Editorial Podcasts

Tom McCourt, CEO of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, talks about his 30-plus years in the gastrointestinal space, including his experiences bringing top GI medicines Prilosec, Nexium, Entocort, Zelnorm, and Linzess to market.

Dr. Michael Henderson, chief business officer of BridgeBio Pharma, and one of Pharm Exec’s 2021 Emerging Pharma Leaders, discusses how his company goes beyond the traditional “hand off” approach between academia and industry, and looks to partner with institutions early on to fill important voids in drug development.

Dr. Edith Perez, Chief Medical Officer of Bolt Biotherapeutics, discusses how she approaches drug development in oncology, and what she contributes outside of work to help raise awareness for cancer.

Audrey Greenberg, co-founder and executive managing director of the Center for Breakthrough Medicines and Discovery Labs, discusses how cell and gene therapy has turned Philadelphia into Cellicon Valley, and how her organization is playing a role in that growth even beyond the city’s borders.

Yan Chen, CEO of Elpis Biopharmaceuticals, talks about how she transitioned her career from scientist to CEO and what that has entailed.

Arthur Kuan, CEO of CG Oncology, talks about the present and future of bladder cancer therapies, and how he’s committed to making a difference.

Emma Chaffin, vice president and country head of Galapagos UK, discusses how her personal journey with cancer put a spin on her life, including her career in pharma.

Teresa Bitetti, President of Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ Global Oncology Business Unit, talks about her experience as a leader in the oncology space and what that entails in today’s environment.

Judy Stewart, head of US vaccines at GSK, talks about the effects of people missing their recommended vaccinations during the pandemic and the importance of delivering a message of value for vaccines.

Sandor Schoichet, an independent advisor and director of Meridian Management Consultants based in San Francisco, and Thomas Scheiwiller, an independent advisor and board member based in Zurich, talk about integrating environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, issues into biopharma business planning, and communicating with capital investors about these areas.

Dr. Michele Cleary, CEO of the Mark Foundation for Cancer Research, discusses how the foundation has navigated COVID to help keep critical cancer research going throughout the pandemic.

John Furey, CEO of Imvax and an Editorial Advisory Board member for Pharm Exec, discusses some leadership principles he learned while playing rugby as a young man in Ireland, and how those tenets can translate to the C-suite.

Uche Iloeje, Vice President medical affairs Mirdametenib at SpringWorks Therapeutics, shares his experience after he became stranded in Nigeria for five months and the valuable leadership lessons he learned.

Paul Shawah, Executive Vice President of Strategy at Veeva Systems, looks back at the past year of the pandemic to see the digital transformation of pharma’s interaction with healthcare professionals.

Kevin Buckley, founder of Torrey Pines Law Group, and Neil Thompson, a patent agent with the firm, discuss IP strategy as it relates to pharma and artificial intelligence.

Joel Marcus, founder and executive chairman of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, and founder and CEO of Alexandria Venture Investments, talks about the effects of COVID on worldwide biomanufacturing, and what the repatriation of pharma could look like.

Scott Nawrocki, managing director of digital investigations and cyber defense at Nardello & Co., discusses cybersecurity in pharma, including topics from prevention to crisis management.

Editorial Director, Lisa Henderson; European and online editor, Julian Upton; Senior Editor, Elaine Quilici ;and Assistant Editors of Pharmaceutical Executive, Miranda Schmalfuhs and Andy Studna, discuss some exciting industry trends for 2021, which they recently wrote for the January issue.

Gregg Beloff, co-founder of Danforth Advisors, discusses the banner year biotech IPOs had in 2020, the drive behind that boom, and what the future of industry IPOs might look like.

Rich Horgan, founder and president of Cure Rare Disease (CRD), discusses how he sprang into action when his brother was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, by starting a nonprofit biotech to help find a cure.

Sacha Ward, chief client officer of Point of Care Network, discusses how COVID has affected the roles of nurse practitioners and physician assistants, and why marketing managers should take a moment to understand this growing group of health care influencers.

Krystle Buntemeyer, president of SCORR Marketing, and Bharat Mehta, co-founder of PharmaCompass, discuss a new, free online tool called Pipeline Prospector, which they recently launched in collaboration.

Dr. Gregg Sylvester, chief medical officer of Seqirus, discusses the importance of vaccinating against the seasonal flu amid the COVID pandemic, and how the two viruses should be considered in light of each other.

Panna Sharma, CEO of Lantern Pharma, discusses garage biotech, what he’s learned from the culture, and how it might help transform certain areas of pharma, including innovation and pricing.

Sanjeev Luther, president and CEO of Rafael Pharmaceuticals, discusses how he managed to turn around a company on the brink of bankruptcy and advance clinical trials for its lead cancer drug through COVID-19.

Dr. Neil Hayward, CEO and founder of eXlthera, is here to discuss his company, which is developing Factor XI inhibitor antithrombotics that are attacking blood clots from a new angle and are giving patients new hope.

George Baxter, CEO of Edinburgh Innovations, is here to discuss the company's commercialization model, and how his group is bringing innovation to market in Scotland.

Jack Khattar, president and CEO of Supernus Pharmaceuticals, talks about his experience bringing ADHD drugs to market in a challenging environment.