Best DRGMarketing Podcasts (2024)

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Lighting the touch paper for next generation nucleic acid therapies 32:06

1+ y ago32:06

32:06

In this episode Mike Ward, Clarivate’s Head of Thought Leadership for Life sciences and healthcare, spoke to Johnny Ohlson, Founder of Touchlight, a company who has developed a novel synthetic DNA vector. In recent years, we've seen that by harnessing the power of DNA, it has been possible to achieve success in treating previously incurable heredit…

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Realizing the patient-friendly future of clinical trials 23:02

2y ago23:02

23:02

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Ergomed founder Dr. Miroslav Reljanović talks to Mike Ward about how the COVID-19 pandemic has nudged clinical trials towards greater efficiency and inclusivity – and what’s needed to make good on this promising trend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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How Patient Connect addresses unmet needs at the point of care 22:32

2+ y ago22:32

22:32

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward speaks with Dr. Grace Lomax, Clinical Director at Patient Connect, a part of Clarivate. Grace’s experience as a physician highlighted numerous unmet needs beyond just clinical issues – especially around healthcare literacy, education at the point of care, adherence and more. She discusses ho…

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Social determinants: barriers to healthcare impacting racial and ethnic minorities 45:59

2+ y ago45:59

45:59

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Matthew Arnold, Principal Analyst at Clarivate speaks with Dr. Kenton Johnston, Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy at Saint Louis University about disparities in the US health system. Matthew and Ken discuss both the historical context as well as the evolution of the system since the …

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How Novo Ventures prioritized their investment strategy during the pandemic 25:50

3y ago25:50

25:50

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward speaks with Naveed Saddiqi, Senior Partner at Novo Ventures, one of the largest venture capital groups in the life sciences sector. Naveed shares about the firm’s mandate to generate funds for the Novo Nordisk Foundation, how the pandemic impacted their investment strategy and what excites h…

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How Healx uses AI to transform rare disease drug discovery 27:52

3y ago27:52

27:52

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward speaks with Dr. Tim Guilliams, the co-founder and CEO of Healx. Healx is an artificial intelligence-powered technology company that's dedicated to helping rare disease patients access life improving treatments. Mike and Tim discuss the company’s innovative approach to drug discovery, choosin…

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How the pandemic shifted Roche’s priorities and R&D investments 31:20

3y ago31:20

31:20

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward speaks with Richard Erwin, general manager and managing director of Roche Products Limited (UK), which was recorded in collaboration with One Nucleus's ON Helix conference (June 2021). Richard shares how the pandemic has shifted Roche’s priorities and why the organization has heavily increas…

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Optimizing patient-first clinical trials with advanced site intelligence 40:56

3y ago40:56

40:56

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward speaks with Oriol Serra, former Head of Site Intelligence and Selection at Pfizer and Simon Andrews, Vice President of RWD Engagements and Innovations at Clarivate about optimizing patient-first clinical trial design and ensuring trial groups align to real-life populations and needs. The gro…

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Showing the value of regulatory intelligence in pharma 31:32

3y ago31:32

31:32

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward speaks with Carolyn Hynes, Director of Regulatory Intelligence at AstraZeneca, and Céline Rodier, Senior Health Policy Manager at Clarivate, about strategies and tools to gather and assess regulatory intelligence, as well as KPIs and approaches to demonstrating ROI within your organization. …

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Overcoming health inequity in the U.S. and the role of telehealth: Ideas and best practices from Cigna, Henry Ford Health System and the eHealth Initiative 36:46

3y ago36:46

36:46

Increased reliance on telehealth services has been one of the most significant care delivery shifts prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic has also thrown more light on the challenges of health inequity in the United States, especially among African American and Hispanic communities. We discuss these issues and potential solutions…

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Best practices for university - healthcare partnerships: Learnings from the Institute of Cancer Research 27:59

