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pharmaphorum Podcast — 354 episodes

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Ethical AI & trust-driven innovation: UCB’s Erik Janssen

2

Delivering prevention at scale, PA Consulting’s James Davis

3

Understanding Operation Trialblazer, with Dr Harpreet Singh

4

Prevent-Stop-Cure: Diagnostics & chronic liver disease, with Roche

5

Policy in Focus: What’s new with CMS drug price negotiation, with Alice Valder Curran

6

CAMP4 on a new class of ASO in gene under expression

7

BonelliErede on M&A in Europe: Andrea Carta Mantiglia

8

Purespring on nephrology & gene therapy in kidney disease

9

Parexel: Flawless execution, policy shifts & patient-centric design

10

Citius’ Leonard Mazur talks targeted immune therapy for CTCL

11

Radiopharma in 2026 & beyond, with ITM's Dr Andrew Cavey

12

Biosimilars & patient access independent of geographies or socioeconomics, with Rebecca Guntern

13

Towards a healthier world: Momentum in UK health system transformation, with Lee-Ann Farrell

14

Trustworthy and novel AI in clinical trial planning, with Kris Kaneta

15

The cardio-renal-metabolic space and obesity as a chronic disease, with Ramy Younes

16

On the power of T-cells, with Cedrik Britten

17

Why everyone should care about longevity, with Boyang Wang

18

A philosophical look at market turn in the Age of AI, with John Holodnak

19

Providing patient access to new therapies, with Dean Erhardt

20

Pushing through barriers to commercial launch success, with Amanjeet Singh Saluja

21

Every drug is a story, with Thomas Goetz

22

Looking to gene therapy for ocular diseases, with Lance Baldo

23

Creating what nature has not from AI and computational molecular biophysics with Kashif Sadiq

24

On collaboration, computational chemistry, and cutting-edge AI – with Olga Nissan

25

Making AI work where it matters, with Rob DiCicco

26

Treating genetic disease at scale with tRNA, with Michelle Werner

27

AI in clinical development & ‘white space’, with Andrew Mackinnon

28

Collaboration & personalisation in rare disease R&D, with AOP Health’s Melissa Fellner

29

Policy in Focus: Unpacking GLOBE, GUARD, and TrumpRx with Alice Valder Curran

30

On JPM2026 and healthcare investment today, with Jonah Comstock

31

On addressing drug waste and ensuring access, with Jeff Harper

32

From Buzzword to Strategy: Reverba Global Talks Omnichannel Engagement on the pharmaphorum Podcast

33

On quality data for quality learnings, with Lisa Sims

34

JPM2026: Broadening AI drug discovery to include the lab, with Yann Gaston-Mathe

35

On AI and equity in the cancer setting, with Mohit Manrao

36

JPM2026: AI diagnostics and translational research, with Andrew Beck

37

Shaping the future of immunodeficiency care, with Dr Jörg Schüttrumpf

38

Aligning with national efforts to modernise cancer diagnostics, with Andrew Newland

39

Rethinking prescription drug affordability, with Vinay Patel

40

An AI supercomputer and discovering next-gen brain disorder treatments, with Tarek Samad

41

On genomics, NGS, and doing much more good than bad, with Markus Vossman

42

Delivering the right behavioural ingredients for the moment, with Amy Bucher

43

AI for the planet, AI for life sciences – with Patrick Leung

44

On the future of AI in life sciences, with women at the helm

45

On AI and computational support of biochemistry, with Alan Roth

46

Harnessing the cell's own degradation machinery, with Benedict Cross

47

How blood tests can inform cancer treatment decisions, with Craig Eagle

48

The NHS, system burden, and a transformation prescription, with Ruth Chambers

49

On CB1s as an alternative to GLP-1s, with Punit Dhillon

50

Digital transformation as a third lever in the affordability debate, with Alfred Olivares

51

Towards a democratic era of medicine, with Simon Kohl

52

CDMOs: Their crucial role and how to select one, with Sigma Mostafa

53

On US drug shortages and compounding pharmacies, with Shawn Hodges

54

Delving into the physics of cancer, with Lew Bender

55

On inflammation, heart health, and GLP-1 possibilities, with Sandeep Kulkarni

56

On digital twins in rare disease research, with Piet van der Graaf

57

The hot topics of digitisation, with Rob Verheul

58

Ten years of innovation at Frontiers Health – Live from Berlin with Jessica DaMassa

