You Cannot Make Medicine Alone: Relationships & Mentoring w/ Imran Nasrullah

What goes into a bottle of new medicine is more than the proverbial 15 years and $2 billion. It takes great science, certainly, but it also takes 15 years of relationships.No one can make medicine alone, not even Big Pharma. Collaboration, innovation, and industry relationships are key to bringing life-saving medicine to market.In this episode, I interview Imran Nasrullah, Vice President & Head, Open Innovation Center North America - East at Bayer Pharmaceuticals, about strengthening relationships within the biotech ecosystem.In this episode we discuss:The importance of industry relationships in making medicineHow relationships mitigate the challenge of drug developmentMentoring options for small, innovative companiesRelying on partners to actualize different paths to commercializationAs we continue this journey together, we want to hear from you, the listener. Email [email protected] or [email protected] what’s top of mind, what story you want to hear, or what you find interesting!To hear more interviews like this one, subscribe to Making Medicine on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform. Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for Making Medicine in your favorite podcast player.