BioTech Nation ... with Dr. Moira Gunn
Episodes
Decoding Diseases of Aging...Dr. Martin Borch Jensen and Dr. Francisco LePort, Gordian Biotechnology
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Biotech Nation, Dr. Martin Borch Jensen and Dr. Francisco LePort from Gordian Biotechnology share a bold new approach to fighting disease...
When Your Immune System Overreacts...Prof. Dr. Niels Riedemann, Co-Founder & CEO, InflaRx
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, we explore what happens when your immune system overreacts. Professor Niels Riedemann, CEO of InflaRx, explains how the b...
Renewed Potential: Reviving an ALS Drug...Dr. Ari Azhir, Founder & CEO, Neuvivo
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Biotech Nation, Dr. Ari Azhir, Founder and CEO of Neuvivo, shares the incredible journey of an ALS drug that was once abandoned, but is n...
Preventing Pressure Injuries: Detecting the Invisible Signs, Martin Burns, CEO Bruin Biometrics
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Bruin Biometrics CEO Martin Burns talks about a new diagnostic tool being used to detect and prevent potentially fatal be...
Are we moving from Dr. Google to Dr. ChatGPT??? Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For years, we've all turned to Google to self-diagnose every cough, rash, and weird pain. Dr. Daniel Kraft says the shift is happening, from Dr. Googl...
Connecting the Data that Changes Medicine, Dr. Lincoln Nadauld, President & CEO, Culmination Bio
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Biotech Nation, Dr. Lincoln Nadauld shares how Culmination Bio is using 9 million preserved tissue samples and decades of patient data to...
Correcting Gene-based Frontotemporal Dementia, Lisa Deschamps, CEO Aviado Bio
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if we could fix the gene that causes dementia? In this episode, Aviado Bio CEO Lisa Deschamps tells us how her team is working to correct the gen...
Tuning your own DNA?? Dr. Derek Jantz, Chief Scientific Officer, Tune Therapeutics
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could tune your DNA to fix any mistakes? Dr. Derek Jantz from Tune Therapeutics talks about tuning DNA, not just with humans, but stopping...
A New Way to Treat Wounds?? Dr. Ned Swanson, Co-Founder, President & Chief Medical Officer, Polarity Bio
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine a world where the toughest wounds heal twice as fast, and patients get their lives back sooner than anyone thought possible. Dr. Ned Swanson, ...
Treating the Untreatable in Rheumatoid Arthritis! Rob Armstrong, CEO, Artax Biopharma
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
40% of all rheumatoid arthritis patients do not respond to any of the current drugs. Rob Armstrong, CEO of Artax Biopharma, aims to bring new hope for...
Treating babies with congenital heart defects... Dr. Joshua Hare, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Longeveron
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can you imagine parents expecting a baby, going in for an ultrasound, and finding out that their baby is missing the heart's left ventricle? This week...
A New Approach to Flu Shots! Dr. Jeff Stein, President & CEO, Cidara Therapeutics
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Jeff Stein, President & CEO of Cidara Therapeutics, brings up promising news about a new approach to flu shots.
New treatment being tested for pre-term babies... Dr. Marc Salzberg, CEO and Chief Medical Officer, Airway Therapeutics
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Marc Salzberg, CEO & Chief Medical Officer of Airway Therapeutics, talks about what they are doing to help preterm babies. It may all boil dow...
A Smarter Path to Curing Diseases… Dr. Avak Kahvejian Founding CEO, Cellarity
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Avak Kahvejian, Founding CEO of Cellarity, explains their new approach to discovering drugs by using AI to look at how cells behave as a whole, ra...
No More Vaccines? Research Funding? Paul Hastings, CEO, Nkarta and former Chair, BIO
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Biotech Nation, Paul Hastings, CEO of Nkarta and former chair of BIO—the Biotechnology Innovation Organization—discusses the impact o...
