Susan Hill, Mestag Therapeutics

Why is condensing information a critical skill for a CEO?

How do you keep dozens of people across different functions of a company feel like one team?

And why should you keep patients and caregivers at the centre of drug discovery?

Today I’m joined by Susan Hill, CEO of Mestag Therapeutics, a Cambridge-based company developing new programs for cancer and inflammatory disease.

We’ll touch on the science towards the end of the episode.

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Chapters

0:00 – From Lab to Boardroom

6:23 – The Call to Lead

10:26 – Knowing When to Jump

14:12 – Comfortable with Uncertainty

16:33 – Shared Challenges at the Top

21:01 – The Art of Condensing

27:56 – Tackling Solid Tumors

32:46 – Multiple Teams, One Mission

34:36 – Closing the Gap for Patients

39:00 – Sailing Toward the Horizon