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WBB Securities @wbbsec

WBB Securities is a leading investment management, investment banking, and equity research firm focused primarily in the life science niche.

Joined March 2014
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How do we make pathogen research safer without slowing development? Former @nytimes science editor Nicholas Wade talks with Steven Quay, MD PhD, on the guardrails today's biology needs. Free virtual salon, Wed June 17 @ 11AM EST, live Q&A. Register conference.demy-colton.com/b…

New Guardrails Required for Today’s Pathogen Biology

New Guardrails Required for Today’s Pathogen Biology: We can do this & protect research

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In @forbeshealth, Dr. Steve Brozak reviews Steven Quay's The Code As Witness, laying out 5 "smoking gun" traits behind the case for Covid-19's lab origins and why institutional secrecy leaves us unprepared for the next pandemic. Read here: forbes.com/sites/stephenbroz…

The Code As Witness: A Book About Science, Politics & Pandemic Inquiry

The Code as Witness written by Steven C. Quay is part scientific investigation, part policy strategy, and part warning about the future of biological research.

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Why is the 2026 Ebola outbreak raising new concerns? Dr. Steve Brozak examines institutional distrust, attacks on healthcare infrastructure, delayed containment efforts, and global preparedness. Read here via @forbes forbes.com/sites/stephenbroz… #Ebola #GlobalHealth

Deaths, Burned Clinics — What’s Different About Ebola’s 2026 Return?

12-Yrs ago my Ebola piece was not about it arriving in the US. It was about an era where infectious disease could become a geopolitical & economic force. The era is now.

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A WHO emergency meeting. Multiple countries monitoring cases. Questions about transmission, preparedness, and containment. In @forbeshealth, Dr. Steve Brozak examines 5 urgent questions emerging from the recent Hantavirus outbreak. Read here: forbes.com/sites/stephenbroz… #Hantavirus

5 Urgent Questions After The WHO Emergency Hantavirus Meeting

A 3-hour WHO Hantavirus emergency Zoom call was held this morning, providing outbreak analysis. It seemed that for every question asked many more questions were raised.

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Steve Brozak examines HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s focus on the mental health crisis and psychiatric overprescribing and what can be done moving forward. "Our Mental Health Crisis: RFK Jr. Faces Psychiatric Over-Prescribing" via @forbes forbes.com/sites/stephenbroz…

RFK Jr. Examines Role Of Medication In Mental Health Care

The US mental health system has faced a conflict that policymakers and healthcare executives have been unwilling to confront, but HHS's RFK Jr. has just changed that.

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WBB Sec President Dr Steve Brozak is moderating today’s #BiotechShowcase panel: “Working with ARPA-H: Federal Investment in Biotech & Healthcare Innovation.” Featuring ARPA-H leaders: Dr Jessica Green, Natalie Kates & Dr Paul Sheehan. 🔗 informaconnect.com/biotech-s… #BiotechShowcase

Agenda - 2026 Agenda: Day 1 - Monday 12 January | Biotech Showcase

2026 Agenda: Day 1 - Monday 12 January. Agenda for day 1 of Biotech Showcase

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29 Dec 2025
The US healthcare system faces a real stress test in 2026. In @Forbes, Dr Brozak examines how the potential ACA subsidy cliff exposes deeper structural risks in healthcare’s business model, from incentives to access to rising costs. Read more via @forbes forbes.com/sites/stephenbroz…

The U.S. 2026 Healthcare Cliff: When The Business Model Is The Real Risk

The likely expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA)/Obamacare insurance subsidies are not simply an isolated policy event. Instead, they are a stress test.

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16 Dec 2025
OYE Therapeutics raises $5.475M Series A to advance high-concentration caffeine therapy for anesthesia recovery & OIRD. WBB Securities acted as placement agent. Phase 1 planned for Q1 2026. Congrats to the OYE team on reaching this important milestone. 🔗oyetherapeutics.reportablene…

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OYE Therapeutics Raises $5.475 Million in a Series A to Advance Clinical Development of High-Concentration Caffeine Therapy for its anesthesia recovery and Drug Overdose Reversal

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Dr. Brozak describes why it’s critical to understand the role that Medicaid and Medicaid State-directed payments (SDPs) play in the survival of what are known as Safety Net Hospitals and the entire US Healthcare System. Via @Forbes forbes.com/sites/stephenbroz…

Diagnosing Medicaid Cuts To Hospitals In The One, Big, Beautiful Bill

It’s critical to understand the role that Medicaid and Medicaid State-directed payments (SDPs) play in the survival of what are known as Safety Net Hospitals.

