|Podcasts|December 19, 2019

Episode 46: Persistence and Planning Pays Off

Author(s)Christen Harm, Elaine Quilici

Julia Owens, co-founder and CEO of Millendo Therapeutics talks about how to keep a company on the path to success, even when there are bumps in the road. She discusses the value of focusing on strengths and how that is currently working for Millendo in the endocrine space.

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