From Lab to Launch by Qualio

What does a modern lab look like? How much manual data processing will take place? Hopefully very little if Ganymede continues to make an impact.

Today Nathan Clark, Co-founder of Ganymede, one of the fastest-growing software startups in biotech joins to talk about how to automate and integrate basically everything in a lab. Before Ganymede Nathan was a product manager at Benchling which is another darling startup in biotech we’ve had our eyes on. You can read his full bio in the show notes but we’re excited to have him on today to talk about how the lab of the future will look and much much more.

About Nathan Clark
Nathan Clark is the Co-Founder of Ganymede.bio, one of the fastest-growing software startups in biotech. Ganymede is the modern, cloud-native, data platform for life sciences companies, and it’s focused on integrating physical lab instruments with digital workflows. Prior to Ganymede, Nathan was the product manager at Benchling for Machine Learning and Insights Analytics. He also has a background in financial technology and trading, and notably launched affirm.com/savings.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-clark-4b850134/

About Ganymede
Ganymede is the only whole-lab automation and data integration platform. Connect any lab instrument with any app or pipeline, all in one simple low-code platform.

https://www.ganymede.bio/ 

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Dr. Brian Fengler joins us on the show to talk about the latest in healthtech and innovating EHR technology to save lives in fewer clicks.

Brian is the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of EvidenceCare (recently named as an Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company), a company that provides a clinical decision support system (CDSS) that’s uniquely integrated with the Electronic Health Record (EHR) to optimize clinician workflows.

Dr. Fengler authored a treatment protocol for Pulmonary Embolisms when he was a resident at The University of Virginia. Despite being an expert in the field, he encountered a challenge while treating a 36-week pregnant patient suffering from a massive pulmonary embolism. Like 80% of healthcare decisions, he had to make a snap decision based on a quick internet search. Even though he was able to save both the mother and the unborn baby, he realized there was a gap in evidence-based information available to providers when they need it the most.

Looking to fill the gap in 2014, Brian founded EvidenceCare with Co-Founder, Jim Jamieson, to create software that would help physicians make better decisions for their patients and hospital. Before EvidenceCare, he was an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at St Thomas Midtown and Rutherford Hospitals, one of the Founding Physicians and Managing Partners of Physicians Urgent Care, and a partner-owner of the Middle Tennessee Emergency Partners physician group. Dr. Fengler is now revolutionizing decision support at the bedside by providing what clinicians need to give better, evidence-based care.

Today, Brian shares more about his journey starting a healthcare tech company, EHR innovation, optimizing clinical workflows, and how the healthcare system can and should be improved.

Qualio website:
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We've know many who have or had the job title of "Quality Engineer" however many outside the industry may not consider "quality engineers" to be actual engineers in the traditional sense (like mechanical engineering) - Matt Wictome's children think this way. But Matt explains how quality really is an engineering function because processes, products, and companies are being built or fixed—just as a mechanical engineer may build or fix an airplane.

Tune into this episode to learn more about how quality can be a central part of meeting patient needs.

About Matt and Datod Consulting
Matthew P. Wictome, PhD, is Managing Director and founder of Datod Consulting. Datod specializes in building better and more effective Quality organizations. Over the past thirty years he has worked closely with a wide range of companies implementing impactful change to better serve the customer, benefit the shareholder, and improve regulatory compliance. As well as holding qualifications in lean & Six Sigma he is an ISO 13485 Quality System lead auditor. He holds a PhD and graduate degree in Biochemistry and an Executive Masters in Strategy, Change and Leadership with the University of Bristol.  He is passionate in designing and implementing quality systems that are effective, efficient and outcome driven. His interests include how organizations function in the real world and the role of organizational culture has on the management of quality.

Datod's mission is to be the go-to partner for medical device companies who want to transform their Quality organizations to better serve their patients and grow their businesses.

www.datod-consulting.co.uk

Qualio website:
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We’re going to deviate from our typical life sciences for just a few moments just for fun to talk about dogs. We’ve heard about dogs using their olfactory system to detect biologic changes related to disease. Having a bit of a soft spot for dogs ourselves here at Qualio, when our friend Kayla Fratt reached out to be on the show, we thought it’d be fun to hear about her work in ecology and in the field doing conservation work.

