# Derisking CNS Drug Development With Tortugas Neuroscience's Jeff Jonas, M.D.

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Podcast: [Business Of Biotech](https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-of-biotech-123501)
Published: 2026-06-01T10:00:00+00:00
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We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message. On this week's episode of the Business of Biotech, Jeff Jonas, M.D., CEO of Tortugas Neuroscience, talks about the company's April 2026 launch and how in-licensed development assets were chosen. Jeff explains his strategy of chasing fast proof of safety and efficacy in humans, not animals, and talks about what product differentiation looks like in brain disorders, from adjusting indication targets to conducting head-to-head trials. He al...

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