59

Working together to innovate on pragmatic clinical trials, with Rob DiCicco

60

Policy in Focus: Trump’s MFN deals, FDA vouchers, and the government shutdown

61

Biotech’s biggest challenge isn’t scientific, but political – with James Roosevelt Jr

62

On targeted radiotherapeutics, with Marc Hedrick

63

Towards one, cohesive AI workflow: In conversation with Ilya Burkov

64

Collaborating on a connected platform journey, with Alexander Alex and Florian Schnappauf

65

ESMO25: Patient-centric oncological futures with Boehringer Ingelheim

66

Smoothing a contract pathway through uncertainty: In conversation with Neal Masia

67

FH25: On the future of health, with Frontiers Health Chairman Roberto Ascione

68

Allosteric small molecule therapies in PD, with Gene Mack

69

FH25: Jessica DaMassa on hosting, hype, and health innovation

70

Improving ROI on AI investments and data quality, with Dr Jay Anders

71

The importance of being disruption ready, with Brandon Pence

72

FH25: Commercialising Health Tech and Deeptech, with Pilar Fernández Hermida

73

Agentic AI, culture shifts, and commercialisation today: Anthony Cilento post-Axtria Ignite 2025

74

FH25: On patient access and equity, with Roberta Sarno

75

FH25: On healthcare innovation with Gary Monk

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FH25: The art of connection at Frontiers Health with Aline Noizet

77

Policy in Focus: Trump’s Most Favoured Nations drug pricing scheme – with Alice Valder Curran

78

FH25: Exploring the intersection of patients, HCPs, and technology with Denise Silber

79

Doing good in people’s lives: Amy Burroughs discusses CML

80

FH25: Individual centric investing with Steve Seuntjens

81

Pharma and health advertising: Brian Coane on the necessity of humour

82

The glimmer of opportunity behind the storm: Ali Pashazadeh talks biotech investment

83

FH25: The intersection of tech, science & design with Unity Stoakes

84

Changing the drug development treatment paradigm: Hilary Eaton on AI and LLMs

85

Increasing trial efficiency: Adityo Prakash talks small datasets, real-world scenarios, and organoids

86

FH25: Ten years at the forefront of health innovation, with Kristin Milburn

87

MAPs, EAPs, and patient access: Suzanne Aitken on the challenges for pharma

88

Weighing in on GLP-1 drugs

89

The TechBio way: Brendan Frey talks genomics, AI, and RNA

90

Advancing the frontier of cancer diagnostics: Post-ASCO with Eric Matthews

91

Compliance baked into the design core: On AI in life sciences with Florian Schnappauf

92

Putting patients and their families first: Dr Corina Dutcus, post-ASCO 2025

93

Enhancing anti-tumour activity: A post-ASCO conversation with Dan Schmitt

94

Redefining the Future of Melanoma Treatment: Scancell's Bold Step Forward

95

Why Datavant bought Aetion, and what comes next, with Arnaub Chatterjee

96

Post-ASCO 25: Pamela Tenaerts on CGTs and digital-first long-term follow-up

97

Immune mediation, B-cell depletion, and female leadership – with Aoife Brennan

98

Ben Sidders on integrating causality in AI for R&D success

99

On nuclear medicine and oncology, SHINE technologies

100

Unicorns, AI, and the future of health: Highlights from HLTH Europe 2025

101

On patient-centric treatment decisions and the value of quantitative methodologies, in conversation with Marc Buyse

102

Maximising value by uniting the digital backbone: On a new Novo Nordisk and Veeva partnership

103

The changing landscape of drug clinical assessment: Tommy Bramley on the JCA

104

Precision, speed, impact: Evolving mass spectrometry for medical science

105

IMUNON at ASCO 2025: Changing the micro-tumour environment in advanced ovarian cancer

106

Treating primary bone cancer: The potential of listeria-based bioengineered bacterial immunotherapy

107

Servier’s ASCO 2025 Data: Advancing IDH-Mutated Cancer Treatment with Tibsovo & Voranigo

108

Where innovation meets collaboration: Live from Manchester’s City labs 4.0

109

Live from ASCO 2025: Boehringer Ingelheim on unmet needs and oncology innovation

110

Bringing patients to research centres: Using AI to bring efficiencies forward

111

The need for a science-first mindset: The vaccine landscape today

112

EAPs: Market access outside of the US and Western Europe

113

The value of a partner, globally and locally

114

The ins and outs of HEOR – A lever for global health

115

Unpacking Trumps executive order on drug pricing with Alice Valder Curran

116

AI in drug development: The real hurdle is implementation

117

Patients as active consumers of care: AI-driven personalisation in pharma marketing

