Breakthroughs

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Breakthroughs episodes

April 12, 2024 Understanding the impact of migraine
Dr Ellie Cannon is joined by Rob Music, CEO of The Migraine Trust and Gillian Ellsbury, Primary Care Medical Director at Pfizer UK (at time of recording), to explore the impact that migraine has on individuals and wider society.

PP-UNP-GBR-13721 / November 2025

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35 min
November 22, 2023 Innovation in cancer: Defining the future of care
Dr Ellie Cannon is joined by Jane Lyons, CEO of Cancer52 and Stefano Podesta, Oncology Lead at Pfizer UK, to discuss the big challenges and opportunities in the fight against cancer within the UK.

PP-UNP-GBR-13462 / October 2025

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43 min
September 13, 2023 Delivering a step forward for rare disease patients
Dr Ellie Cannon is joined by Dr Jacqueline Barry, Chief Clinical Officer at the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult and Owen Marks, Rare Disease Lead at Pfizer UK (at time of recording), to discuss the urgent need to evolve the way rare disease medicines are brought to patients, and why healthcare systems need to keep pace with scientific advancements.
PP-UNP-GBR-12704 / July 2025

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31 min
May 10, 2023 Meeting the challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Dr Ellie Cannon is joined by economist Lord Jim O’Neill (who in 2014 was commissioned to chair a review into the rising increase in drug-resistant infections) and Toby Cousens, Hospital and Internal Medicines Lead at Pfizer UK (at time of recording), to discuss the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the challenges it poses both to science and wider society.

PP-UNP-GBR-11741 / March 2025

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37 min
December 10, 2022 What can we learn from COVID-19 to address other healthcare challenges?
Join Dr Ellie Cannon as she talks to Susan Rienow, Country President at Pfizer UK (at time of recording) and Dr Richard Torbett, CEO of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, about the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic and how this could be applied to address other major healthcare challenges.
PP-UNP-GBR-10858 / November 2024

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33 min

About Breakthroughs

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Healthcare in the modern world is changing rapidly. To help make sense of today’s challenges and tomorrow’s innovations, Dr Ellie Cannon invites Pfizer UK leaders and a variety of experts from across the pharmaceutical industry, life sciences and patient community to discuss the most pressing healthcare topics.