Hear about the latest dynamic developments in the therapeutic psychedelics sector in our WTR Healthcare Happenings Flashcast. Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at WTR, and Robert Sassoon, WTR's Senior Healthcare Analyst, discuss the October's fundraising activity surge; what has contributed to renewed investor confidence; comparisons with the hype-driven cycle of 2021; impact on valuations in the sector; and sustainability of the positive trend going ...

In this episode of WTR Healthcare Happenings, Anthony Tennyson, CEO and Co-Founder of Solvonis Therapeutics (LSE: SVNS | OTC: SLVNF), joins host Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair and Co-Founder of Water Tower Research, and analyst Robert Sassoon. The clinical-stage, UK-listed company (LSE: SVNS) focuses on developing novel medicines for high-burden CNS disorders, with its current focus primarily on Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). Our discussion delves into Solvonis' lead clinical programs, SVN-001 a...

In this episode of WTR Healthcare Happenings, Dr. Lior Shaltiel, CEO of NurExone Biologic (TSXV: NRX | OTCQB: NRXBF), and Yoram Drucker, Founder, VP of Business Development, and Active Chairman, join host Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair and Co-Founder of Water Tower Research, along with WTR Senior Equity Research Analyst Robert Sassoon. The conversation explores NurExone’s groundbreaking exosome-based ExoTherapy platform and its lead candidate ExoPTEN, designed to regenerate damaged neurons followin...

In this episode of WTR Healthcare Happenings, WTR's Tim Gerdeman, and Robert Sassoon welcomes back Nick Kadysh, Founding CEO and President of PharmAla Biotech (OTCQB: MDXXF). The discussion explores the evolving global regulatory environment for psychedelics—particularly MDMA—the ripple effects of the Lykos Therapeutics FDA Complete Response Letter (CRL) disclosures, and PharmAla’s strategic approach to research, manufacturing, and commercialization of clinical-grade MDMA and next-generation ...

In this episode of WTR Healthcare Happenings, host Tim Gerdeman and WTR’s Robert Sassoon speak with Amit Kumar, PhD, CEO of Anixa Biosciences (NASDAQ: ANIX) to discuss t-cells and Anixa's two clinical developments, one involving the modification of CAR-T technology to overcome the challenges of treating solid tumors, specifically ovarian cancer, and the other, an innovative breast cancer vaccine that trains antigen-specific t-cells to recognize and attack breast cancer cells, especially...

We welcome back Veru's CEO Mitch Steiner to our latest WTR Healthcare Happenings podcast. In this podcast, Steiner gives us his thoughts on the latest trends in the rapidly evolving GLP-1 market for weight loss, discusses the data from enobosarm's Phase 2b data, and explains Veru's obesity drug development strategy in the wake of its recent positive interactions with the FDA.

In this episode of WTR Healthcare Happenings, host Tim Gerdeman and WTR’s Robert Sassoon speak with Marvin Slosman, CEO of InspireMD (NASDAQ: NSPR), to discuss how the company is transforming carotid artery disease treatment with its groundbreaking CGuard® Prime Carotid Stent System. The conversation covers FDA approval, clinical data, market adoption, competitive positioning, and InspireMD’s long-term growth strategy.

In this episode of the WTR Healthcare Happenings Podcast, Water Tower Research’s Tim Gerdeman and Robert Sassoon sit down with Charles Nader, CEO of Doc.com, to discuss the company’s mission to provide free basic telehealth services worldwide. The conversation covers Doc.com’s innovative use of AI and blockchain, strategic partnerships, competitive differentiation, and plans for scaling telemedicine and pharmacy services globally.

In this special Flashcast edition of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Podcast, host Tim Gerdeman sits down with Robert Sassoon, Senior Research Analyst at Water Tower Research, to discuss the recent wave of deal activity in the psychedelics sector. Robert breaks down major transactions, including why the AbbVie/Gilgamesh deal marks a potential turning point for the industry, and what these developments could mean for sector valuations going forward. Whether you’re an investor tracking emerging gro...

In this episode of the WTR Healthcare Happenings podcast, we are joined by Ludwig Enterprises (OTC: LUDG) Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer Marvin Hausman MD to talk about the company's innovative and proprietary mRNA genomic technology. Dr. Hausman discusses how it revolutionizes early detection of chronic inflammatory-driven diseases like cancer and advances the adoption of personalized medicine.