3y ago27:59

27:59

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Head of Thought Leadership, Life Sciences and Healthcare at Clarivate, speaks with Dr. Toby Richardson, who is Head of Business Development and Licensing; Deputy Director of Business and Innovation at The Institute of Cancer Research. Mike and Toby discuss how research collaborations betwee…

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Best practices for university – healthcare partnerships: Learnings from Oxford 35:15

3y ago35:15

35:15

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Head of Thought Leadership, Life Sciences and Healthcare at Clarivate, speaks with Dr. Phil Clare, the Deputy Director, Research Services (Knowledge Exchange and Engagement) at the University of Oxford. Mike and Dr. Clare discuss the key role that university research plays in shaping new me…

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The evolution of the asset-centric approach in biotech venture capital 47:29

3+ y ago47:29

47:29

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Head of Thought Leadership, Life Sciences and Healthcare at Clarivate, speaks with Francesco De Rubertis, a co-founder and managing partner at Medicxi, one of the most prominent financial supporters of innovative biotech activity. Francesco provides insights into how the biotech venture cap…

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Drugs to Watch 2021 23:50

3+ y ago23:50

23:50

Clarivate market experts break down the opportunities and potential threats for 2021’s Drugs to Watch – the key drugs expected to be blockbusters by 2026. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The past, present and future of next generation sequencing 30:07

4y ago30:07

30:07

In this fireside chat brought to you by Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG talks to Nick McCooke, CEO of Longas Technologies. Having been at the forefront of developing next generation sequencing, Nick talks to Mike about his past work, current projects and future predictions for this key technology in …

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COVID-19, multi-stem clinical trials and a new way of fundraising 50:05

4y ago50:05

50:05

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership talks to Gil Van Bokkelen, founder, chairman and CEO of Athersys Inc. They discuss the company’s clinical program that is focusing on a special class of stem cells which display very unique properties and have been obtained from healthy young consenting don…

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Early planning key to successful access and product launch 29:35

4y ago29:35

29:35

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG, speaks with Alison Kneen, Senior Vice President, Global Market Access and Head of the Centre of Innovation and Regulatory Science (CIRS) and DRG Abacus. Learn why early and thorough planning is so important for a successful product launch, and how A…

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Transforming the treatment of cancer with oncolytic viruses 33:06

4y ago33:06

33:06

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG, speaks with Stephen Russell, CEO of Vyriad. Dr. Russell reveals invaluable insights for those looking for or currently putting together partnership deals. Stephen shares his journey from academia at the Mayo Clinic to founding Vyriad, and eventually…

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Possible treatment for COVID-19 related respiratory failure 21:37

4y ago21:37

21:37

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG, part of Clarivate, speaks with Jonathan Javitt, CEO of NeuroRx. Dr Javitt discusses how NeuroRx is working in collaboration with Relief Therapeutics on Aviptadil, a synthetic version of vasoactive intestinal peptide, and a potential treatment of COV…

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Pivoting a product launch during the pandemic 35:23

4y ago35:23

35:23

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG, part of Clarivate, speaks with Bryan Witherbee, President & CEO of Adarza BioSystems. Earlier this year, Adarza raised 25 million dollars to support the full commercialization of Ziva, an automated biological platform which delivers comprehensive, h…

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Utilizing pluripotent stem cells in cell therapy 25:55

4y ago25:55

25:55

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG, part of Clarivate, speaks with Brian Culley, CEO of Lineage Cell Therapeutics. Brian and Mike discuss the company’s cell therapy program, utilizing pluripotent stem cells, initially targeting dry age-related macular degeneration, acute spinal cord i…

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How Glympse Bio oversubscribed their Series B funding amidst the pandemic 44:12

4y ago44:12

44:12

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG, part of Clarivate, speaks with Dr. Caroline Loew, President and CEO from Glympse Bio. They discuss the biotech’s focus on both disease detection and response to treatment using bioengineered sensors, starting with NASH. Dr. Loew also shares career a…

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A novel approach to treating neurodegenerative disease 26:19

