Biotech Innovators: How it Started
People have always been inspired by innovators – from Darwin and Curie to Goodall and Salk. With the Biotech Innovators podcast, we’ll share stories of success from today’s top innovators in life sciences and biotech. Listeners will discover how these innovators got started, when their “a-ha” moment came, and the lessons they’ve learned that will give hope and support to others in the field.
Episodes
9 episodes
A Biotech Innovators Spotlight on Dr. Jeanne Loring, Ethicist and 'Godmother ' of Stem Cells
In this episode of Biotech Innovators, Dr. Jeanne Loring, Professor Emeritus at Scripps Research Institute and Founder, CSO, and Chair of the SAB at Aspen Neuroscience, joins host Josh Judkins to discuss her work in stem cell research, Parkinso...
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Episode 9
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59:55
The Importance of Collaboration Between Academia and the Biotech Industry
When university and industry researchers work in tandem to conquer big challenges in medicine, they can achieve much more together than they ever could apart. Sue Fletcher, a pioneer in RNA therapeutics and Chief Scientific Officer at
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Episode 8
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21:46
Good Science and Good Product: The Complexity of Biomedical Innovation
Innovation is critical to the future of healthcare, and it can lead to better patient outcomes, improved well-being, and overall better population health. Unfortunately, too many brilliant biomedical concepts never reach patients due to a lack ...
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Episode 7
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20:12
Learning How Microbiome Research Helps With Understanding Human Health and Disease
One of the greatest unexplored spaces in the world, is the microbiome: a bustling network of trillions of microorganisms living inside each of us. If we could learn more about them, the advances we’d make in healthcare and other fields would be...
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Episode 6
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28:03
The Balancing Act of Biotech and Business
When it comes to biotech, both the academic and industry settings are crucial in developing novel medicines. Dr. Brent Cezairliyan has experienced both sides of biotech, first through an academic career exploring bacterial pathogenesis, and now...
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Episode 5
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33:44
MAKO Medical: From a Small Lab Diagnostics Company to a Devoted Community Member Making a Global Impact
Ever wonder how a small business can pivot when a global pandemic occurs? Josh Arant, co-founder MAKO Medical, discusses how they disrupted the status quo with passion and a heartfelt desire t...
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Episode 4
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26:50
Learning How BlueRock's Cell+Gene Platform May Help Treat Intractable Diseases
Cell and gene therapies may well be some of the most important recent advancements in modern medicine. The way they work, however, is very complex and completely different from any pill that simply addresses symptoms. So, who are the pioneers i...
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Episode 3
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25:49
Seeking Inspiration in Evolution to Start a Revolution in Medicine
Dr. Schiffman is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist and co-founder/CEO of PEEL Therapeutics headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Haifa, Israel. It's a clinical-stage biotech company with a serendip...
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Episode 2
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36:26
Learning How Targeting Dark Matter Helps Develop Fibrotic Disease Treatment
We're living during a time of enormous technological breakthroughs and innovation is the key to shaping the world. However, when it comes to the biotech industry and biotechnological drug development, science has to always be ...
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Episode 1
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