CEO Brent Lucas of Envoy Medical (NASDAQ: COCH), an innovative hearing health technology company and sole US-domiciled cochlear implant company joins the WTR Healthcare Happenings podcast to talk about hearing loss, the third most chronic physical condition prevalent in the US, and how Envoy's innovative device technology can disrupt the hearing solutions market that has long lacked transformative advancements. Lucas discusses Envoy's two fully implantable hearing solution p...

In our latest WTR Healthcare Spotlight podcast, we were joined by Jack Lu, Director of corporate Development at Ainos (NASDAQ: AIMD) to discuss the company's pioneering smell digitization AI technology platform, AI Nose; diversification of the platform's penetration across multiple verticals through strategic partnerships; commercialization opportunities and expansion goals.

In this episode of WTR Healthcare Spotlight podcast, we are joined by Lisata Therapeutics' (NASDAQ: LSTA) CEO David Mazzo, PhD and Chief Medical Officer Kristen Buck, MD to talk about, Certepetide, the company's novel solid tumor targeting and penetration technology with tumor microenvironment modifying properties. We also dive into the recently reported positive preliminary results from Lisata's lead program (Ascend), a Phase 2b study investigating Certepetide for metastatic pancreatic...

In our first rebranded WTR Healthcare Spotlight, Cybin CEO Doug Drysdale joins Water Tower Research’s Tim Gerdeman and Senior Analyst Robert Sassoon to discuss the company's non-traditional financing strategy as it continues to advance its development pipeline. Drysdale also probes into data that highlight advantages that distinguish Cybin's lead program CYB003 from other aspiring late-stage novel therapies in the depression treatment landscape Cybin (NYSE: CYBN) is a late-stage clinical deve...

In this episode of the WTR Biotech Spotlight, Water Tower Research’s Tim Gerdeman is joined by Nick Kadysh, Founding CEO and President of Toronto-headquartered Life Sciences company, PharmAla Biotech (CSE: MDMA; OTCQB: MDXXF),and WTR Senior Analyst Robert Sassoon for an insightful discussion on arguably the two main topics that are currently concentrating the minds of biotech industry folk: The implications of the Trump Administration's FDA reforms and AI's role in reshaping the i...

Trevi Therapeutics CEO Jennifer Good joins us on this week’s WTR Biotech Spotlight to talk about the recent and impressive clinical data for Haduvio in IPF-associated chronic cough and refractory chronic cough. We discuss Haduvio’s unique mechanism and unscheduled status, supported by a human abuse study. Listen to learn more about Trevi Therapeutics and how Haduvio could change the chronic cough treatment landscape.

In this episode of the WTR Biotech Spotlight, Water Tower Research’s Tim Gerdeman is joined by Dr. Chris Witowski, CEO of Psilera, and WTR Senior Analyst Robert Sassoon for an insightful discussion on the company’s pioneering work in neuroplastogen drug development and delivery technologies. Dr. Chris Witowski, CEO and Co-Founder of Psilera, an early-stage biotech company focused on developing next-generation neuroplastegens for neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, shares his th...

On this week’s WTR Biotech Spotlight, we speak with Apimeds CEO Erik Emerson about the newly NYSE listed company and the development of Apitox, a purified honeybee venom, for knee osteoarthritis and multiple sclerosis. We discuss the therapeutic properties of bee venom and the clinical/regulatory plans to bring Apitox to the US market. Listen to learn more about Apimeds and its novel approach to treat inflammatory pain.

CEO of Zomedica (OTCQB: ZOMDF) Larry Heaton joins WTR's Tim Gerdeman and Robert Sassoon in this week's WTR Small-Cap Spotlight episode. Since 2021 Zomedica has expanded its suite of innovative offerings from one product to six. All are proprietary, highly differentiated either diagnostic or therapeutic devices, to help veterinarians not only improve the quality of care for pets, but also importantly to help improve the efficiency of how vets themselves operate to maximize the profitabil...

Enlivex Therapeutics CEO Oren Hershkovitz, PhD joins us on this week’s WTR Biotech Spotlight to talk about how the company’s cell therapy, Allocetra, reprograms macrophages to treat inflammatory diseases. We dive into the recent Phase 1 data in knee osteoarthritis and what to expect from the randomized Phase 2 readout later this year, as well as the market opportunity. Listen to learn more about Enlivex Therapeutics and its off-the-shelf cell therapy platform.