From Apartheid to Abraxane: Dr. Soon-Shiong on Medicine, Entrepreneurship, Business, and Triumph

In this exclusive interview, Dr. Chadi Nabhan welcomes Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, a Chinese immigrant who grew up under apartheid in South Africa and rose to become one of the world’s most successful physician executives. Now the CEO of ImmunityBio, Dr. Soon-Shiong details his remarkable journey. He shares what inspired him to pursue medicine, his entrepreneurial ventures, his move to the United States, and the story of his first investment. He also discusses creating the groundbreaking chemotherapy drug Abraxane, which led to the formation of Abraxis BioScience, later acquired by Celgene, now part of Bristol Myers Squibb.

With complete candor, Dr. Soon-Shiong reflects on his challenging upbringing, the discrimination he faced, and how he overcame these obstacles to achieve great success.

This podcast originally appeared on Healthcare Unfiltered.