PETRI DISH PERSPECTIVES
Episodes
Episode 52: Daiichi Sankyo
23 Apr 2026
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Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, we break down the rise of Daiichi Sankyo, a company that quietly transf...
Episode 51: ImmunoGen
16 Apr 2026
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Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, we dive into the 40+ year journey of ImmunoGen, a company that refused ...
Episode 50: Exact Sciences
09 Apr 2026
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Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives, we’re dissecting the "Phoenix of Biotech." On March 23, 2026, the era of Exact...
Episode 49: AI in Pharma / Biotech
02 Apr 2026
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Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we explore the high-stakes reality of AI integration in the life sciences. We move past the speculative hype to exami...
March 2026: Biotech & Pharma NEWS Roundup
01 Apr 2026
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Send us Fan MailWelcome to your essential overview of the global biotech and pharmaceutical landscape for March 2026!This month was dominated by by th...
Episode 48: Ginkgo Bioworks
26 Mar 2026
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Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives, we unpack how Ginkgo Bioworks set out to industrialize biology. From its origins at MIT to...
Episode 47: SUN Pharma
19 Mar 2026
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Send us Fan MailFrom a small operation built on just ₹10,000 to a global pharmaceutical powerhouse, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is one of the most...
Episode 46: Servier
12 Mar 2026
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Send a textIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives, we explore the remarkable history of Servier, France’s largest independent pharmaceutical com...
Episode 45: BioMarin
05 Mar 2026
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Send a textMost biotech companies chase massive markets. But BioMarin Pharmaceutical built its entire strategy around something very different: ultra-...
February 2026: Biotech & Pharma NEWS Roundup
01 Mar 2026
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Send a textWelcome to your essential overview of the global biotech and pharmaceutical landscape for February 2026!This month was dominated by by thre...
Episode 44: BioNTech
26 Feb 2026
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Send a textBefore the world knew the power of mRNA vaccines, BioNTech was a relatively quiet biotech company focused on one ambitious goal: curing can...
Episode 43: ARCH Venture Partners
19 Feb 2026
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Send a textIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives, we unpack the strategy and scientific conviction behind ARCH Venture Partners, the venture firm...
Episode 42: Otsuka
12 Feb 2026
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Send a textIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives, we explore the fascinating evolution of Otsuka Holdings, a company that defies traditional phar...
Episode 41: Gene Therapies
05 Feb 2026
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Send us a textWhat if medicine could fix disease at its source… by rewriting the genetic code itself?In this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives, we ...
January 2026: Biotech & Pharma NEWS Roundup
01 Feb 2026
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Send us a textWelcome to your essential overview of the global biotech and pharmaceutical landscape for January 2026!This month was dominated by a sur...
Episode 40: Eisai
29 Jan 2026
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Send us a textWhat does it take to spend decades chasing one of medicine’s hardest problems while the rest of the industry walks away?In this episod...
Episode 39: Flagship Pioneering
22 Jan 2026
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Send us a textFlagship Pioneering doesn’t wait for scientific breakthroughs. It builds them. In this episode, we dive deep into the origin story of ...
Episode 38: Biogen
15 Jan 2026
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Send us a textBiogen is one of the most influential and controversial companies in modern biotechnology. Founded in the late 1970s by Nobel-level scie...
Episode 37: Theranos
08 Jan 2026
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Send us a textTheranos promised to revolutionize healthcare with a single drop of blood and became one of the most infamous failures in biotech histor...
Episode 36: Novo Nordisk
01 Jan 2026
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Send us a textNovo Nordisk’s rise is one of the most extraordinary stories in modern medicine. What began in 1920s Denmark as a response to a fatal ...
December 2025: Biotech & Pharma NEWS Roundup
01 Jan 2026
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Send us a textWelcome to your essential overview of the global biotech and pharmaceutical landscape for December 2025!This month was dominated by a su...
Episode 35: Dyes to Pharma
25 Dec 2025
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Send us a textBefore there were blockbuster drugs, clinical trials, and biotech startups, there was… dye.In this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives,...
Episode 34: Astellas
18 Dec 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode, we explore the evolution of Astellas Pharma, from the merger of two century-old Japanese firms into a global biopharmac...
Episode 33: Novartis
11 Dec 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives, we dive deep into the remarkable evolution of Novartis, one of the world’s most influentia...
Episode 32: Recursion
04 Dec 2025
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Send us a textCan a machine discover a cure faster than a scientist? Welcome to the revolutionary world of Recursion Pharmaceuticals, the pioneering T...
November 2025: Biotech & Pharma NEWS Roundup
01 Dec 2025
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Send us a textWelcome to your essential overview of the global biotech and pharmaceutical landscape for November 2025!This month was dominated by a su...
Episode 31: Bispecific Antibodies
27 Nov 2025
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Send us a textUnlock the future of immunotherapy. For decades, traditional antibody drugs were limited to tagging a single target. Now, meet the Bispe...
