Could natural killer cells transform Alzheimer’s treatment?

Beyond Biotech - the podcast from Labiotech

A US company, with its origins in South Korea, is using natural killer (NK) cells to treat Alzheimer’s disease, with remarkable results.

This week, we have a conversation with Dr Paul Song, CEO of NKGen Biotech, a company with its sights set on changing the Alzheimer’s treatment landscape.

00:58-02:55: About NKGen Biotech
02:56-05:39: Why is Alzheimer’s so challenging to treat?
05:39-07:28: Are there other treatments making a difference?
07:28-13:47: What is NKGen Biotech’s approach to treating Alzheimer’s?
13:47-15:38: Can you treat multiple conditions at the same time?
15:38-15:55: Are there any side effects?
15:55-16:33: What dose are you able to give?
16:33-18:31: How can you keep the cost of treatments low?
18:31-19:19: How, and how often, will it be administered?
19:19-20:49: How are you approaching taking on later stage Alzheimer’s?
20:49-22:21: Are you looking to cure Alzheimer’s?
22:21-23:50: Can this approach be used for other diseases?
23:50-24:47: Are you looking for partnerships?
24:47-25:47: What stage are your trials at?
25:47-26-19: What are the next steps for NKGen Biotech?
26:19-26:35: How are you enrolling patients?
26:35-27:32: What is your approximate timeline?

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Chapters

1. Could natural killer cells transform Alzheimer’s treatment? (00:00:00)

2. About NKGen Biotech (00:00:58)

3. Why is Alzheimer’s so challenging to treat?
 (00:02:56)

4. Are there other treatments making a difference?
 (00:05:39)

5. What is NKGen Biotech’s approach to treating Alzheimer’s?
 (00:07:28)

6. Can you treat multiple conditions at the same time? (00:13:47)

7. Are there any side effects?
 (00:15:38)

8. What dose are you able to give? (00:15:55)

9. How can you keep the cost of treatments low?
 (00:16:33)

10. How, and how often, will it be administered?
 (00:18:31)

11. How are you approaching taking on later stage Alzheimer’s? (00:19:19)

12. Are you looking to cure Alzheimer’s?
 (00:20:49)

13. Can this approach be used for other diseases?
 (00:22:21)

14. Are you looking for partnerships? (00:23:50)

15. What stage are your trials at? (00:24:47)

16. What are the next steps for NKGen Biotech?
 (00:25:47)

17. How are you enrolling patients?
 (00:26:19)

18. What is your approximate timeline? (00:26:35)