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Science and Investment Are Dancing - Who Leads?

Mar 16th, 2021 28m 35s

In a competitive biotech world, being first to market has advantages. This means you can't always wait for a product to be approved or at least show promise before investing in manufacturing capability. What happens when the science leads in a

Turning Greenhouse Gas into Biodegradable Foodware

Nov 9th, 2020 23m 51s

If you could capture greenhouse gases like CO2 or methane and turn them into usable products, what would you make? There are a few challenges here. Which gas would you choose? What source would you use? And what market would you serve? This ep

How Does a New Biotech Company Successfully Launch Its First Product?

Oct 26th, 2020 33m 44s

After many years with a focus on R&D, how does a biotech company then launch its first product with no track record in the market, no established relationships while essentially launching the company as a commercial operation at the same time?

What is a Sales Agent and Do You Need One?

Sep 21st, 2020 30m 40s

I met Owen Swift at an online networking event. I didn't know what a sales agent was or why a company would choose to use one, so I invited him to the podcast to explain it to all of us. A sales agent is essentially the same as a manufacturer's

Achieving Racial Equity in Biotech

Sep 14th, 2020 32m 12s

It won't be a surprise to you that Blacks and Hispanics are underrepresented in the the San Diego biotech community. There are probably many reasons why that is and just as many ways to address it. Jonathan Wosen recently reported on the dispa

Exploring Different Paths for Scientsts

Aug 25th, 2020 34m 58s

Every scientist will experience frustration. At some point, many will wonder if they made the right career choice. That can be scary. The Once a Scientist podcast will bring comfort in your time of need. I wish it had been around when I was in

How San Diego Became an Innovation Hub

Aug 11th, 2020 43m 3s

You already know San Diego is a fantastic place for science and technology. But maybe you think that happened by accident or just because the weather is spectacular. The climate does play a part, but there was also some vision and effort that

The Why and the How of Science on the International Space Station

Jul 26th, 2020 34m 51s

There is more life science research going on in space than you probably imagined. And amazingly, experiments including microscopy, are controlled from the ground. It's a long way from the days of shuttle astronauts having to carryout protocols

How Stem Cells Might Rescue the Most Endangered Species

Jul 6th, 2020 29m 33s

There are 2 Northern White Rhinos left in the world. Both female. Yet because someone thought to preserve tissue samples back in the 1970s without any idea of the possibilities, there might be a chance to bring this species back. Marisa Korody

The How and the Why of Inducible Pluripotent Stem Cells

Jun 22nd, 2020 27m 47s

Inducible pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are cultured cells with the ability to become any cell type present in the species from which it came. Jeanne Loring (Professsor Emeritus at Scripps Research and the Chief Scientific Officer at Aspen Bio

Repositioning Drugs as Potential Therapies for COVID-19

Jun 9th, 2020 31m 39s

In this episode we visit the front lines of science. We're all aware of the health care workers on the front lines of treatment, but what is it like to do research on the novel coronavirus? And what are the strategies? Drs. Sumit Chanda and Lau

Using Biology as Technology to Stream Data

May 28th, 2020 34m 45s

Michael Heltzen is the CEO of Cardea Bio. He envisions a time when biology is part of the technology. What exactly does that mean? We currently use aspects of biology to observe or manipulate living systems. But often we are measuring at a mome

The Fleet Science Center Mission Goes On Even in a Pandemic

May 12th, 2020 33m 34s

As we shelter in place in the midst of a pandemic, the world waits for science to rescue us with testing, treatments and/or a vaccine. But how do we get more people to connect with the power of science on a regular basis? That's the mission of

Avoiding Business Disaster

Apr 21st, 2020 28m

Many business disasters are the result of bad decision making. But how do we learn to make better decisions, given all the effort that goes into planning, SWOT analyses and so on? Gleb Tsipusky has been studying this for a long time. He focuses

Participating in the San Diego Angel Conference - Peter Teriete

Apr 7th, 2020 29m 7s

Back in November, I spoke to Mysty Rusk and Jason Scharf about the upcoming (now complete) San Diego Angel Conference. In this episode, Peter Teriete describes his experience as a participant. His company, TumorGen, enrolled in the conference l

Using Zebrafish to Discover Host Directed Therapies

Mar 24th, 2020 27m 45s

Infectious disease is getting a lot of attention right now because we are in the middle of the Corona Virus pandemic. In this episode (recorded back in January), Dr. Molly Matty helps us explore how Zebrafish, a model organism for development

Founder Mentality - From Imposter Syndrome to Quiet Confidence

Mar 11th, 2020 42m 58s

Self doubt and the expectations of others can be a heavy load to carry. Debbie Chen, Founder and CEO of Hydrostasis, managed to relieve herself of those burdens and finally discover what success means to her. Debbie arrived from Taiwan at the

A Brain Based Speaking Approach for Scientific Presentations

Feb 24th, 2020 33m 28s

How do you avoid the terrible stereotype of the poor scientific speaker? Scott Stiefvater calls himself the (anti) Presentation Coach. His approach is based on the fact that there are no neurons in the brain for giving a presentation - only for

Eric Topol: Will AI Improve or Erode the Doctor Patient Relationship?

Feb 5th, 2020 26m 39s

Artificial intelligence is already making its way into healthcare and allowing for improvements patient care. The possibilities go way beyond what you may have imagined. In this episode, Dr Eric Topol, Executive Vice Rresident at Scripps Resear

Three Essentials to Advance Your Life Science Career - And Advice for Employers Too

Feb 3rd, 2020 38m 56s

Robin Toft is the Chairman and Founder of The Toft Group, an executive search firm and author of the book: We Can: The Executive Woman's Guide to Career Advancement. In this episode she shares three things you must have to advance your career C

Funding Sources By Stages for Biotech Startups

Jan 21st, 2020 38m 33s

In this episode, we explore where funding typically comes from at different stages in the evolution of a biotech company, along with some relatively new sources of funding that you may not have been aware of. Rhyne Brown joined me to explain th

Paul Mola - DNA Sequencing via Molecular Electronics

Jan 7th, 2020 26m 19s

Paul Mola is the Founder and CEO of Roswell Biotechnologies. They are working toward the goal of the $100 dollar genome via molecular electronics. In a nutshell, they incorporate DNA polymerase into a circuit and measure the change in current

Sheila Gujrathi - Establishing a Corporate Culture

Dec 13th, 2019 21m 57s

Sheila Gujrathi is the CEO of Gossamer Bio. She feels strongly about the importance of a thriving corporate culture to the success of an organization. In this interview, she explained to me the values that are the foundation of the Gossamer Bio

Illumina is Growing an Audience with its Genomics Podcast

Nov 20th, 2019 30m 46s

Paul Bromann is a Senior Manager of Scientific Affairs at Illumina. He also hosts the Illumina Genomics podcast. In this episode he explains why Illumina started a podcast and what the goals are. Because he keeps the conversations high level an