Sten R. Sörensen, Cereno Scientific 🇸🇪 | Drug Repurposing, Retail Investors | E52 [Sponsored]

At the beginning of 2025, Sten R. Sörensen announced Cereno Scientific’s positive Phase 2a results in PAH for lead asset CS1. He’s now moving forward with a global Phase 2b trial starting in Q2 2026. The company also progresses its second HDACi asset, CS014, toward Phase 2. Cereno's developing pioneering treatments with disease-modification potential for rare cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases.---Learn more about Cereno: bit.ly/cereno-e52---
⭐️ ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sten joined Cereno as CEO in 2015, with decades of experience in pharma, ranging from Monsanto Pharma to AstraZeneca.
🔗 LINKS MENTIONED
• Cereno’s website - cerenoscientific.com
• Cereno Scientific | BioStock Life Science Summit 2024 - [youtu.be/A5b3Ud_PSas](https://www.youtube.com/…)
• Cereno Scientific announces positive topline results of Phase IIa trial with lead candidate CS1 in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension **-** cerenoscientific.com/press-single/?releaseIden…
• Cereno's HDAC inhibitor reduces risks from pulmonary arterial hypertension in phase 2 trial **-** fiercebiotech.com/biotech/cerenos-hdac-inhibit…
• Cereno Scientific Receives FDA Clearance to Initiate Global Phase IIb Trial of CS1 in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) - cerenoscientific.com/press-single/?releaseIden…
• Competing drug Winrevair / sotatercept by US Merck - drugs.com/winrevair.html

📜 TRANSCRIPT
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⏰ TIMESTAMPS
• [00:00:00] Intro
• [00:02:04] Cereno's Phase2A results
• [00:21:59] Phase2B
• [00:32:41] Cereno's pipeline
• [00:40:56] The finances of running a Phase2B
• [00:45:07] Investor base of Cereno
• [00:50:42] A strong team is crucial for Cereno
• [00:55:41] The Swedish biotech ecosystem
• [01:02:54] Sten Sörensen's background
• [01:10:39] Success in drug repurposing
• [01:16:03] Quickfire