118

Driving the drug discovery pipeline: The value of organ-on-a-chip MPS

119

Intelligent regulatory compliance and improved patient outcomes

120

Prevention for a healthier, more productive society

121

Safeguarding the pharmaceutical supply chain

122

For the continuum of mental health we need a whole system, holistic 'healthspan'

123

IRA updates and making sense of the chaos in Washington, with Alice Valder Curran

124

GenAI and the revolution of drug development

125

Patient-focused manufacturing models for personalised therapies

126

On specialty pharmacies and prior authorisations

127

Paediatric rare diseases: Children are not small adults

128

Defining, building, and implementing in the next wave of biopharma R&D

129

Insights from JP Morgan Healthcare 2025: Key trends shaping the pharma industry

130

‘Show me the molecule’ – On synthetic biology and cutting through AI hype

131

Simulated clinical trial populations and AI scalability

132

Rare disease and the women's health gap

133

From science fiction to reality: AI in drug development

134

Precision medicine, NGS, and the quantum leap in biomarkers

135

Seeking effective, safe treatment for all with precision dosing

136

Seeking effective, safe treatment for all with precision dosing

137

CAR-T therapies: Faster, better, cheaper

138

Looking to history to prepare for America’s uncertain future

139

Next gen wearables: Transforming remote patient care

140

From neurosurgery to focused ultrasound: Not if, but when

141

A journey from personal to public: Digital health passports today

142

Access to genomic surveillance: Open science and public health

143

Advancing Precision Care For All

144

Investment outlook: Key takeaways from LSX USA

145

Oncology today: Eversana and pharmaphorum at ESMO 2024

146

Medicare drug pricing negotiations: What comes next?

147

The Life Sciences Generative AI Council and a sustainable technological future

148

Can self-navigating ADCs replace chemotherapy in the future?

149

Structuring the unstructured: Deterministic AI and white box data cleanliness

150

People need to know how to use AI now

151

Chronic cough and the patient voice

152

Approaching the regulatory world with passion: CERs and EU MDR processes

153

Patient engagement throughout the product lifecycle

154

The empowerment of data and predictive outcome models

155

The burden of diabetic vision loss in the West

156

Tips for on-time tech transfers that stay below budget

157

Clinical trial trends and the rise of site networks

158

A spectrum of obesity requires precision

159

The power and potential of regenerative medicine

160

Leveraging data and AI for clinical trial success

161

The future of fertility and the vaginal microbiome

162

Sustainable innovation for patients, people, and planet

163

The new frontier of microbiome-directed human health

164

Global medicines and the future outlook

165

Purity, potency, and safety – affordably – in stem cell therapy

166

The art of software

167

Move over CAR-T: The potential of NK cells in cell therapy

168

Working for a mature form of genomic medicines

169

Challenges and opportunities in synthetic clinical trials

170

The commercialisation of quantum science in pharma

171

Conference report: Reuters Pharma Europe

172

In vitro gametogenesis: the science has to be right, and it has to be safe

173

Proving ROI for digital endpoints

174

Clinical trials: their design, location, and, potentially, their simulation

175

Pace, acceleration, and precision are the name of the game

176

Technology working as the puzzle piece to bring better outcomes to patients

177

Is precision psychiatry possible?

178

Encouraging early engagement to revitalise Europe’s pharmaceutical landscape

179

Predictions for AI in mental health in the coming year

180

Fixing clinical trial data management

181

Harnessing the velocity of biopharmaceutical advances

182

Conference report: Reuters Pharma USA

183

The future of AI: Machine learning working together with scientific expertise

184

Understanding the politics of drug pricing in the United States

185

Female leadership and lessening disease burden

186

The unique clinical trial challenges faced by digital therapeutics

187

The unmentionables: Challenging inequalities in women’s health

188

The next chapter for AI protein structure prediction

189

Avoiding the data swamp: The transformative power of AI

190

How natural language processing can make a difference in pharma

191

Transitioning from traditional surgical methods to the innovative use of stem cells.

192

The 2024 biopharma M&A landscape: An overview

193

Accelerating the process, transforming therapies and advancing precision medicine

194

Applying genetics to chemistry to find new small molecules

195

Opening the digital front door to advanced healthcare

196

Pharmaceutical research in space

197

Precision medicine in mental health - one size really doesn’t fit all

198

Where are the pharma voices in US politics?

