Ricardo Garcia, CEO, Cesare Spadoni, COO, and Jonathan Agin, Head of Patient Advocacy for Oncoheroes Biosciences join us to discuss this relatively new company, founded in 2017, and it’s unique and thoughtful approach to childhood cancer research. The families of each of the three gentlemen have each been affected directly by childhood cancer and the lack of adequate treatments developed for children.
Oncoheroes Biosciences was formed, in fact, to confront the challenges of the current medical research system to addressing the needs of children in a comprehensive manner. First, their focus is to bring new treatments for children, specifically to the marketplace; second, research into subtypes is prioritized according to prevalence and mortality rate; third, they offer unique philanthropic opportunities of partnership and return on investment for non-profit and for-profit organizations.
Learn about their recent success in signing an agreement with the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingleheim International for exclusive rights to develop the drug Volasertib. A drug originally developed for adult leukemia, Volasertib shows great promise in treating a number of childhood cancers, and is currently being developed to treat rhabdomyosarcoma.
