Elaine Quilici is a freelance writer for Pharmaceutical Executive and the former editor-in-chief.
Episode 58: Understanding FDA’s Gene Therapy Guidelines
June 11th 2020Dr. Jonathan Gertler, CEO of Back Bay Life Science Advisors, and Dr. Stephan Gauldie, Senior Vice President of Back Bay, talk about the new guidelines set forth by FDA in regard to gene therapy, and what those new parameters mean for pharma and biotech.
Episode 56: Killing Cancer Through Direct Injection
May 14th 2020Lew 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
April 30th 2020Kathrin 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.
HBA's Woman of the Year 2020: A Motivated Mission
April 23rd 2020For Sandra Horning, this year's Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Woman of the Year, harnessing the patient experience has been the driving force in a career-spanning-and service-focused-mission to fight disease and accelerate the delivery of new medicines.
Episode 53: Fabulous Pharma Females
April 2nd 2020Barbara 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 50: Pharma Pricing Climate in Washington
February 20th 2020Mike 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 46: Persistence and Planning Pays Off
December 19th 2019Julia 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
December 5th 2019William 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.
Episode 42: Establishing a New Drug Therapy
October 17th 2019Pharm 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.