199

A clearer harmony and attractiveness for EU Clinical Trials Regulation

200

Making connections and getting noticed as a biotech start-up

201

Getting down to the nitty gritty of actively creating healthier societies

202

How manufacturing keeps pace with innovation in cell and gene therapy

203

Fixing the inequity of drug access outside of the US

204

Key themes from JP Morgan

205

Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future

206

Promoting value-added medicines and renovating old medicines smartly

207

Digitisation of drug R&D: Avoiding new for novelty’s sake

208

The problems of animal research for human medicine and the alternatives

209

The race to develop innovative products and supply chain solutions

210

The smart-design evolution of the laboratory space

211

Investing in the gleams of positivity and hope for life sciences innovation

212

Looking to the future of UK medical device exports

213

Exploring the reasons behind increasing burdens on clinical research sites

214

An investor’s perspective on bio and tech

215

Why digital therapeutics (DTx) are effective and safe, but not being prescribed

216

AI drug discovery: Where we are and where we’re going

217

Retaining the human element in healthcare services whilst embracing the potential of robotics

218

Bringing women’s health up to speed for 21st Century human healthcare

219

Creating a future where the healthcare ecosystem works for everyone

220

Key themes from Frontiers Health 2023, with the pharmaphorum team

221

Reducing the stigma attached to psychedelics

222

How birth tissue donations are fuelling the cell therapy revolution

223

Immunometabolism: Providing a new era of targeted medicine

224

Retaining the human element of AI within pharma and healthcare

225

Resilience, empathy, and gratitude. A personal battle with breast cancer.

226

The ‘elegant science’ in achieving the promise of ADCs

227

Understanding the importance of the whole person in clinical research

228

Why medical weight loss is more complicated than GLP-1s

229

Creating behavioural change through incremental, small steps

230

How AI can bolster each step of the clinical trial journey

231

Focussing on finding value in health sciences marketing

232

How big pharma cares for its own

233

Embracing the challenges and opportunities of digital health

234

How AI and omnichannel are transforming pharma marketing

235

Digital therapeutics at a turning point: What we heard at DtX East

236

Understanding and addressing care disparities in rare cancers

237

Turning drug development on its head

238

GLP-1 Weight loss drugs: An overview and update

239

Biopharma’s rapid transition to omnichannel marketing

240

Partnering for holistic care

241

Mapping the landscape of clinical trial regulation

242

Preparing for the tsunami of healthcare data approaching

243

Alzheimer’s drugs: An overview and update

244

Suffering beyond physical effects: inequalities and taboos in prostate cancer

245

Collaborative perseverance to bring change to medicine access

246

Botanicals in pharma: Potential and pitfalls

247

Clinical trial diversity: An update

248

Changing personnel dynamics in the pharma world

249

Retaining the human quality of healthcare in DTx

250

Focusing on predictability and execution in digital trials

251

Genetic testing update with 23andMe’s Noura Abul-Husn

252

Headlines and hot topics from ASCO and BIO

253

The precision element at the heart of digital transformation

254

AI in drug development: A reality check

255

Epiphany moments in an industry starved of insights

256

A closer look at gene therapy with PTC Therapeutics

257

WWD: Ready, Set, Food! CEO, Daniel Zakowski

258

The Hidden Burden of Stigmatised Health Conditions

259

Creating healthier futures - Reuters Pharma Barcelona 2023

260

Inside the new world of healthcare data

261

Restoring sensitivity to targeted therapies

262

Insulin costs & pharma manufacturing

263

What the low impact of Humira biosimilars teaches us about drug prices

264

Transforming healthcare: Nils Bottler and Paul Tunnah

265

Challenges and opportunities with plasma-derived therapies

266

CinCor Pharma: A small pharma’s journey to acquisition

267

AI trends in 2023

268

Accelerating digital healthcare, with VITA

269

Investing in healthcare’s future, with Paul Tunnah and Elia Stupka

270

Solving problems in pathology data, with Nathan Buchbinder

271

How Moderna kept diversity in mind amid vaccine development

272

Key themes from JP Morgan, with Paul Tunnah

273

Cancer control in a time of crisis

274

The scattered seeds of the beginnings of change

275

A few of the 2022’s biggest pharma trends

276

Exploring the importance we play in our own health maintenance

277

Focusing on the evolution of biotechnology and R&D

278

Innovations in Real-World Evidence (live from PharmStars)

279

Continuing to keep COVID-19 at bay

280

Can VR technology make physical therapy fun

281

Exploring a united vision for British pharma at Anthropy

282

What we heard and saw at HLTH22, with Matthew Holt

283

Disrupting the standard of healthcare for Bangladesh

284

How immersive audio can be a therapeutic tool

285

A new hope in cachexia and an outsider’s view on pharma

286

Why is digital health so challenging for big tech?

