Danuta Jeziorska, Uncover Therapeutics

How does a cancer diagnosis completely rewire your leadership style?

Why is maintaining your mindset a core responsibility of a CEO?

And what is the question every leader should ask themselves before they make a decision?

Today I’m joined by Danuta Jeziorska, the former CEO and co-founder of Nucleome and current CEO and co-founder of Uncover Therapeutics based in Oxford. Uncover is an immuno-oncology company turning cancer’s immunoshield into an immunobeacon.

And we’ll get more into the science of that towards the end of the episode.

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Chapters

0:58 — Fascination With the Code of Life

5:06 — The CV in the Suitcase

12:54 — From the Lab to the Boardroom

17:20 — A Pandemic, a Diagnosis and a Company to Run

21:03 — Leading From Purpose Not Fear

25:26 — The CEO's Most Underrated Responsibility

30:48 — Why She Said Yes to Oncology

32:34 — What Europe Must Do Differently