How Hydrated are YOU? A Simple Wearable can do it! Dr. Mark Kendall, CEO, WearOptimo
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Mark Kendall, CEO of WearOptimo, tells us about progress with their new wearable. You could be dehydrated and not eve...
The BioTech Nation session at NextMed Health 2025... Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Daniel Kraft reports in on the BioTech Nation session from NextMed Health 2025
Insulin Cells WITHOUT Immunosuppressants... Dr. Steve Harr, CEO, Sana Biotechnology
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Steve Harr, CEO of Sana Biotechnology, talks about their progress in Type I diabetics, in particular. The New England...
Focused Ultrasound - Treating Disease Without Surgery... Dr. Neil Kassell, Founder and Chair, Focused Ultrasound Foundation
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Neal Kassell, founder of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation, introduces us to a powerful, non-invasive technology that...
A New Way to Treat Skin Cancer... No Surgery Required??? Dr. Raza Bokhari, CEO and Chairman, Medicus Pharma Ltd.
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Raza Bokhari, CEO of Medicus Pharma, shares a new non-surgical treatment approach for basal cell carcinoma, the most ...
Part II: "Super Agers … An Evidenced-Based Approach to Longevity".... Dr. Eric Topol, Author, Prof., and EVP, Scripps Ranch
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Eric Topol returns to continue his conversation on, "Super Agers … An Evidenced-Based Approach to Longevity", his e...
Part I: "Super Agers … An Evidenced-Based Approach to Longevity".... Dr. Eric Topol, Author, Prof., and EVP, Scripps Ranch
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Eric Topol, professor and Executive Vice President at Scripps Research and author of "Super Agers … An Evidenced-Ba...
Solving Genetic Diseases??? Dr. Neil Kumar, Founder & CEO, BridgeBio Pharma
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Biotech Nation, Dr. Neil Kumar, founder and CEO of BridgeBio Pharma. Dr. Kumar emphasizes that genetic diseases, particularly Mendelian d...
No More Transfusions!!! Dr. John Scarlett, President and CEO of Geron Corporation
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. John Scarlett, President and CEO of Geron Corporation talks about their drug Imetelstat for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). MDS patients often req...
The Science of a Stronger Heart... Robert Blum, CEO, CytoKinetics
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Robert Blum, CEO of CytoKinetics, joins me to talk about the company’s decades-long mission to keep hearts beating stro...
When Wounds Won't Heal... Jason Matuszewski, CEO, BioStem Technologies
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, BioSTEM Technologies CEO Jason Matuszewski explains how donated placental tissue is being used to treat chronic wounds th...
Snake Bite Man meets Biotech Scientist creates Breakthrough Antivenom Vaccine … Dr. Jake Glanville, Founder, Chairman & CEO of Centivax
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Biotech Entrepreneur, Dr. Jake Glanville, Founder, Chair and CEO of Centivax, gives us the insider’s view of this Biote...
What’s Next in Health? Highlights from NextMed 2025... Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent, returns with highlights from the 2025 NextMed Health conference...
How Can a Treatment Become a Vaccine??? Dr. Peter DeMuth, Chief Scientific Officer at Elicio Therapeutics
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Peter DeMuth, Chief Scientific Officer of Elicio Therapeutics, discusses the revolutionary approach of detecting cancer at its earliest stages thr...
PART II: A Regenerative Leap for Epilepsy… Dr. Cory Nicholas, Co-Founder and CEO, Neurona Therapeutics
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Cory Nicholas, CEO of Neurona Therapeutics, returns for part two. With early results now in from Neurona’s first cl...
PART 1: A Regenerative Leap for Epilepsy…Dr. Cory Nicholas, Co-Founder and CEO, Neurona Therapeutics
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Cory Nicholas, Co-Founder and CEO of Neurona Therapeutics, discusses their groundbreaking success in treating drug-re...
Fighting Cancer, Easing Pain... Dr. Lorin Johnson, CSO, Glycyx Therapeutics
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, we explore a new approach to cancer treatment that could help patients manage pain without compromising their care. Dr. L...