4y ago26:19

26:19

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG, part of Clarivate, speaks with Dr. Leen Kawas, president and CEO of Athira Pharma. Dr. Kawas shares the company’s innovative approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease by developing small molecules to restore neuronal health and stop neurodegeneration…

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An update from biopharma’s hotspot 27:26

4y ago27:26

27:26

In this fireside chat brought to you by Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG, Part of Clarivate talks to Bob Coughlin, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. Bob provides insights from what is unarguably the world’s number one biopharma hotspot. Bob and Mike discuss how the industry…

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The advantages of onsite manufacturing facilities for clinical trials 36:28

4y ago36:28

36:28

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership talks to Bill Newell, CEO of Sutro Biopharma. Bill shared his views on the fundamental importance of ensuring patients, especially cancer patients, receive their treatment (as scheduled) despite pandemic related delays. He explained how they were uniquely p…

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Securing investments amidst COVID-19 and Brexit uncertainties 33:57

4y ago33:57

33:57

In this fireside chat brought to you by Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG talks to Hakan Goker, Vice President of M Ventures. Hakan gives a unique insight into how both COVID-19 and Brexit are affecting current investment opportunities for both investors and start-ups, including restrictions on travel,…

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An unprecedented time of scientific innovation 39:27

4y ago39:27

39:27

In this fireside chat brought to you by Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG, talks to Houman Ashrafian, Managing Partner at SV Health Investors. Houman gives an interesting perspective into how and why biotech investment has remained robust throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. He talks to Mike about his pro…

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Bringing together minds to combat COVID-19 27:01

4y ago27:01

27:01

In this fireside chat brought to you by Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG talks to Sir Mene Pangalos, Executive Vice President at AstraZeneca. Sir Mene talks to Mike about AstraZeneca's learnings from helping Chinese colleagues combat Coronavirus at the end of 2019, and then expanding input as it becam…

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Addressing strategic challenges for biotech companies 30:55

4y ago30:55

30:55

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG, talks to Dr Srikanth Rajagopal (or Doc, as he is fondly referred to). Doc, a partner at DRG Consulting, whose areas of expertise include product and portfolio strategy to name a few, chatted to us about common strategic challenges biotechnology comp…

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Maximising R+D efforts through better epidemiology understanding 23:13

4y ago23:13

23:13

In this fireside chat brought to you by Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG, talks to Mike Hughes, Senior Director of Epidemiology at DRG. With epidemiology entering our daily vernacular, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, Mike gives a definition of what it is, the approaches used to model epidemiology ass…

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How including patients can help with the fight against Parkinson’s Disease 21:27

4y ago21:27

21:27

In this fireside chat brought to you by Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG talks to Charlotte Allen and Russ Bradford from Parkinson’s Concierge. Russ and Charlotte offer a unique insight into how being a patient centric organisation enables them to help the Parkinson’s Disease community improve their q…

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Collaborating with officials to continue developments 39:08

4y ago39:08

39:08

In this fireside chat brought to you by Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG talks to Joe Panetta, President and CEO of BIOCOM. Joe talks around how BIOCOM has worked closely with government officials to ensure the life science community can continue to function throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and how t…

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Bringing new medicines to market despite subjective endpoints 31:49

4y ago31:49

31:49

In this fireside chat brought to you by Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG talks to Seth Lederman, co-founder, CEO and chairman of Tonix Pharmaceuticals. Seth and Mike explored the two programs Tonix are currently developing in pain and psychiatry, areas where many larger companies have turned their bac…

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How COVID is reshaping global policy and what it means for market access 39:47

4y ago39:47

39:47

In response to the pandemic, governments around the world have instituted policy changes intended to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus that could have long-lasting impacts. In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership talks to DRG market access experts Steve Edgar and Judith Rubinstein about how …

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Revolutionising the neurodegenerative space – fundraising, development & beyond 21:52

4y ago21:52

21:52

In this fireside chat brought to you by Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG talks to Sanjay Kakkar, CEO of San Francisco Bay-based start-up Tranquis Therapeutics. The company focuses on neurodegenerative diseases, an area where significant unmet medical need remains and that has presented the life scienc…