287

Live from Frontiers Health 2022 - the pharmaphorum podcast

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Live from Reuters Pharma 2022 - the pharmaphorum podcast

289

Building agile partner relationships at a vaccine-focused biotech

290

Understanding the tumour micro-environment – the pharmaphorum podcast

291

How a once-weekly insulin could disrupt diabetes management

292

How these parents of a child with a rare disease are making precision medicine work for them

293

AI-derived cancer vaccines

294

Challenges and opportunities in the off-patent sector

295

Building a digital therapeutic for paediatric behavioural health opioids

296

Gene silencing and mRNA: breakthroughs and barriers

297

Rethinking pharmaceutical pain management beyond opioids

298

Why diverse clinical trials matter

299

Where pharma stands on patient centricity, engagement, and trust

300

How pharma can spur innovation and promote health equity in mental health

301

Innovative solutions to the drug pricing crisis: the pharmaphorum podcast

302

Big data and how it can change the game in pharma: the pharmaphorum podcast

303

The year ahead in digital health and life sciences: the pharmaphorum podcast

304

The evolution of clinical trials: the pharmaphorum podcast

305

Patient engagement processes: the pharmaphorum podcast

306

Real-world evidence and qualitative research: the ELICIT podcast

307

Merck on trends in oncology: the pharmaphorum podcast

308

Sandoz’s Pierre Bourdage on biosimilars: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Patient engagement strategies: the pharmaphorum podcast

310

BMS’ Catherine Owen on pharma commercialisation: the pharmaphorum podcast

311

Novartis’ Amit Nastik on COVID’s supply chain impact: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Virtual engagement and collaborations: the pharmaphorum podcast

313

Biotech Insight podcast: Overcoming planning challenges in oncology

314

Vertex senior country manager Nicola Massey: the pharmaphorum podcast

315

Regenerative medicine and COVID: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Pharmacy and clinical research: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Pharma’s post-COVID prospects: the pharmaphorum podcast

318

Galapagos UK’s Michael Smyth on COVID and RNA-based tech: the pharmaphorum podcast

319

Big data and cell therapy development: the pharmaphorum podcast

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GSK on COVID and vaccine development: the pharmaphorum podcast

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The meaning of digital innovation: the pharmaphorum podcast

322

New ways to treat COVID: the pharmaphorum podcast

323

The Alderley Park Discovery Podcast: The journey to accessing science funding and investment

324

Roche on COVID healthcare and testing: the pharmaphorum podcast

325

Richard Francis discusses his new role as Purespring’s CEO: pharmaphorum podcast

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AstraZeneca’s Rebekah Martin on diversity and inclusion: the pharmaphorum podcast

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The Alderley Park Discovery Podcast: Life science skills, staffing and support

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J&J and medical device innovation: the pharmaphorum podcast

329

Biotech trends in COVID era: the pharmaphorum podcast

330

GSK and eosinophil research: the pharmaphorum podcast

331

Gitte Aabo on telemedicine and her time at LEO Pharma: the pharmaphorum podcast

332

The Alderley Park Discovery Podcast: COVID testing and the Lighthouse Lab

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Alnylam, gene-silencing and biotech in 2020: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Novartis, company culture and COVID-19: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Amgen and science education: the pharmaphorum podcast

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UK pharma leadership and COVID-19: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Eisai and Alexa skills in epilepsy: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Digital health and interoperability: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Roche, big data and patient outcomes: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Pfizer and the UK cancer landscape: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Life sciences leadership: the pharmaphorum podcast

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AstraZeneca and lung cancer: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Lung cancer’s patient information gap: the pharmaphorum podcast

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The state of UK drug discovery: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Addressing global health challenges: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Gene therapy and market access: the pharmaphorum podcast

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AMR research and Matoke Pharma: the pharmaphorum podcast

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GSK and digital disruption: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Ipsen on neurotoxin research: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Successful medical marketing teams: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Biotech strategy and nanomedicine: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Commercialising orphan drugs: the pharmaphorum podcast

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The future biosimilar landscape: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Nimble consumer healthcare innovation: the pharmaphorum podcast