Freezing Out Chronic Pain…Sameer Sabir CEO, Brixton Biosciences
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Sameer Sabir, CEO of Brixton Biosciences, shares how their breakthrough injectable cold therapy, Neural Ice, could offer ...
Beyond the One-Size-Fits-All Cure... Jeff Liter, Founder & CEO, Luminary Therapeutics
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Luminary Therapeutics CEO Jeff Liter shares how his team is working to make advanced cell therapy easier to access and mo...
Beyond Pills and Shots... Sean Ainsworth, CEO, Immusoft
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Sean Ainsworth, CEO of ImmuSoft, explains how modifying the body’s own B cells to produce therapeutic proteins could re...
Breaking Barriers in Brain Cancer... Dr. Thomas Chen, Founder and CEO, NeOnc Technologies
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Thomas Chen, Director of Neuro-Oncology at USC and Founder of NeOnc Technologies, shares treating glioblastoma by del...
The Future of Synthetic Biology... Dr. John Cumbers, Founder & CEO, SynBioBeta
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, I speak with Dr. John Cumbers, founder and CEO of SynBioBeta, the annual synthetic biology conference. We discuss how bio...
Reimagining Bone Marrow Transplants... Kevin Caldwell, Co-Founder & CEO, Ossium Health
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Ossium Health co-founder and CEO Kevin Caldwell shares how their breakthrough approach is changing bone marrow transplant...
When Your Immune System Attacks You... Prof. Dr. Niels Riedemann, Co-Founder & CEO, Inflarx
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, we explore what happens when your immune system overreacts. Professor Niels Riedemann, CEO of InflaRx, explains how the b...
Designing Healthcare for People... Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Daniel Kraft explores how smarter design can make healthcare easier, less stressful, and more effective. From hospita...
Why One Drug Isn't Always Enough... Rich Daly, President & CEO, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals CEO Rich Daly discusses the complexities of treating epilepsy and rare diseases. From the challe...
A Second Chance for an ALS Drug... Dr. Ari Azhir, Founder & CEO, Neuvivo
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Biotech Nation, Dr. Ari Azhir, Founder and CEO of Neuvivo, shares the incredible journey of an ALS drug that was once abandoned, but is n...
The Mystery of "Dark" Proteins... Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Daniel Kraft explores the discovery of "dark" proteins, thousands of previously unknown proteins in the human body....
9 Million Samples: A New Era of Medicine... Dr. Lincoln Nadauld, President & CEO, Culmination Bio
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Biotech Nation, Dr. Lincoln Nadauld shares how Culmination Bio is using 9 million preserved tissue samples and decades of patient data to...
Mobility: The New Vital Sign….Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Biotech Nation, Dr. Daniel Kraft discusses why mobility is emerging as a key indicator of health, just like heart rate or blood pressure....
Reprogramming the Future... Dr. Martin Borch Jensen and Dr. Francisco LePort, Gordian Biotechnology
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Biotech Nation, Dr. Martin Borch Jensen and Dr. Francisco LePort from Gordian Biotechnology share a bold new approach to fighting disease...
One Drug, Many Diseases??? Dr. David Fajgenbaum, UPenn School of Medicine Professor and President of Every Cure
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not just seeking treatment for every disease, but making sure the treatments we have already developed are being used in every possible way. I speak w...
A Daily Pill to Fight Autoimmune Diseases…Ben Zimmer, CEO of Priovant Therapeutics
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Biotech Nation, Priovant Therapeutics CEO Ben Zimmer shares how their once-a-day pill could transform the treatment of severe autoimmune ...
Fighting Inflammation, and Alzheimer's??? Dr. David Bearss, President & CEO Halia Therapeutics
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of BioTech Nation, Dr. David Bearss, President and CEO of Halia Therapeutics, discusses inflammation and its reduction over a l...
Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis Treatment on the Horizon!!! Dr. Jim Brown, CEO of DURECT
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jim Brown from DURECT talks about their clinical trials for Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis, a condition for which there is no approved treatment.