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How China has grown through innovation to rival the US market 29:33

4y ago29:33

29:33

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership talks to Christian Hogg, Executive Director and CEO of Chi-Med, about how the pharmaceutical and biotech industry in China has shifted its priorities from generic medicines to more innovative therapies. Christian talks in depth around the driving factors an…

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The pandemic, politicians and science 27:41

4y ago27:41

27:41

In this fireside chat brought to you by Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG talks to Baroness Susan Greenfield, founder and CEO of Oxford-based start-up Neuro-bio. Susan and Mike discuss the impacts of COVID-19 in the workplace and how the new stay-at-home policy has put a pause on projects. As a member …

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How innovation can continue to evolve and shape the pharma space 30:23

4y ago30:23

30:23

In this fireside chat brought to you by Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG talks to Daphne Zohar, Founder and CEO of PureTech. Daphne sheds light on how their unique and innovative business model looks to solve unmet needs and problem areas across the industry, how they differ from your typical biotech …

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Using a problem centric approach to build programs 34:02

4y ago34:02

34:02

In this fireside chat brought to you by Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG talks to Eric Elenko, Chief Innovation Officer of PureTech. Eric provides a unique insight into how they use a problem centric approach to identify and build out treatment programs, both internally and through their own founded e…

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Becoming one of the leaders in developing COVID-19 diagnostics 32:27

4y ago32:27

32:27

In this fireside chat brought to you by Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG talks to Mark Stevenson, Vice President and Chief Operations Officer at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Mark talks to Mike about day-to-day pandemic effects on operations and priorities, and how they have redistributed resources to hel…

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Will healthcare change after COVID-19? 43:25

4y ago43:25

43:25

In this fireside chat brought to you by Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG talks to Richard Erwin, General Manager and Managing Director of Roche Products Ltd (UK). Mike and Richard discuss what companies can learn from the pandemic and if the business world will operate the same way as before. Richard …

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COVID-19 continues to disrupt patient care 26:44

4y ago26:44

26:44

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership talks to John Jaeger, a partner at DRG on how COVID-19 is disrupting access to care. John talks us through the results from a recent physician survey, about current limitations on access to treatment including how patients are responding to the shift from i…

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The effects of COVID-19 on worldwide oncology clinical trials 28:33

4y ago28:33

28:33

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership talks to Steve Fruchtman, President and CEO of Onconova Therapeutics Inc, about how the reallocation of resources within cancer centres around the world due to COVID-19. Steve talked us through the impacts on their early and late stage lead programs which i…

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To know COVID-19 is to know medicine 41:19

4y ago41:19

41:19

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership at DRG talks to Dr. RJ Tesi, CEO of INmune Bio about its clinical program that seeks to determine whether its existing TNF inhibitors can be repurposed to prevents complications of cytokine storm caused by COVID-19. Dr. Tesi gives solemn insight into trial …

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Creating a collaborative toolbox to fight COVID-19 33:04

4y ago33:04

33:04

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward talks to Werner Lanthaler, CEO of Evotec, about how COVID-19 is bringing pharma leaders together and giving them collaborative momentum. Dr. Lanthaler is a co-founding member of COVID R&D, a global pharma industry initiative that has come together to rapidly respond to the pandemic. Together…

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Wuhan experience shapes the new normal for healthcare 27:23

4y ago27:23

27:23

In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership talks to Christian Hogg, CEO of Hutchison China MediTech about how the organisation has tackled the impacts of COVID-19 on business globally. Christian gives us a month-by-month account from January to May of how they mitigated disruption and moved to a pla…

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Impact of COVID-19 on the development of CAR T-cell therapies 26:19

4y ago26:19

26:19

In this episode of Conversations in healthcare, Mike Ward, Global Head of Thought Leadership talks to Dana Gheorghe, Ph.D, Associate Director, Oncology, about the impact COVID-19 is having on treatment for already available CAR T-cell therapies as well as those being developed. Dana gives us the lay of the land in an area where there is scarcity of…

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