Kayla is the founder of K9 Conservationists and Journey Dog Training. She trains dogs to detect data for researchers, agencies, and NGOs. Along with the rest of the K9 Conservationists team, Kayla travels the world collecting data with her dogs and offering support to conservation detection dog programs.
As a dog lover myself I'm thrilled to chat with Kayla today and how dogs are leaving their “paw prints” on the world.


About Kayla
Kayla Fratt is the founder of K9 Conservationists and Journey Dog Training. With her nonprofit K9 Conservationists, Kayla trains dogs to detect data for researchers, agencies, and NGOs. Along with the rest of the K9 Conservationists team, Kayla travels the world collecting data with her dogs and offering support to conservation detection dog programs. Her other business, Journey Dog Training, provides the financial stability and freedom to pursue the nonprofit. Journey Dog Training offers free and low-cost behavior advice to owners struggling with their pet’s behaviors.

Show notes:

k9conservationists.org

journeydogtraining.com

Patreon.com/k9-conservationists

https://www.instagram.com/k9.conservationists/ 

https://www.facebook.com/k9conservationists 

https://twitter.com/kaylafratt

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayla-fratt/ 

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We're excited to dive into the world of full-service medical outsourcing with Jeff Barrett, President and CEO OF J-Pac Medical. Jeff Barrett has more than 25 years of experience building high-growth medical product-based companies. He leads the advancement of J-Pac’s growth strategy, pursuing opportunities to further drive adoption of the company’s offerings and optimizing capabilities to better serve customers.

Prior to joining J-Pac Medical, Barrett held CEO positions at GI Supply and Optim LLC and Vice President of Operations roles at Haemonetics and Aspect Medical Systems. He is also a successful entrepreneur. By applying his operational and engineering aptitude, Barrett founded Eggrock Modular Solutions, which became a disruptive business in the building technology industry. Barrett has proven expertise building and managing high performance management teams, developing and implementing optimized operating infrastructure and manufacturing processes, and both improving existing product pipelines and growing new ones.

Barrett holds an MBA from Boston University’s Graduate School of Management, a B.S. in industrial engineering, and a B.A. in economics from Rutgers University.

About J-Pac Medical
J-Pac Medical has a 40-year track record of building industry partnerships based on trust, transparency, technical expertise and quality work above all else.

To learn more about our journey to becoming the unique full-service medical outsourcing provider we are today, read our company history here.

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Qualio website:
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Today, we are chatting with Navid Alipour. Navid is the founder and CEO of AI Med Global. Navid believes that with consistent advancements in the healthcare industry, the best care is even more accessible than ever before. When treating cancer, Oncologists are attempting to match the best course of treatment to the individual but every cancer is as unique as the patient!

His company, AI Med Global is making curated medicine accessible to cancer patients all over the world. By utilizing genetic information and a cleverly programmed AI, the technology behind CureMetrix and CureMatch are saving lives and improving healthcare. 

Listen in this chat with Navid to learn more about how advanced AI is allowing curated individualized treatments for cancer and other exciting progress in the AI and medical industry. 

More about Navid:
Navid Alipour is the Chief Executive Officer at AI Med Global, a company focused on Artificial Intelligence Technology that improves healthcare and helps save lives. AI Med Global is a roll-up of two companies Navid cofounded, CureMetrix and CureMatch. He is also a founder of AI focused VC fund, Analytics Ventures. Through the founding of multiple Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies, Navid is a long-time entrepreneur in the AI space with an emphasis on the convergence of AI and the life sciences, which is also called Wellness Science. He seeks to identify scientists and domain experts in their respective fields to that are solving massive pain problems to take to market, by building companies from inception. While he is a VC and part of the founding of Analytics Ventures, he considers himself an entrepreneur at heart.

