Sep 18, 20263h 37m
The wild story of how a Cold War bioweapon became Botox — and how Allergan turned a sleepy ophthalmology drug into an enduring aesthetic franchise. Every part of this story looks nothing like your normal blockbuster...
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Approved
Hosted by Alex Kesin and Matthew Pech · science · EN
About this Podcast:
Life sciences, under the hood. Deep dives into the patent filings, regulatory gauntlets, and capital-risks that shape the business of biology.
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What is Approved about?
Life sciences, under the hood. Deep dives into the patent filings, regulatory gauntlets, and capital-risks that shape the business of biology.
Who hosts Approved?
Approved is hosted by Alex Kesin and Matthew Pech. The show has published 6 episodes to date.
What has Approved covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Allergan: Botox, Rogue Scientists, and the Ultimate Beauty Franchise" (18 September 2026, 217 minutes), "What is Approved?" (14 September 2026, 3 minutes), and "Blueprint Medicines: Chasing Gleevec to a $9B Allergy Drug" (4 August 2026, 150 minutes).
How often does Approved publish?
Approved publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 124 minutes across 6 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Approved?
Booking probability for Approved is 23%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Approved requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Approved's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Approved?
The strongest fits for Approved are Pharmaceuticals and Scientific Research & Development. Approved has a science audience.
About the host
Alex Kesin and Matthew Pech hosts Approved, a science podcast with 6 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Approved
What is Approved?
Sep 14, 20263 minApproved tells the definitive stories behind the world's most interesting biotech ventures. Most people learn about the industry in a fragmented, ad hoc way-- an industry article here, a clinical trial readout there...
Aug 4, 20262h 30mBlueprint Medicines was built to find the next Gleevec-style cancer drug. It ended up pivoting to allergic disease instead, and selling to Sanofi for $9B. This is the platform, the pivot, and who got paid. Blueprint...
May 14, 20262h 8mKeytruda is Merck's $31 billion a year PD-1 inhibitor and the best-selling cancer drug of all time. In Episode 3 of Approved , Alex Kesin and Matthew Pech trace the development of pembrolizumab , featuring interviews...
Episode #2
Episode #2: Geron
Mar 13, 20262h 22mListen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on YouTube TABLE OF CONTENTS (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:19) - Hayflick Limit (00:08:30) - Michael West & Founding of Geron (00:15:16) - Early Science & IP Strategy...
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Episode #1
Episode #1: Amylin Pharmaceuticals
Jan 30, 20261h 46mListen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on YouTube TABLE OF CONTENTS (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:04:40) - $50 of Dried Lizard Venom (00:29:17) - Fax of Death (00:43:04) - Sleeping Beauty Awakens (00:52:07)...
Recent guests
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Brent Saunders
CEO, executive chairperson, philanthropist, Vesper Healthcare
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Eric Johnson
professor in the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Family & Community Medicine, Kings County Sheriff’s Department Air Support Unit
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Mariana Castells
Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital
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Amy Ingle
Sweet Spot Medispo
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