Episode 30: Metsera
20 Nov 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives:, we dive into one of the most dramatic biotech stories of the decade: the rise of Metsera, t...
Episode 29: Charles River Laboratories
13 Nov 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives, we dive into the untold story of Charles River Laboratories, the quiet giant behind nearly e...
Episode 28: Regeneron
06 Nov 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, host Manead dives into the remarkable story of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals,...
Episode 27: Tempus AI
31 Oct 2025
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Send us a textWhat if the cure for cancer or the key to mental health, wasn’t hidden in a new drug, but in data itself? In this episode of Petri Dis...
Episode 26: Wuxi AppTec
23 Oct 2025
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Send us a textWhat if the secret engine driving modern drug discovery wasn’t in Boston or Basel, but in Shanghai? In this episode of Petri Dish Pers...
Episode 25: CVS Health
16 Oct 2025
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Send us a textFrom a small pharmacy in Massachusetts to a $100 billion healthcare empire, CVS Health has redefined what it means to be a pharmacy. In ...
Episode 24: GLP-1 Agonists
09 Oct 2025
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Send us a textFrom a lizard’s venom to Hollywood’s favorite weight-loss trend, this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed dives de...
Episode 23: Alnylam
02 Oct 2025
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Send us a textWhat if you could silence disease at its genetic root? That was the bold promise behind RNA interference (RNAi), one of the most groundb...
Episode 22: Takeda
25 Sep 2025
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Send us a textFrom its humble beginnings in 1781 as a family-run herbal medicine shop in Osaka to becoming one of the world’s top 10 pharmaceutical ...
Episode 21: Moderna
18 Sep 2025
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Send us a textFrom secrecy and skepticism to one of the fastest vaccine rollouts in history, this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashe...
Episode 20: Baxter
11 Sep 2025
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Send us a textBaxter may not always grab the biotech headlines, but its impact on modern healthcare is impossible to ignore. From the first commercial...
Episode 19: AstraZeneca
04 Sep 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, host Manead explores the remarkable journey of AstraZeneca, from its unli...
Episode 18: Gilead
28 Aug 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, we dive into the remarkable and controversial story of Gilead Sciences, a...
Episode 17: GSK
21 Aug 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, we dive into the story of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), one of the world’s mos...
Episode 16: Amgen
14 Aug 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, we dive deep into the origin story of Amgen, a company that helped turn “...
Episode 15: BGI Genomics
07 Aug 2025
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Send us a textWhat happens when one of the world’s most powerful genomics companies rises from a college dorm in China and goes on to challenge the ...
Episode 14: Abbott
31 Jul 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, host Manead takes you inside the remarkable story of Abbott Laboratories:...
Episode 13: Sarepta
24 Jul 2025
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Send us a textDISCLAIMER: This is a consistently changing situation. The episode was recorded approximately 4 PM EDT Monday, July 21, 2025. As of 7....
Episode 12: Vertex
17 Jul 2025
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Send us a text🔬✨ From Cystic Fibrosis Breakthroughs to Gene Editing CuresIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, Manead un...
Episode 11: Genentech
10 Jul 2025
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Send us a text🧬 From VC to Blockbusters: The Genentech Story In Episode 11 of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, host Manead dives into th...
Episode 10: Roche
03 Jul 2025
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Send us a text💡 From Vitamin C to AI-Driven Diagnostics: Roche’s Legacy Unleashed In this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, ...
Episode 9: Bayer
26 Jun 2025
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Send us a text🎧 From Dye Pots to Blockbusters: The Bayer Story In this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, host Manead takes you...
Episode 8: Bristol Myers Squibb
19 Jun 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, we journey through the 165+ year saga of Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) — f...
Episode 7: Sanofi
12 Jun 2025
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Send us a textEver wonder how an oil conglomerate helped create one of the world’s top pharma giants? 💥 In this episode of Petri Dish Perspective...
Episode 6: Merck
30 Apr 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, we'll take you on a 350-year journey through the rise of Merck, from...
Episode 5: Boehringer Ingelheim
09 Apr 2025
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Send us a text🐴 From Farmyard Roots to Pharma Powerhouse: The Boehringer Ingelheim Story 🐴Welcome to Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed!...
Episode 4: Johnson & Johnson
02 Apr 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, we dive into the rich history and groundbreaking innovations of Johnson &...
Episode 3: AbbVie
26 Mar 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed, we explore the rise of AbbVie, a pharmaceutical giant that emerged from A...
Episode 2: Eli Lilly
20 Mar 2025
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Send us a textWelcome to Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleashed! In this episode, we dive deep into the history and impact of Eli Lilly, a company...
Episode 1: Pfizer
12 Mar 2025
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Send us a text💊 From Brooklyn to Biotech Titan: The Rise of Pfizer 💊Welcome to the first-ever episode of Petri Dish Perspectives: Biotech Unleas...