Data for Good!!!... Sir Rory Collins, Oxford Professor and Principal Investigator, UK Biobank
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Rory Collins is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Oxford and the Principal Investigator of the UK Biobank. With data f...
Building Technology and Solving Problems!!! Dave Pacitti, President & Head of the Americas, Siemens Healthineers
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When is a medical technology company more than a medical technology company? We’ll hear all about it when I speak with Dave Pacitti, the President a...
Antidepressants Should Have Diagnostics??? Dr. Amit Etkin, Founder & CEO, Alto Neuroscience
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Major Depressive Disorder. Serious Depression. PTSD. Alto Neuroscience CEO, Dr. Amit Etkin talks about developing new and innovative drugs tied direct...
Can AI Discover Drugs Better Than Humans?? Dr. Vimal Mehta, Co-Founder & CEO BioXcel
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how their AI technology is revolutionizing drug discovery with Dr. Vimal Mehta, Co-Founder and CEO BioXcel and how this is leading to the app...
Food IS Medicine... Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Biotech Nation, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent, Dr. Daniel Kraft, talks about “food as medicine" and how eating real, minimally...
Rewiring the Brain... Dr. Peter Vanderklish, Chief Scientific Officer, Spinogenix
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Peter Vanderklish, Chief Scientific Officer at Spinogenix discusses their clinical trials focused on regenerating syn...
Sepsis: First-Time-Ever Test... Dr. Rollie Carlson, CEO Immunexpress
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Rollie Carlson, CEO of Immunexpress, talks about Sepsis—a deadly condition responsible for 1 in 5 deaths worldwide....
CRISPR Dilemma... Dr. Eben Kirksey, Anthropologist & Author, “The Mutant Project: Inside the Global Race to Genetically Modify Humans”
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, we talk with Dr. Eben Kirksey about the ethical issues behind CRISPR, the gene-editing tool that made headlines with the ...
AI & Better Health...Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about how AI can personalize health advice using data from devices like your smartwatch. He explai...
A Smarter Path to Curing Diseases… Dr. Avak Kahvejian Founding CEO, Cellarity
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Avak Kahvejian, Founding CEO of Cellarity, explains their new approach to discovering drugs by using AI to look at how cells behave as a whole, ra...
Replacing Cells, Restoring Sight…Brian Culley, CEO, Lineage Cell Therapeutics
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Culley, CEO of Lineage Cell Therapeutics, talks about a new approach to treating diseases called whole cell replacement therapy - which replaces...
Multimodal Health??? Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent introduces "multimodal medicine", combining data like proteomics, wearables, and imaging for ...
15 Billion Vaccines Doses: COVID & the Patent Dilemma... Dr. Antony Taubman, Former Director of the Intellectual Property Division at the World Trade Organization
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Antony Taubman, the former Director of the Intellectual Property Division at the World Trade Organization, discusses the challenges faced during t...
From Illness to Wellness - Can Science Tell Us How Healthy We Really Are (Part II)?? Dr. Leroy Hood and Dr. Nathan Price
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Part II - We continue our discussion with Dr. Leroy Hood and Dr. Nathan Price about the subject of their book "The Age of Scientific Wellness", delvin...
From Illness to Wellness - Can Science Tell Us How Healthy We Really Are (Part I)?? Dr. Leroy Hood and Dr. Nathan Price
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Leroy Hood and Dr. Nathan Price delve into the subject of their book "The Age of Scientific Wellness", which highlights the advancements in scienc...
One Pill to Stop Many Cancers??? Dr. Michael Weickert, CEO, Pacylex Pharmaceuticals
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Michael Weickert, CEO of Pacylex Pharmaceuticals, about their once-daily pill in trials now for cancer treatment - it’s already showing early in...
Engineering the Future of Vaccines... Dr. Robert Coleman, CEO, Codagenix
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Robert Coleman, CEO of Codagenix, discusses their innovative approach to virus engineering, which includes developing a nasally-delivered COVID-19...
