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Takeaways from BioCentury’s 3rd Grand Rounds U.S. - Seattle

June 10, 2026 11:02 PM UTC

Getting into the clinic fast to de-risk assets has become the name of the game in biotech, and at the academia-industry interface, too.

From AI to NAMs to starting a Phase I trial in the U.S., BioCentury’s 3rd Grand Rounds-U.S. conference brought together academic innovators, biopharma leaders and early-stage investors to debate key bottlenecks in translation and how to make early-stage R&D investible.

Sam Blackman, entrepreneur in residence at GV and co-founder of Day One Biopharmaceuticals, and Aaron Coe, managing director of innovation for the Allen Institute, joined BioCentury’s analysts on stage last week in Seattle for a podcast recording to wrap up Grand Rounds and discuss key takeaways from the event.

Editor’s note: We invite you to join BioCentury and Regional Host Chairs Forbion and BGV at our next edition of BioCentury Grand Rounds, scheduled for Sept. 23-25 in Amsterdam.