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WBB Securities acted as sole placement agent in #FELIQSCorp’s $9M Series A to advance FLQ-101, a novel treatment to prevent blindness in premature infants. #Biotech #ROP 🔗 feliqs.reportablenews.com/pr…

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FELIQS Announces $9 Million Series A Financing to Advance FLQ-101 Clinical Program for Retinopathy of Prematurity

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🎉 💬 We’re hosting our 50th complimentary #VirtualSalon w/a timely discussion on CD19 CAR-T therapies & their impact since @US_FDA approval. I would love for you to join us on May 28, from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET. 👉 Complimentary registration: bit.ly/3Ed22d5
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Seven years after the FDA's first approval, what have we learned about #CellTherapy and #GeneTherapy? Join the conversation at the @DemyColton Virtual Salon 🔗 conference.demy-colton.com/s… #Biotech #FDA #Innovation #LifeSciences #WBB
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13 May 2025
President Donald Trump – Will He Become The Drug Price Equalizer? via @forbes by Dr. Steve Brozak, WBB Sec. – Why US drugs are the world’s costliest and how Most Favored Nation will affect the pharma industry. forbes.com/sites/stephenbroz…

Can The Trump Administration’s Drug Price Equalization Really Happen?

Unlike Trump's first term, his proposed "most favored nation" policy, tying U.S. drug prices to the lowest prices paid by other developed countries, might make it this time.

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Tariffs on pharmaceuticals could reshape the industry. In his latest @Forbes article, Dr. Steve Brozak examines how the U.S. dodged a bullet—for now. But can domestic manufacturing step up? Read more: forbes.com/sites/stephenbroz… #Pharma #Biotech #Healthcare #DrugShortages #Forbes

New Tariffs Could Send Drug Prices Soaring And Lead To Dire Shortages

As long as pharmaceutical tariffs are being considered, their potential threat to the pharmaceutical industry and the people it serves remains.

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What will new tariffs mean for drug prices & availability? In his latest @Forbes piece, WBB Securities’ President Dr. Steve Brozak explores what’s ahead for pharma & the supply chain. Read more: @forbes forbes.com/sites/stephenbroz… #DrugPricing #Tariffs #Pharma #Healthcare

As Tariffs Begin, What Will They Do To Drug Prices And Availability?

The American public lacks transparency regarding the origin of their medications, and the assumption that their drugs come from domestic producers is largely inaccurate.

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21 Jan 2025
A Biotech Showcase panel convened to discuss the threat of H5N1 after the announcement of the first confirmed human case of bird flu. Only through innovative strategies will the threats of infections by H5N1 and other pathogens be effectively addressed forbes.com/sites/stephenbroz…

As H5N1 Is Detected In San Francisco, A Panel Discusses Next Steps

San Francisco confirmed that a child in the city became the first case of H5N1. A panel of biotech leaders discussed what options could be taken next.

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15 Jan 2025
A #BiotechShowcase panel at 8:00 am PT tomorrow will address the evolution of life-threatening pathogens like H5N1. With the just-announced first U.S. case of H5N1 in a child in San Fran, the need for novel responses to disease threats in a fast-changing world has become critical
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15 Jan 2025
The panel, moderated by Dr. Steve Brozak, includes Dr. Jeffrey Stein, Pres. & CEO of @CidaraThera, Emma Wheatley, Executive Director Access & Business Development, @CEPIvaccines, Dr. Phillip Chan, CEO of @CytoSorbents, and Dr. Niels Riedemann, CEO & Founder of @InflaRx N.V.
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14 Jan 2025
Tomorrow at 8:00 AM PT, a #BiotechShowcase panel will explore innovative solutions to global threats like #H5N1 Bird Flu. With the first U.S. case of a child reported in SF, addressing these challenges has never been more critical. Moderated by Dr. Steve Brozak
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Panelists include: 👉 Dr. Jeffrey Stein @CidaraThera 👉 Emma Wheatley @CEPIvaccines 👉 Dr. Phillip Chan @CytoSorbents 👉 Dr. Niels Riedemann @InflaRx The discussion will highlight solutions for tackling emerging health challenges in a rapidly changing world @demy_sara @EBDgroup
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