As we say hello to an exciting month ahead we look back over May and this month’s life science content.
We appreciate that your time is precious and there’s a lot to keep on top of in the outsourcing space, so we’ve condensed May into a bitesize summary, meaning you never need to miss a moment and you can bookmark content to review at your leisure.
Your spring podcast playlist:
Diaries of DCAT
This interview takes you back to DCAT in New York City and delivers the scoop on the event for companies engaged in the Biotech and Pharmaceutical manufacturing space…
Episode 72 introduces you to a wonderful variety of guests at the top of their field including:
- Yasmin Davoodi, Head Of Commercial at ramarketing
- Jon Lenihan, Head of Sales & Business Development, CDMO Business Unit Head at Emergent Biosolutions
- David Enloe, President and CEO of Societal™ CDMO (formerly Recro)
- Gil Roth, President, Pharma and Biopharma Outsourcing Association
During the episode, you’ll hear our guest’s thoughts on the return of events, their DCAT highs and what we can expect from the future of events.
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The niche, niche CDMO with enviable patient reach
Hear all about the sponsor/buyer side and how to get the best out of your CROs and CDMOs.
Episode 73 features Jim Hall, President at Lifecore Biomedical and covers his 30 years of pharmaceutical and combination product manufacturing and development experience.
Content highlights include:
- The challenges of doubling in size twice in 10 years
- Not getting ‘too far out over your skis’
- Building a culture with longevity and not losing sight of the purpose
- Insight into market growth figures and why the injectable market remains a hot spot
- Timeless advice around not chasing the money, always be learning and keeping an open mind
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Go inside outsourcing with Hans J Johansson, Global Applications Director at Purolite and hear how Purolite grew from the lab bench to a commercial scale life science-based franchise.
Hans has spent more than 30 years in the Biotech industry and frequently publishes in scientific journals. He is the holder of more than ten patents around resin design and large-scale protein purification.
Listen to Episode 74 to hear about:
- A career spent developing ideas and creating products that produce new applications for customers and commercial success
- Driving the Purolite business unit from the ground-up
- Hans’ lifelong habits and approaches that have enabled him to enjoy a successful career
- An insight into Sweden’s vibrant life science hub – Uppsala
- The development of new technologies that will increase yield while reducing environmental footprint… a sign of things to come!
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In the trenches of pharma manufacturing
Ray Kaczmarek, Chief Executive Officer at Genezen joins Raman to discuss his 25 years of leadership experience in biotechnology and pharmaceutical operations.
Having supported new drug development, clinical operations, and commercial operations in biologics, vaccines, and pharmaceuticals Ray has enjoyed a varied and interesting career.
In Episode 75 Ray discusses:
- Translating military life lessons into key business leadership
- Invaluable learnings from taking a drug from clinical trials to commercial and on-market supply
- Insight into the booming cell and gene therapy space and how it will change the way we view medicine as a cure, not a treatment
- The region of Fishers, Indianapolis
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Built in Boston, now rebuilding businesses
Michael Kallelis, Chief Executive Officer at Mikart is interviewed about his career in public and private life science companies where he discusses commercial and operational growth strategies.
Enjoy hearing about Michael’s hard-earned 40-year playbook and how he rebuilt and revitalised a family-owned business by respecting, studying and redirecting efforts.
Tune in to Episode 76 to hear about:
- Growing up, studying and forging a career in Boston during the volatile biotech boom in Massachusetts
- Revitalising a family-owned business
- An insight into the under the radar but explosively vibrant life science scene in Atlanta, GA
- The role of a mid-market CDMO to drug development companies
- The phenomenon hitting the North American healthcare market
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From CDMO builder to CDMO creator
Hear Raman interview Terry Novak, President & Chief Executive Officer at Salubrent Pharma Solutions to discover what he has learnt from 40 years in the pharma, biopharma and contract services space.
Terry has extensive CDMO C-suite experience serving in numerous capacities – Episode 77 covers:
- The best marketing technique – communicating constantly to your internal audience
- The wave of orphan drugs that is driving demand for small scale and flexible manufacturing capabilities
- How a focus on talent is going to make or break companies in the next 3-5 years
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Chronicles of Swiss Biotech day
Head back out on the road to the leading biotechnology conference in Switzerland – Swiss Biotech Day to hear experts from across Europe sharing their thoughts on the event.
Hear from diverse guests in Episode 78 including:
Richard Collins, Managing Director Bio2Business Ltd
Hanns-Christian Mahler, CEO at ten23 health
Stefano Console, Founder & Senior Advisor at Oriento SA
Philippe Tschopp, Head of Business Development CDMO Glatt
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Adam Wilson, President at BioPharmGuy joins Raman in Episode 79 to reveal his company’s humble beginnings and the pivot that took him from running a job sharing site to one of the worlds most widely-regarded and used platforms.
Hear from the former Process Development Engineer, FDA Investigator and Lab Tech as he discusses:
- His journey to become the biopharmguy
- How his site became a widely-regarded platform in the biotech world
- The value of focussing on looking after your product as your fundamental market differentiator
- Poking fun at the sector and being a source of entertainment as well as information
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Chats from North America
Join Raman back out on the road chatting to guests about the pharma and biotech supply chaing live from CPhI North America 2022.
Discover what each guests believe to be the biggest challenges in our space, together with the latest trends and what our sector should you be aware of?
Listen to Episode 80 for live chats with:
- Robert Lee, President at Lubrizol Life Science Health – CDMO Division at The Lubrizol Corporation
- Lauren (Naughton) Hanna, Publisher at Contract Pharma
- Bob Macadangdang, Client Development Manager at Sharp, Contract Pharmaceutical Packaging
- Stephen Houldsworth, VP, Global Head of Platform Management & Marketing – Corden Pharma International
- Claire Robinson, Partnership Manager at Sterling Pharma Solutions
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