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#629: Inside the Biotech Breakthroughs: How Investors and Founders Build Winning Companies
Wednesday June 17, 2026 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
103A
Component Type: Session
Level: Intermediate

This candid panel looks inside notable biotech breakthroughs to explore what “success” really takes beyond the headlines. Through case studies from leading venture groups and founders, speakers will unpack key decisions, near misses, pivots, and partnership strategies, translating them into practical lessons for emerging companies and their partners.

Learning Objectives

Describe the strategic and operational decisions that shape successful biotech trajectories from idea to inflection point; Analyze real-world case studies to identify patterns in pivots, near misses, financing, and partnership strategies; Translate investor and founder perspectives into practical lessons for emerging companies and their partners.

Chair

Robert Tepper

Speaker

Panelist
Abbie Celniker, PHD

Panelist
Gabriela Apiou, PHD


Speakers
avatar for Gabriela Apiou

Gabriela Apiou

Investigator, Assitant Professor (M), Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
Gabriela Apiou, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School, the inaugural Endowed MGH Research Institute Chair in Translational Sciences, and Director of the MGH Wellman Center for Photomedicine’s Translational... Read More →
AC

Abbie Celniker

Partner, Third Rock Ventures, United States
avatar for Robert Tepper

Robert Tepper

Co-founder and Partner, Third Rock Ventures, United States
Bob Tepper is a co-founder and Partner of Third Rock Ventures and a distinguished physician-scientist with more than 30 years of experience building and operating leading research and development organizations in the biotech industry. Bob focuses on the formation, development, and... Read More →
Wednesday June 17, 2026 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
103A The Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
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