Did That Change To My Prescription Work??? -- Dr. Kal Patel, CEO, BrightInsight
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Continuous monitoring ... when we want it, when we don’t, should we share it? Or not. Or perhaps just part of it. Dr. Kal Patel, the Co-Founder and ...
Can the Mapping of Human Biology Lead to Better Drugs? Dr. Chris Gibson, Co-Founder & CEO Recursion Pharmaceuticals
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Chris Gibson, the co-founder and CEO of Recursion Pharmaceuticals in Salt Lake City. We talk about their efforts to map ALL of human biology, and ...
One Company, Two Different Drugs - It's All About Glucose - Too Much and Too Little! Nevan Charles Elam, Founder & CEO, Rezolute
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Glucose is essential for life. And the insulin we produce is designed to leave just the right of amount in our bodies for healthy functioning. Thus, w...
A Vaccine for Breast Cancer??? Dr. Amit Kumar, President & CEO, Anixa Biosciences
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Amit Kumar, President and CEO of Anixa Biosciences, talks about their work on a breast cancer vaccine which targets a...
Are Your Genes Failing You??? Dr. Noah Davidsohn, Co-Founder & CSO Rejuvenate Bio
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Biotech Nation, Dr. Noah Davidsohn, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Rejuvenate Bio. The discussion centers around the regula...
Living Longer??? Dr. Peter Diamandis, XPrize Founder and Author, "Longevity"
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week of BioTech Nation, Dr. Peter Diamandis about his new book, "Longevity: Your Practical Playbook on Sleep, Diet, Exercise, Mindset, Medication...
Psychedelics... Prodrugs... What else? Dr. Sam Clark, CEO of Terran Biosciences
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Sam Clark, CEO of Terran Biosciences, discusses prodrugs—modified drugs that improve absorption and efficacy. Also,...
A Dual Approach to Combatting Hepatitis... Dr. Marianne De Backer, CEO at Vir Biotechnology
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Biotech Nation, Dr. Marianne De Backer, CEO of Vir Biotechnology talks about their Phase 2 clinical trials targeting hepatitis B and D co...
The Next Ozempic or Wegovy... But Without the Injection??? Dr. Steffen-Sebastian Bolz, CSO, Aphaia Pharma
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What’s next after Ozempic and Wegovy and the like? How about a drug in development which releases all the relevant hormones, and not just GLP-1. And...
FDA Approval! A New Model for BioPharma... Dr. Sam Blackman, Founder & Head of Research and Development, Day One Biopharmaceuticals
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Sam Blackman, Founder and Head of Research and Development from Day One Biopharmaceuticals, shares the story behind t...
Everybody Has a Thyroid... What Could Go Wrong??? Dr. Mark Sumeray, CMO of Amolyt Pharma
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have a best of rerun with Dr. Mark Sumeray from Amolyt Pharma. Dr. Sumeray talks about their innovative approach to treating hormonal con...
Wearable Wonders! Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent, discusses advanced health tech. Dr. Kraft highlights his use of wearables like the...
Robo-Docs & VR Surgery??? Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn and Dr. Daniel Kraft discuss how robotics, AI, and virtual reality are transforming surgery. These technol...
Closing the Innovation Gap!!! Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent discusses the gap between medical innovation and its adoption into standard practice. He high...
The Virtual Cell??? Dr. Steve Quake, Head of Science at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dr. Steve Quake from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative about their goal to tackle all human diseases in the next century. We discuss CZI's inn...
How Can Sound Deliver Drugs??? Dr. Neal Kassell, Founder & Chair of Focused Ultrasound Foundation
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Biotech Nation, I speak with Dr. Neal Kassell about focused ultrasound technology. We discuss its noninvasive approach, its diverse appli...
70% of Breast Cancers and a Link to Prostate Cancer... Dr. Sean Bohen, President & CEO, Olema Oncology
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on BioTech Nation, we explore new efforts in treating cancer with Dr. Sean Bohen, President and CEO of Olema Oncology. We discuss progress i...
