BioHive is so excited to announce: It's Launch Day! 🎙️🐝 @hivecast.biohive 's debut episode is out now. Don't miss the opportunity to hear the 20-year journey that led to Denali's recent drug approval. It’s easy to start things. Challenging to stay committed. Rare to finish. Ryan Watts reflects on the final months before Denali Therapeutics’ approval and the extraordinary effort from the team that helped make it possible. A reminder that breakthroughs are often built through years of persistence behind the scenes. Watch the full epiode now — Link in bio

Do you feel the buzz in the air? 🐝 Our new podcast HiveCast is launching next week on Wednesday, June 24th! 🎉 Follow @hivecast.biohive to keep up with the panel of rotating hosts, guests from every corner of the ecosystem and the stories that make up the BioHive community. Don't miss the debut episode with host Jared Bauer, CEO of Seek Labs and HiveCast's first guest, Ryan Watts, CEO of Denali Therapeutics. What does it take to spend decades pursuing one of the hardest problems in medicine? Ryan shares why he chose neurodegenerative disease as the problem he wanted to dedicate his career to solving despite the enormous challenges and high failure rates in the field. He also reflects on the emotional day Denali received approval for its first drug after nearly 20 years of work and discusses the extraordinary effort from the team that helped make it possible. The conversation explores purpose, persistence, leadership and what it really takes to bring a new therapy to patients. Follow HiveCast on LinkedIn, Instagram & Youtube, and get excited for more buzz-worthy conversations on HiveCast starting next week.

BioHive is BUZZING with Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 We want to send a big thank you to everyone who came out to support and march with us in the Utah Pride Parade yesterday. Community is at the heart of Utah's life science ecosystem, and Pride is an opportunity to celebrate, support and show up for one another. We loved seeing so many members of our ecosystem come together to create a welcoming space in our community. 🐝

🐝 #IAMBIOHIVE - Manit Sabharwal 🐝 Meet Manit, Senior Product Manager at Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Manit grew up in Kuwait where she experienced how lack of understanding around health care and diseases caused fear in her own family. That experience inspired her to pursue a degree in Biomedical Engineering and build a career in the life sciences. Today, Manit brings her global perspective to Utah’s life science ecosystem, helping drive healthcare solutions that recognize the unique needs of different communities here in Utah and around the world.

🐝 #IAMBIOHIVE - Michaela Hatch 🐝 BioHive is excited to announce that Michaela Hatch, Senior Scientist at Recursion, is stepping up as the next president of the Women in Tech & Science Community! Michaela has already made a huge impact on WITS, serving as an officer and we are so excited to see where she takes the community in her new role. As someone who navigated through her life sciences career focusing on work experience rather than traditional graduate schooling, Michaela is an advocate for everyone’s individual life science journey. She is excited to uplift the WITS community by bringing everyone’s unique strengths together to reach new levels of inspiration. “I strongly advocate for growth mindset and the importance of lifelong learning as a scientist. Regardless of your background or where life has taken you, there is a place for you to make an impact in the life sciences industry!” Meet Michaela at BioHive’s next WITS event on June 4! Join us for an evening of networking, collaboration and conversation with Recursion’s Communications & Culture Fellow, Katherine Matsumoto, PhD, as she shares insights on how to tell meaningful stories in the life sciences. Anyone who supports Women in STEM is welcome to join. 💜 Learn more and register here: https://luma.com/4s98v52f