The BioCentury Show
The BioCentury Show
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Ep. 109 - Mind the Gap: Karen Knudsen on Fixing Cancer Drug Development
36 minutes Posted May 15, 2026 at 2:00 am.
Introduction
Optimizing Translation
Training the Immune System
China’s Opportunity
Need for a Cancer Strategy
Enhancing Cancer Survivorship
Scientific Foundation Under Threat
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Karen Knudsen, CEO of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, believes the central problem in cancer drug development is not discovery, but a broken “translational middle.” In a wide-ranging interview on The BioCentury Show with BioCentury Washington Editor Steve Usdin, Knudsen discussed the Parker Institute’s focus on accelerating the path from scientific breakthrough to medical impact. As it approaches its tenth anniversary, the institute has deployed about $400 million, catalyzing r...