Science Will Win

Science Will Win is a podcast that takes listeners under the microscope on some of the most promising medical innovations, exploring therapies that have the potential to shape the future of healthcare and offer new hope to patients around the world. Through conversations with a diverse line-up of guests, including scientists and experts, patient advocates, and, most importantly, patients themselves, each miniseries will focus on a unique healthcare challenge, diving into the fascinating science, policy challenges, and potential to transform patients’ lives for the better. This podcast is powered by Pfizer.

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Episodes

BONUS – Into the Pfizer Lab: Making a Gene Therapy

In this special bonus episode, Adam Rutherford explores a different aspect of gene therapy - how do you actually make one? Expert guests discuss the highly complex task of scaling-up manufacturing from the small amounts needed for research, to creating batches big enough for clinical and commercial scale. And once that hurdle has been cleared, how do they address the additional challenge of storing and transporting the medicine at ultra-low temperatures? Featuring guests: Bert Bruce, Regional Pr...

Dec 10, 2021•15 min

What’s Next For Gene Therapy?

Gene therapy is at a pivotal moment. For eligible rare disease patients, the potential impact could be huge. So how can we support that potential to fruition and what will it mean if we do? In our season finale, host Adam Rutherford and guests take a peek into what a world with successful gene therapies could look like for patients, healthcare and society. Featuring guests: Durhane Wong-Rieger, President & CEO at Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders Erik Paulsen, Chair, Institute for Gen...

Oct 29, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 4

The Policy Puzzle

As with any new breakthrough medicine, entering the healthcare system comes with a host of obstacles and potential barriers. In this episode, Adam Rutherford and guests break down the big changes needed within the global healthcare ecosystem to ensure that, once approved, the therapies we’re researching now, like gene therapy, reach the patients who need them. Featuring guests: Bert Bruce, Regional President, North America, Rare Disease, Pfizer Brenda Cooperstone, Senior Vice President, Chief De...

Oct 22, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Clinical Trials: Courage and Perseverance

Gene therapy has come a long way to get where it is today but there is still much to learn and investigate. Host Adam Rutherford speaks to a line-up of experts about the vital role of clinical trials and the unique challenges facing gene therapy and rare disease patients. Featuring guests: Brenda Cooperstone, Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer, Rare Disease, Pfizer Emily Crossley, Chief Executive Officer, Duchenne UK Erik Paulsen, Chair, Institute for Gene Therapies Professor John ...

Oct 15, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Gene Therapy – Behind the Science

Gene therapy is a revolutionary field of science that has the potential to transform lives. It presents this big question; What if we could treat a disease at its root cause, rather than just the symptoms? On the first episode of Science Will Win, host Adam Rutherford takes us through the history, science, and significance of gene therapy. Featuring guests: Dirk Vander Mijnsbrugge, Vice President, Medical Affairs, Rare Diseases, Pfizer Durhane Wong-Rieger, President & CEO at Canadian Organiz...

Oct 08, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 1

New Series — Science Will Win

Science Will Win explores the fascinating science, policy, and humanity which is shaping the future of healthcare and transforming patients’ lives for the better. Hosted by Adam Rutherford, geneticist and Honorary Fellow at University College London, our first miniseries takes listeners on a journey behind the science of gene therapy; the next generation of medicines bringing new possibilities for patients living with rare genetic diseases. At a time when innovative science is achieving the seem...

Aug 31, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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