Biofilm Podcast

Welcome to Biofilm News, where I break down the recent news from the healthcare, pharmaceutical industry and life science research. Today's topic is MODERNA. How did it achieve the IMPOSSIBLE? How did the company with no drugs on the market stayed afloat for 10 years and then beat analysts expectations to deliver one of the best vaccines against COVID? Can it sustain its business and expand to other disease indications?  Check out my Biofilm Podcasts featuring life science industry professionals: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB7t8jLEw9e-syldDTTAYb4Qm1A_h5k44

Welcome to Biofilm Podcast #12, where I welcome my former writer colleague, Dr. Ruchi Jhonsa. She is a Scientific Writer and Editor at GeneOnline, a news outlet covering latest stories from biopharma and biotech world. We discuss her scientific journey, her ambitious move to Dresden, Germany, transition to a scientific writer's role taking her across the Atlantic and how she approaches writing and overcomes a writer's block.  Connect with Ruchi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruchi-jhonsa-ph-d-aa37161a/Check out GeneOnline: https://geneonline.news/en/

Adam Field, a senior scientist at Sygnature Discovery shares his experience working in CRO.

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Welcome to Biofilm Podcast #11, after a long break I have finally sat down for a conversation with my former graduate student comrade, Adam Field. He is now a Senior Scientist with Sygnature Discovery, a UK-based contract research organization. We speak about his experience in the CRO world, client-centric project management, sustainability of life science research and British sitcoms.

Connect with Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aefield/​

Check out Sygnature Discovery: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sygnature-discovery/

https://www.sygnaturediscovery.com/​

Timecodes:

01:22​    Covideo Recommendations

04:37​    Differences between US and UK (Cultural, research, business)

19:33​    Day-to-day activities in CRO

26:39​    Simplifying Drug Discovery

31:45​    Efficient Research Data Processing

34:25​    Working in CRO vs Pharma

37:24​    CRO's impact on Patients 

40:29​    Adam's leap from PhD work

46:32​    Sustainability Practices in Research

Reading StatNews article about McKinsey's involvement in opioid crisis and my thoughts on it.

https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2021/02/04/mckinsey-purdue-opioids-settlement/?utm_campaign=rss

This week I thought to tackle a difficult topic - abortion. What prompted me to discuss this in this video is the following article from The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/12/the-last-children-of-down-syndrome/616928/ Also check out my website for latest selection of noteworthy news from biotech and pharma world. https://www.biofilmnews.com Please subscribe and spread the word! Hit the notification bell to stay up to date! Let's get started! Comment below and share your opinion about the topic and if you would like to discuss it via zoom! I am looking for panelists who want to debate topics like the one in this video and have a constructive discussion and dialog about issues that really matter.  Music taken from: https://www.bensound.com/

A quick monologue with my thoughts on my move to the East Coast so far. What I expected, what I discovered and what is going through my mind as I make this transition.

Audio version of the episode that premiered on June 21st, 2020

My guest on Biofilm Podcast #9 is Dr. Peter Teriete, a Research Assistant Professor at SBP Medical Discovery Institute and Chief Scientific Officer at TumorGen MDx. We talk about his fascinating journey from Germany, to UK and US and how scientific pursuit is shaped in academia and industry.  Connect with Peter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-teriete/ Check out TumorGen MDx: https://www.tumorgenmdx.com/

Audio version of the episode that premiered on June 11th, 2020

Elias Witman is an international business consultant, whose experiences range from working with UN, Cell Signaling Technology, MassBio, and Sanyou Bio. He also lived and worked in China and Germany, where we’ve met, attending BRS University of Applied Sciences. We will find out about his broad international professional experience and a unique perspective it provides.   Connect with Elias on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elias-witman-43a94512/ Check out his book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0847BKZ1X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 Check out Sanyou Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sanyou-biopharmaceuticals-co-ltd/

Audio version of the episode that premiered on June 4th, 2020

On this episode of Biofilm Podcast, my guest is Mike Ouren. He is a Chief Sales Engineer with Precise Automation, a manufacturing company, that makes robots for life science research and diagnostics. Throughout his life, Mike was fascinated with robots and now realizes his passion to bring these cutting-edge machines to the forefront of the fight against Covid-19.  Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeouren/