The Endpoint Podcast: A Clinical Trial Podcast

On this week's podcast, Liam is joined by Aqil Ahsan, the founder and CEO of Kognitic, and Jaseem Mahmmdla, the co-founder and technologist behind their innovative AI-driven platform. Aqil has a background in mechanical engineering, having worked in automotive and aerospace industries, where he developed a passion for automation. Jaseem brings over 25 years of experience as a technologist wit...

Ilya Gluhovsky and Paul Neyman join Liam on this week’s podcast episode. Ilya has an extensive background in software development, machine learning, and AI, with leadership roles in companies like Ancestry.com and Rally Health, and is now the co-founder of Areti Health, a company focused on revolutionizing patient recruitment in clinical trials using generative AI. Paul, with a background in compu...

Scott joins Liam on this week’s podcast episode. Scott has built an impressive career focused on patient recruitment and experience and DCT across several prominent companies, including Accenture, Verily, and also is a part of Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) as a Member Board of Directors. In our discussion today, we delve into a range of topics relating to recruitment and pati...

Sandy joins Liam on this week’s podcast episode. Sandy is the Vice President of Commercial Operations at MMS. Sandy has built an impressive career focused on strategic pricing across several prominent companies, including Syneos, PPD, Quintiles, and more. In our discussion today, we delve into a range of critical topics, including the distinction between price and value in the industry, what’s bro...

Jeff joins Liam on this week’s podcast episode. Jeff is a seasoned executive within the pharma and CRO space. Jeff is currently the President at The Luna Group Consulting. He was previously the CEO of Alimentiv, in which he scaled it from an academic spin out to a specialised CRO focused on GI. In our discussion today we discuss all things CRO, we understand how the space works, the relationships...

Ted joins Liam on this week’s podcast episode. Ted is the Director of Business Development at Probity Medical Research. Probity Medical Research (PMR) is a leading clinical research consortium with over 70 clinical trials sites. PMR's network conducts clinical trials in Aesthetics, Allergy / Immunology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Rheumatology and Vaccines. In todays session we explore all thing...

Scott join Liam on this week’s podcast episode. Scott is VP and Global Head of Drug Development at Novotech. Founded in 1997, Novotech is a global full-service clinical Contract Research Organization (CRO) focused on partnering with biotech companies to accelerate the development of advanced and novel therapeutics at every phase. In todays session we explore Scott’s origin story, discuss it means...

Todays Guest is Kris Larson. Kris has 25+ years of global experience in brand development across a variety of sectors - including Life science. He is currently the Director of Client Engagement at Six Degrees. Six Degrees is a Psycho-Sensory Brand Building Agency. The company focuses on combining psychology-based tools and techniques with sensory branding methods to create real and lasting brand i...

Jenn and Richie join Liam on this week’s podcast episode. Jenn and Richie are founders of Canary Advisors. Canary Advisors is a boutique consultancy that works with organizations on patient focused drug and device development. They work with biopharmaceutical, nonprofit, and regulatory groups to better understand disease impacts, unmet needs, and patient preferences. In todays session we discuss w...

Joel White joins Liam on this week’s podcast episode. Joel founded Marketcap Consulting, LLC in 2021 to help companies increase the valuation and effectiveness of their business by improving their financial performance and strategy. Prior to this he has worked with groups such as Synteract, Chiltern, Parexel, PRA. In todays session we discuss the current clinical trial landscape and economy, discu...

Vatche Bartekian joins Liam on this week’s podcast episode. Vatche is the Founder and President at Vantage BioTrials. Vantage BioTrials is a Canadian CRO that delivers clinical trial management services to clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sectors. Prior to this Vatche worked with groups such as Pfizer, Covance and PPD. In todays session we discuss about the concept...

Vincent Cafiso joins Liam on this week’s podcast episode. Vin is the founder and Managing Consultant at Practical Compliance Results. It’s here that Vin helps medical device and IVD companies be ready for FDA inspection. In this session, we discuss a wide range of topics relating to compliance, quality assurance and quality systems. We discuss the principles of regulation and how companies can pre...

Scott Whitt joins Liam on this week’s podcast episode. Scott is the President and General Manager of Triad Clinical Trials, a premier research clinic located in Greensboro, North Carolina that serves the Triad region. In this session, we discuss topics including Scott's journey from consulting for firms such as IQVIA, Deloitte, and United Health to buying a clinical research site. We explore...

Tiffany Ashton joins Liam on this week’s podcast episode. Tiffany is the Director of Operations at ClinEssentials. ClinEssentials provides training and tools for Clinical Research Associates (CRA), Clinical Trial Managers (CTMs), and more. In this session, we explore a range of topics including Tiffany’s journey into clinical trials, some of the problems in clinical trials as a CTA and CTM, how yo...

Dan Sfera joins Liam on this week’s podcast episode. Dan is Co-Founder of Yuma Clinical Trials. Yuma conduct multi-therapeutic clinical trials and align with clinicians and specialists to bring study opportunities to the underserved Southwestern Arizona region. Dan is also the Co-Founder of CRA Academy, and owner of The Clinical Trial Guru, where he shares his knowledge of clinical trials. In this...

Stacy Hurt joins Liam on this week’s podcast episode. Stacy is the Chef Patient Officer (CPO) at Parexel. It’s one of the largest clinical research organizations (CROs) and provides the full range of Phase I to IV clinical development services to help life-saving treatments reach patients faster. In this session we explore a range of topics including, Stacy’s inspiring journey from caring for her...