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Francesca Barone

Francesca Barone

Sep 2, 2026

10:48
I know you mentioned that some of these things might have overlap with rheumatology, but interested in what it's like day to day for you really taking a different approach to oncology.
10:59
Yeah.
10:59
So I think it depends on the angle that you explore this thing.
11:04
So from the discovery and research point of view, it's extremely fascinating.
11:08
So when I was offered the possibility to come and work at Candell, they had already two clinical assets.
11:14
One was just really newborn.
11:16
The other one was fairly advanced, was already in phase three.

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17:07
But in terms of impact on patients leading biotech in a portfolio, curious what is impactful to you on a patient level from your current seat?
11:02
Where is that showing up right now? Are you dating? How are you softening in your
11:08
world? Yeah, so I run my business with my partner, which is...
11:13
which is an ayahuasca business and running a business and with my partner.
11:17
And it's been a harrowing journey.
11:21
It's been really tough on us.
11:23
And you know, earlier on in my medicine work and my journey with ayahuasca and the plants, it was a lot of, um, the same kind of addict.
11:32
I was an addict for 12 years, really my whole life, but that, that fighter survivor pushing energy really carried over into my medicine work for quite a long time.

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25:10
So there's been a

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