Tiny RNAs, Big Cures!!! Dr. Sanjay Shukla, President and CEO, ATyr (ah-tire) Pharma
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week - Dr. Sanjay Shukla, CEO of Atyr Pharma, discusses the revolutionary potential of mRNA technology in creating new medicines. They explore At...
Cancer Vaccines??? Dr. Chris Pirie, Co-Founder & COO of HDT Bio
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Dr. Moira Gunn interviews Dr. Chris Pirie from HDT Bio about their novel approach to cancer prevention through vaccines. They ...
Redefining Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Treatment!!! Dr. Robert Ang, President & CEO of Vor Biopharma
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I speak with Dr. Robert Ang from Vor Biopharma about their innovative approach to treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML). AML is a type of bl...
Food as Medicine, A Personalized Prescription... Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft discusses the concept of "food as medicine." Dr. Kraft emphasizes the evolving understanding ...
Repairing Minds, Naturally??? Mark Litton, President & CEO, Athira Pharma
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s dementia, and other neurodegenerative diseases continue to be challenging, but now new science has led to a better unders...
Combatting Blood Clots!!! Dr. Daniel Bloomfield, Chief Medical Officer, Anthos Therapeutics
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dr. Daniel Bloomfield from Anthos Therapeutics discusses the prevalence and dangers of blood clots, particularly in patients with cancer. D...
Heartburn, GERD, Cancer??? Dr. Lishan Aklog, CEO of Lucid Diagnostics
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Lishan Aklog from Lucid Diagnostics tells us about the path from GERD to, unfortunately, esophageal cancer, and about Lucid’s two-minute diagnos...
From Tummy Tucks to Drug Trials??? Dr. Eric Merle, Chief Business Innovation Officer, GenoSkin
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Eric Merle from GenoSkin talks about how they are transforming drug discovery using discarded human skin from surgeries like tummy tucks, revoluti...
XPrize Foundation and $101 Million!!! Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about the newest XPrize worth an unprecedented $101 Million.
Wound Healing 2.0!!! Dr. Nik Sopko, Chief Scientific Officer at PolarityTE
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nik Sopko, the Chief Scientific Officer of PolarityTE talks about their design for wound healing. Their first treatment candidate is diabetic foot...
Harnessing Natural Killer Cells!!! Dr. Eric Vivier, SVP & CSO of Innate Pharma
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Eric Vivier from Innate Pharma in Marseilles tells us about the next wave of immunotherapy treatments – harnessing Natural Killer cells.
Can Every Medicine Be a Pill??? Dr. Ray Stevens, CEO of ShouTi Pharma
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ray Stevens, CEO of ShouTi Pharma, talks about their approach in turning IV drugs into pills. Current projects include Diabetes and obesity, and t...
Gut-Brain Connections to Autism, Parkinson's, and More!!! Dr. Stewart Campbell, CEO Axial Therapeutics
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Stewart Campbell, CEO of Axial Therapeutics, about their groundbreaking work in Autism–related irritability in teenagers, in Parkinson’s, and ...
Ancient Viruses in our DNA??? Dr. Neil Shubin, Professor & Author University of Chicago
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s BioTech Nation University of Chicago professor Dr. Neil Shubin talks about his book “Some Assembly required … Decoding Four Billi...
Treating Diseases with Brain Implants??? Nicolas Vachicouras, CEO & Co-Founder Neurosoft Bioelectronics
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we visit the brain, and look at what a flexible brain implant might do – from sensing how your brain is working to actual treatment. Nicol...
The Next Ozempic or Wegovy... But Without the Injection??? Dr. Steffen-Sebastian Bolz, CSO, Aphaia (ah-phi-ah) Pharma
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What’s next after Ozempic and Wegovy and the like? How about a drug in development which releases all the relevant hormones, and not just GLP-1. And...