# Making Biologics Orally Available With Vivtex's Thomas von Erlach, Ph.D.

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Podcast: [Business Of Biotech](https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-of-biotech-123501)
Published: 2026-03-02T11:00:00+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, we're speaking with Thomas von Erlach, Ph.D., Cofounder and CEO at Vivtex, a company spun out of the Langer Lab at MIT that's focused on developing orally available biologics. The company announced a deal in late February '26 with Novo Nordisk for up to $2.1 billion to develop next-gen oral drugs for obesity and diabetes, bringing the total number of Vivtex's partnerships to 10. Thomas s...

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