Christen Harm

Christen Harm is Pharmaceutical Executive's Associate Editor. Email her at charm@mmhgroup.com

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Episode 56: Killing Cancer Through Direct Injection

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Lew Bender, founder of Intensity Therapeutics and the inventor of Intensity’s DfuseRx platform technology, discusses the technology that allows the company’s therapeutic products to be injected directly into solid tumors, this innovative process successfully kills tumors and activates an immune response to shut down cancer cells throughout the body.

Episode 55: Developing a Maternal RSV Vaccine

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Kathrin Jansen, Senior Vice President and Head of Vaccine Research and Development at Pfizer, talks about the challenges of creating a new maternal vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV, currently being administered to pregnant women in trials, in the hopes of protecting their infants.

Episode 53: Fabulous Pharma Females

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Barbara Ryan, founder of Barbara Ryan Advisors, a member of PharmExec’s editorial advisory board, and the founder of Fabulous Pharma Females discusses the strong community she’s built providing women the opportunity to connect with each other and reinforce their shared commitment to one another.

Episode 51: Combating Coronavirus

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Dr. Eric von Hofe, Chief Scientific Officer at NuGenerex Immuno-Oncology talks about the recent outbreak of Wuhan coronavirus around the world and how biotechs and pharma are jumping in to help find a solution.

Episode 52: Cannabinoids

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Yuval Cohen, CEO of Corbus Pharmaceuticals, talks about cannabinoids, the differences between natural and synthetic products, and how biotechs and pharma are using them to treat disease today.

Episode 50: Pharma Pricing Climate in Washington

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Mike Strazzella, head of federal government relations for Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, talks about pricing issues in the pharmaceutical industry, the challenges he encounters, and what he believes needs to change in the industry going forward.

Episode 47: Identifying Adherence Issues

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Heather Monte, Director of Operations for DirectRx, talks about the specialty pharma’s new Patient Scorecard, which aims to identify and improve adherence by reporting patients’ prescription patterns to doctors.

Episode 46: Persistence and Planning Pays Off

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Julia Owens, co-founder and CEO of Millendo Therapeutics talks about how to keep a company on the path to success, even when there are bumps in the road. She discusses the value of focusing on strengths and how that is currently working for Millendo in the endocrine space.

Episode 45: Getting Drug Approval Through FDA LPAD

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William Lewis, chairman and CEO of Insmed talks about the approval of the company’s drug Arikayce through the FDA’s Limited Population Pathway for Antibacterial and Antifungal Drugs, some ideas that he spoke about on the recent NORD panel about innovative and ethical partnerships, and Insmed’s pipeline and progress.

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Episode 42: Establishing a New Drug Therapy

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Pharm Exec editors interview Mark Glickman, Chief Commercial Officer of Esperion Therapeutics. Glickman discusses the overall cholesterol-lowering space and how it’s planning to add a new therapeutic option for patients, what it means to establish a new therapy in a statin-dominated market, market research approaches, and more.

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Episode 41: The Patient Journey

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Jeannine Lynch, senior director at BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, oversees patient access services and talks with editors about the patient journey in regard to receiving therapies, how to engage with patients more effectively, and where she sees the pharma industry in terms of patient engagement and patient centricity.

Episode 40: Global Pharma Outlook

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Janssen’s company group chairman of Europe, Middle East, and Africa operations, Kris Sterkens speaks with Pharm Exec editors. Kris talks about his finance background, global pricing issues, and challenges and opportunities for EMEA biopharma breaking into the US market.

Episode 38: Customer-Centric Innovation

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Christine Sakdalan, Head of Franchise Strategy and Customer Solutions at Janssen Pharmaceutical talks with Pharm Exec editors about how patient-centricity fuels innovation, the difference between patient and customer centricity, and educational programs that need to be implemented for patients, providers, and payers.

Episode 33: Translationally Enabled Pharma

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Pharm Exec editors speak with Jigar Raythatha, CEO of Constellation Pharmaceuticals. He talks about his roles, the importance of having a Plan B in biotech, creating a translationally enabled company, and how he leads his team at Constellation.

Episode 31: Ruling in Favor of Biotech

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Editor-in-Chief Lisa Henderson speaks with Bill Newell, CEO of Sutro Bipharma about his background in corporate law and how it helps him in his role as a biotech executive, the importance of collaboration between big pharma and biotech, a story about keeping the San Francisco Giants in the Bay area, and other analogies around sports related to running a biotech.

Episode 29: Disease Prevention & Interception

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Pharm Exec's European Editor, Julian Upton, caught up with Ben Wiegand, head of J&J's World Without Disease Accelerator unit, at eyeforpharma Barcelona. They talk about Wiegand's panel "Uniting Patients, Providers, and Payers to Bring Preventative Care to Life," and J&J's disease prevention and interception activities.

HBA's Woman of the Year 2019

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Sharon Callahan, this year’s Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Woman of the Year, has built a career defined by an entrepreneurial drive to advance medical communications-and a commitment to breaking down barriers in the workplace and beyond.

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