This Biotech CEO Wants Your Dog to Live Longer, an Interview with Celine Halioua

<p>Meet Celine Halioua, founder and CEO of Loyal, a biotech startup developing drugs to extend dog lifespan. In this episode of Lady Scientist Podcast, Celine reveals how a single cold email landed her an internship and then later a full-time job with the Longevity Fund, a venture capital firm based in San Francisco. This was the career shift that launched her into the biotech space where she later founded Loyal, which has raised $27 million and has already completed its first clinical study! You can find Celine at <a href="https://www.loyalfordogs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.loyalfordogs.com/</a>. Support the podcast by subscribing to our channels, signing up for our newsletter, and leaving a review or comment. Thank you for listening!</p><p>Support our podcast through Patreon and get<a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/lsp" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> #LSP</a> swag:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fladyscientistpodcast&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnN3SUZhV2Y4Qm1SM192MFE2bXVhTVFtcHpOQXxBQ3Jtc0tscjJEaHR6b0xaQUxEVm94bUdvVWlnUm5VS0NnWEdnNXFMT2puTWFwLUZvMXQyQXFwaDBTMzhiaFBXaTcxMnJUYWh2ZEtONmgzY3JSeVlQZUx0YW9SLWFGZ003WDBmdGVSUVZ6eElPVV9uWkFOV2dfWQ%3D%3D&v=sHs39MUHJ-c&event=video_description" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> </a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ladyscientist..." rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/ladyscientist...</a></p><p>Episode Highlights:</p><ul><li><p>3:18 Celine made the difficult decision to leave Oxford, where she was previously a graduate student studying neuroscience and went all-in with Longevity.</p></li><li><p>8:05 Celine speaks to the significance of Loyal’s first clinical study and summarizes the learnings.</p></li><li><p>10:08 Celine breaks down the term ‘consumer-facing study’ and Loyal’s effort to both socialize the aging thesis and cultivate a consumer-focused pharma company</p></li><li><p>18:06 Celine breaks down the basic thesis of Loyal - “The basic thesis of Loyal is that there is a