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 hereditary diseases and even tackle major pandemics. However, whether the answer is cell or gene therapies or RNA vaccines, one thing they all have in common...
May 03, 2023•32 min•Season 2Ep. 1
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.
Jul 05, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 46
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 how Patient Connect uses technology and communication strategies to inform and support patients at the point of care, and shares examples of campaigns t...
Apr 18, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 45
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 establishment of the Affordable Care Act, and how the entire spectrum of the healthcare system can work to address social determinants of health. Lear...
Feb 10, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 44
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 him most in the life sciences industry. Learn more in the full episode, which was recorded in collaboration with One Nucleus's ON Helix conference (Jun...
Dec 13, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 43
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, choosing which rare diseases to target and how patients are shaping their priorities. Learn more in the full episode, which was recorded in collaboration wit...
Dec 01, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 42
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 increased their investment in R&D. Learn more in the full episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 15, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 41
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 group discusses the ins and outs to bring clinical trial management in-house, how to modernize trial designs with emerging data and intelligence, overcom...
Nov 02, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 40
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. Get actionable takeaways in the full episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 11, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 39
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 with leaders at the eHealth Initiative, Cigna and Henry Ford Health System. Panelists include: Wanneh Dixon, who is Director of Programs, Strategy &a...
Sep 21, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 38
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 between the ICR and biopharma companies help the Institute achieve its mission to make the discoveries that defeat cancer. Learn more in the full episode. H...
Aug 19, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 37
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 medicines and technologies, and what that process looks like. Learn more in the full episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...
Jul 31, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 36
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 capital model has evolved in the past decades to an asset-centric approach, and discusses Centessa, which recently secured $250m in funding. Learn more i...
Jun 11, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 35
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.
Jun 03, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 34
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. They also discuss Athira’s recent IPO following a successful series B funding round, all during the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Dec 02, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 33
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 advice for moving from pharma to biotech and how she pivoted the company’s narrative during a funding round at the bottom of the pandemic-related stock...
Dec 02, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 32
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 injuries, and non-small cell lung cancer. Brian shares about the status of their Phase 1/2a clinical trials, and how COVID-19 has affected the company’...
Dec 02, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 31
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, high definition, protein biomarker profiles. Although their launch plans were disrupted by the pandemic, Bryan shares how Adarza responded to the c...
Dec 02, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 30
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 COVID-19 related respiratory failure. Dr. Javitt shares the promising results of an open label study of the drug, and the company’s plans if trials are s...
Dec 02, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 29
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 partnering with Regeneron for the development of new oncolytic virus treatments for cancer. Learn how Vyriad pivoted their technology to develop anti...
Dec 02, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 28
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 Alison and her team helped one client avoid major pitfalls, even when the odds were stacked against them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
Dec 02, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 27
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 donors. Mike and Gil talk about how Athersys was already working on an approach to treat patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome before the pan...
Dec 02, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 26
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 the life sciences space. He explains the process and journey he went on to trigger the creation of Solexa, which was later acquired by Illumina, and h...
Dec 02, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 25
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 has collaborated to counter the most immediate issues the COVID-19 pandemic has raised and how these could inform the future of biopharma. Bob also t...
Dec 02, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 24
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 they’ve worked with these officials to develop guidance for this community on how they can safely return to work. Joe discusses how COVID-19 has affect...
Nov 18, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 23
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 quality of life and understanding of the disease. They talk about the work they’re currently doing to educate the community and their newest partnershi...
Nov 18, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 22
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 associated with diseases and how it’s beneficial across all stages of research and development in pharma. In particular, they talk about the value epidem...
Nov 18, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 21
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 companies face during the process of translating a discovery into a tangible medicine. Doc gives invaluable insight for bio-pharma companies who are makin...
Nov 18, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 20
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 became a global issue. This includes adapting existing molecules in their pipeline, utilizing their existing capabilities and keeping their supply chain mo...
Nov 18, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 19
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 proven track record for establishing companies and the factors he looks for when identifying interesting, investable science. Houman also talks about his...
Nov 18, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 18