Links:
https://conquer-magazine.com/issues/2022/vol-8-no-4-august-2022/1895-precision-medicine-might-have-made-a-difference-for-my-mom-it-could-help-patients-with-cancer-today

https://academic.oup.com/jbi/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jbi/wbac046/6693780?login=false

https://www.linkedin.com/in/navid-alipour-a295777/

https://aimedglobal.com/


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Today we are chatting with Dr. Brandon McNaughton, CEO and Co-founder of Akadeum Life Sciences. Brandon is an award-winning inventor and scientist with over 15 years of experience working with magnetic beads and nanoparticles. His experience includes the development of new types of particles, separation, and biosensors. Brandon brings previous startup experience in the life sciences and venture capital. He is also a recognized expert in customer discovery and in using human-centered design for high technology applications.

Before Akadeum, he served as entrepreneur in residence for Detroit Innovate, an early-stage venture fund facilitated by Invest Detroit. He also founded and served as chief technology officer of venture capital-backed startup Life Magnetics. He earned a Ph.D. in applied physics from the University of Michigan.

About Akadeum
At Akadeum, we seek to improve human health by enabling better processes. Our platform technology is broadly applicable, but we are particularly focused on process improvements in the areas of cell therapy manufacturing, clinical diagnostics, and cell & molecular research.

Akadeum is revolutionizing the way separations are performed, including cell separation, nucleic acid extraction, chemical separation, and so much more. The power of our platform is that we’ve developed an elegant and easy-to-use technology that can enable faster, more accurate, and scalable workflows to solve the problems of tomorrow.

Links:
https://www.akadeum.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhmcnaughton/

Qualio website:
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Qualio website:
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Today, we are excited to chat with Jeff Galvin, CEO of American Gene Technologies®. We are so glad to have Jeff back on the show, we first spoke with him last March to learn about American Gene Technologies and what they were working on. I am excited to hear all the updates and accomplishments since we last chatted. Jeff is the CEO and founder of American Gene Technologies® (AGT).

He earned his BA degree in Economics from Harvard and has more than 30 years of business and entrepreneurial experience including founder or executive positions at various Silicon Valley startups. Following his startup experience, he retired to become an Angel Investor in real estate and high tech. He came out of retirement to found and fund AGT after meeting Roscoe Brady at NIH and the incredible projects he was working on in gene and cell therapy. Jeff has contagious energy for gene technology and the future of curing for the incurable like HIV, cancer, and PKU. 

Links:
www.americangene.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-galvin-60258/

https://www.americangene.com/news-releases/agt-hiv-trial-enters-phase-withdrawing-antiretrovirals/ 

https://www.americangene.com/milestones/hiv-cure-countdown/

Qualio website:

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Qualio website:
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Today, we are chatting with Ethan Drower, co-founder and operating partner of CiteMed, which is revolutionizing the European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) process. Literature Search and Review is the cornerstone of medical device companies' Clinical Evaluation Report, and CiteMed has made this process more streamlined and optimized than ever. The CiteMed team was formed to deliver a high volume of beautifully written and formatted Literature Reviews on timelines that will enable companies to meet their EU MDR goals. CiteMed's top goal is to help companies get their medical products to market as quickly as possible, all while maintaining state-of-the-art compliance with the European Commission regulations.

Links:
https://www.citemedical.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethandrower/

Qualio website:
https://www.qualio.com/

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Qualio website:
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What does the future of med tech look like? Piotr Zajac of Untitled Kingdom is tackling just that with his team and company. As they say, equality starts with technology.  On today's episode, we chat with Piotr Zajac, CEO of Untitled Kingdom. His company is a known and collaborative partner specializing in software development and product development services.

Professionally, Piotr is the President of the Entrepreneurs' Organization and the guardian of Untitled Kingdom's mission to positively impact users' health and lives. Privately, he's a music connoisseur who ​​just completed his term as President of the Wieniawa Community Band, a new father, a happy husband, and dog owner of a Polish greyhound named Argus.

Untitled Kingdom.com
Piotr Zajac LinkedIn
Confessions of a CEO

Qualio website:
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