Celine Halioua is the founder and CEO of Loyal, a clinical-stage animal health company developing the first longevity drugs for dogs. Since founding Loyal in 2019, she has raised over $250 million and has led the company through several historic regulatory milestones. In this conversation with Stanford Adjunct Lecturer Ravi Belani, Halioua (accompanied by her dog, Squishy) discusses how she gained conviction to start Loyal and how she navigated fundraising, risk, and establishing milestones for a biotech company as a solo female founder.

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