In this episode, Andy Steen talks to Kentucky native Eric Easom, Co-Founder and CEO of AN2 Therapeutics, Inc.
We cover:
- Born in Louisville but grew up in Carrollton, KY.
- How a UofL E.E. alum ended up at Eli Lilly and Company.
- Various roles at Lilly then out to CA with InteKrin Therapeutics.
- [He was on the board of the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), a non-profit based in Seattle, which is how we met.]
- Pfizer acquired Anacor in 2016.
- AN2 Therapeutics, Inc. Anacor, too. Or two.
- “A culinary gem nestled in Louisville’s vibrant Germantown neighborhood – Hammerheads.”
- Tyler Childers.
- Chagas disease.
- Louisville native and St. X alum John Lechleiter gets a mention.
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