BioTech Nation ... with Dr. Moira Gunn

Paving the Way for Miracle Drugs...Barry Werth, Author, "The Age of Cures"

On this episode of Biotech Nation...the story of how the United States' pharmaceutical industry came to be, and the people behind it all. Barry Werth joins Moira to discu

A Different Approach to Treating Gout...Dr. James Mackay, Co-Founder, CEO, & President, Crystalys Therapeutics

On this episode of BioTech Nation...Dr. James Mackay joins to talk about the progress Crystalys Therapeutics is making in the treatment of gout - a disease that affects m

The Potential of Peptide Drugs...Dr. Karsten Eastman, Co-Founder & CEO, Sethera Therapeutics

You've probably heard of Peptides...but what exactly are they? And how do we know which ones are effective, and safe? Dr. Karsten Eastman, Co-Founder and CEO of Sethera T

Injectable Ice for Chronic Pain? Sameer Sabir, Co-Founder & CEO, Brixton Biosciences

This week on BioTech Nation, Sameer Sabir, CEO of Brixton Biosciences, shares how their breakthrough injectable cold therapy, Neural Ice, could offer lasting relief for o

Healing Hard-to-treat Wounds Faster?? Dr. Ned Swanson, Co-Founder, President & Chief Medical Officer, Polarity Bio

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, the President and Ch

Stem Cell Therapy for Congenital Heart Defects...Dr. Joshua Hare, Co-Founder & CSO, Longeveron

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 on BioTech Nation,

Managing Pain While Fighting Cancer...Dr. Lorin Johnson, CSO, Glycyx Therapeutics

This week on BioTech Nation, we explore a new approach to cancer treatment that could help patients manage pain without compromising their care. Dr. Lorin Johnson, CSO of

A New Kind of Flu Shot...Dr. Jeff Stein, President & CEO, Cidara Therapeutics

This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Jeff Stein, President & CEO of Cidara Therapeutics, brings up promising news about a new approach to flu shots.

A Not-in-the-Textbooks Discovery for Glioblastoma, Jay Hartenbach & Dr. Will Decker, Diakonos Oncology

On this episode of BioTech Nation, Dr. Will Decker and Jay Hartenbach join Moira to talk about Diakonos Oncology's unique approach to cancer immunotherapy, and how a disc

Insulin-Producing Cells...with no Immunosuppressants?? Dr. Steve Harr, Sana Biotechnology

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 Journal of Medicine

Looking Forward: Biotech in the Balance? Dr. Jeremy Levin, Bioentrepreneur & Former Chair, BIO

On this episode of BioTech Nation...The Biotech landscape is ever-evolving - but where are we headed?? Dr. Jeremy Levin, Physician, Bioentrepreneur, and Former Chair of B

How 200 Snake Bites Became an Antivenom...Dr. Jake Glanville, Founder, CEO, Chair of Centivax

This week on BioTech Nation, a call to a man who survived hundreds of venomous snake bites helps inspire the development of an antivenom vaccine. Biotech Entrepreneur, Dr

Hospital at Home? Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent

On this week's BioTech Nation, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft tells us about the trend of "hospital-at-home". As we see the expansion of remote h

Two Drug Approvals in Two Years...Michael Metzger, CEO, Syndax Pharmaceuticals

On this episode of BioTech Nation: how Syndax Pharmaceuticals got two new drugs approved in the last two years, for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and graft vs.

Fighting Hard-to-Treat Cancers...Dan Schmitt, President & CEO, Actuate Therapeutics

On this episode of BioTech Nation, Dan Schmitt of Actuate Therapeutics talks about a new kind of drug showing positive early results in hard-to-treat cancer - including a

A Different Way to Treat Parkinson's...Dr. Jonas Hannestad & Dr. Joanne Taylor, Gain Therapeutics

This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Jonas Hannestad and Dr. Joanne Taylor of Gain Therapeutics join Moira to discuss a different approach to treating Parkinson's. While trea

Looking Back: A 2007 Interview with Dr. J. Craig Venter

With the recent passing of Dr. J. Craig Venter, biotech scientist and entrepreneur, we look back at Moira and David Ewing Duncan's 2007 interview with Dr. Venter. The occ

50 Years of Genentech...Ashley Magargee, CEO, Genentech

This week on BioTech Nation, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Genentech, the first biotech company to go public. Moira speaks with CEO Ashley Magargee about the compa

The Global Diversity of Human Genetics...Andrew Farnum and Sarah LeBaron von Baeyer, Variant Bio

This week on BioTech Nation, Andrew Farnum and Sarah LeBaron von Baeyer discuss Variant Bio’s unique approach to collecting genetic data - working specifically with indig

Testing New Drugs for Pre-Term Babies... Dr. Marc Salzberg, CEO and Chief Medical Officer, Airway Therapeutics

Dr. Marc Salzberg, CEO & Chief Medical Officer of Airway Therapeutics, talks about what they are doing to help preterm babies. It may all boil down to delivering these ba