪We talk about Flagship, including its EU activities. We also talk about company-building and Lovisa’s personal journey to be one of the leading Swedish leaders in biotech.⭐️ ABOUT THE SPEAKERLovisa is an icon in the EU biotech and pharma world, having been a CEO, co-founder, president, board chairman, and executive director in many emerging companies. Joining Flagship in 2020, she became the founding CEO of Alltrna, and co-founded/CEO of Apriori Bio, Metaphore Biotechnologies, and Prologue Medicines. Lovisa has received many accolades. A few include being listed on Inc. Magazine’s Female Founders 250 List in 2024, 2023 she featured in the PharmaVoice 100 list of life science industry leaders. 🔗 LINKS MENTIONED- tRNA therapies, Lovisa Afzelius, Founding CEO, Theonie Anastassiadis, Co-founder & CIO, Alltrna: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3JaGad1YednEhExnK4Xl2L?si=7G65_6u_TyeB3Rmn5hzZYw&nd=1&dlsi=4f17dae5cf3f4306- Agnete Fredriksen, Nykode | Being one of the top 50 women in 🇪🇺 Bio | E07: https://flot.bio/episode/agnete-fredriksen-top-women-bio/- Flagship Pioneering website: https://www.flagshippioneering.com/- Otello Stampacchia, Omega Funds 🇮🇹 | Competition, Boston & Pasta | E18: https://flot.bio/episode/otello-stampacchia-omega-funds/📜 TRANSCRIPTRead the full transcript here: https://flot.bio/episode/lovisa-afzelius-flagship-pioneering/💸 DONATEWe welcome donations from individuals and businesses to support our podcast and allow us to create even more content: https://www.paypal.me/PhilipHemme⭐️ SPONSORSHIPReady to amplify your brand to influential leaders in biotech and biopharma? Contact [email protected] and unlock sponsorship opportunities in our podcasts!🫶 FOLLOW USNewsletter: http://eepurl.com/h_fnmHLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/flot-bio/X (Twitter): https://x.com/FlotBio🙏 LIKE/FOLLOW/REVIEWDid you enjoy the episode? Please hit the like and subscribe button. Also, please let me know your thoughts in the comments below.🎙️ ABOUT FLOT.BIOFlot.bio is a show to watch the best Europeans in biotech to help you grow. Hosted by Philip Hemme. 20k monthly views. Free.⏰ TIMESTAMPS[00:00:00] Intro[00:02:08] Flagship Pioneering and their EU biotech initiatives[00:06:18] Being creative in many biotech spheres[00:08:37] Why invest 50m in first seed Series A every time?[00:11:42] The Flagship Pioneering business model: invest early[00:15:57] VC-created vs founder-led biotechs[00:17:46] Raising one of the largest biotech funds[00:19:19] Flagship Pioneering’s biggest returns[00:22:36] AI & biotech[00:26:31] What does success mean to Flagship Pioneering[00:29:20] How to help biotech spinoffs grow and advice for women to be biotech leaders [00:34:03] How to move from computational to translation sciences & bring drugs to market faster[00:37:14] What can the EU learn from the US to create biotechs[00:40:36] How do you bridge the gap between biotech company creation in the US vs EU[00:43:07] Lessons for an early-stage biotech career[00:47:18] How to attract the best biotech talent[00:48:38] Moving to Boston[00:52:13] Quickfire[00:55:41] Thanks for listening