CPHI Podcast Series

In this episode of the CPHI Podcast Series, Editor Vivian Xie speaks to John and Laurie Masiello, co-founders of Predictive Monitor, as they discuss their journey in developing predictive maintenance and detection solutions for the life sciences and biopharma industries. Their debut product, Overshield, provides a practical solution to replace scheduled and reactive maintenance of refrigerated cha...

In this special live episode of the CPHI Podcast Series, recorded at Pharmapack 2026, we have an engaging conversation between David Roach (Dr Creative) and Terry O’Hagan of Stevanato Group. With over two decades of expertise in medical device development, O’Hagan shares how Stevanato Group leads the way in pharmaceutical packaging innovation, leveraging its glass manufacturing heritage, automatio...

Welcome to this special on-site episode of our podcast, recorded live at CPHI Frankfurt 2025, the premier global event for the pharmaceutical industry. In this episode, Editor Vivian Xie speaks to Sabine Kapasi, global health strategist, entrepreneur, and CEO of Enira Consulting. This year’s gathering brought together thought leaders, innovators, and policymakers to discuss the most pressing issue...

In this insightful episode, host Lucy Chard is joined by Aurelio Arias from IQVIA to explore the transformative role of GLP-1 therapies in clinical obesity treatment and the technological advancements driving their success. Aurelio delves into how these medications are revolutionising care, offering hope to millions worldwide. A key focus is the upcoming patent expiry of semaglutide in 2026, which...

In this episode, host Lucy Chard and guest David Staunton of Cognizant dive into the transformative role of AI in the pharmaceutical industry, exploring advancements that are reshaping manufacturing, packaging, and distribution. From the rise of "smart factories" to the seamless integration of AI across specialised production processes, we discuss how technology is accelerating innovation and what...

In the latest episode Lucy Chard engages in a compelling conversation with Dr Lengwe Sinkala, a seasoned clinician and Human Factors and User Experience Consultant at ClariMed. The discussion delves into the disparities in global access to medical devices, highlighting the stark differences between developed and developing regions. Tune in to the CPHI Podcast Series to hear Dr Sinkala’s...

In this key episode, Digital Editor Lucy Chard is joined by Dr Molly Klote, former Director of the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Human Research Protections. Molly sheds some light on the policy changes we have witnessed over the past few years in the US, including the latest executive orders regarding the ‘Most Favoured Nation’ policy whereby the US government aims to slash...

This episode covers how the pharmaceutical industry can work towards better meeting the needs of an underserved population. Rare diseases are often overlooked by pharmaceutical companies when developing drugs as the process is time consuming, expensive, and only serves a niche market. But the patients suffering from rare diseases still deserve to have the best opportunity for life changing medicin...

In this podcast Christine Furst, Senior Director Key Account Management Europe from Vetter joins host Lucy Chard to discuss the relationship between pharma companies and CDMOs and the impacts this relationship has on a business’s vision for the future. Taking into consideration that although the practical and technical aspects have to line up, more and more partnerships are placing value in the co...

This month's podcast episode sounds a little different, covering the latest event in Paris - Pharmapack 2025. Digital Editor Lucy Chard speaks to several experts direct from the floor of the show, bringing you right in on the action.  In this special episode we hear from experts Tom Etheridge from Team Consulting, Lizzie Smith from Anthesis Group, Asmita Khanolkar from SMC Ltd, and our v...

In this episode, Evonne Brennan joined host Lucy Chard for a chat about the complex world of excipients. Excipients is an ever changing field that involves a lot of moving parts and in the following episode Evonne gave an insight into some of these aspects. The podcast covers the security of the excipient supply chain and how this can influence issues such as drug pricing and drug shortages. Brenn...

In this episode Lucy Chard is joined by Rajiv Khatau to discuss the importance of looking into new therapeutic areas and some of the more niche areas of pharmaceuticals, discussing innovations and the potential for shaping the future of pharma on a global scale. In particular, and in light of the lead up to the inaugural CPHI Middle East in December 2024, Rajiv shares his expertise on the Middles...

In the latest episode Lucy Chard is joined by Thomas Cornell from Abzena to discuss protein engineering for drug design and development. Tom gives an insight into the world of protein engineering, how it’s an invaluable tool for improving the stability, functionality, and applicability for drug products. He comments on some aspects of the field that are particularly exciting at the minute, discuss...

Lucy Chard, Digital Editor for CPHI Online discusses womens’ health, and more specifically about women’s representation in clinical trials and the associated ripple effects with Emma Banks, CEO of Ramarketing. The podcast highlights the social and medical implications and bias’ that lead to disparity and the complexities around this. Also covered is the need for solutions in combatting bias, such...

In this episode we’re focusing on some of the work from one of our valued partners at CPHI, the PSCI. The PSCI have recently published the results from their audits and to talk us through these Digital Editor Lucy Chard is joined by Birgit Skuballa. Skuballa represents Bayer in the PSCI as Chair of the PSCI Audit Committee, and gives us a information on how these audits work, the different pillars...

On this episode of the podcast I’m joined my marketing specialist and entrepreneur, Raman Sehgal. Sehgal is the founder of several companies, including life science marketing company Ramarketing. In this podcast Raman and I discuss the different ways marketing can help companies in achieving their goals, whether it’s in how to go about finding the right partner, creating the right messaging around...

Daniel Mora-Brito joins Lucy Chard to discuss the health landscape in the African continent, covering some of the greatest threats seen there over the years and that are still impacting people’s lives on a daily basis, helping to drive home the importance of improved, localised healthcare in the continent. Lucy and Daniel talk about the economic factors that underpin a lot of the transfo...

This podcast episode aims to explain the importance and intricacies of developing excipients and then goes into more depth regarding the excipient market, how this differs globally, what tactics different companies are now using to gain ground and push the field forward to be able to develop more innovative drug delivery systems. Digital Editor Lucy Chard is joined by Nick DiFranco, MEM, the Globa...

Welcome to the last episode of 2023! Digital Editor Lucy Chard is joined by her team in a special retrospective episode to close out the year. Guests Vivian Xie, Editor for CPHI Online and Tara Dougal, Content Director for Pharma, discuss their highlights from the year; diversity, sustainability, and the CPHI Barcelona event cropping up as top features. The Women in Pharma series that Vivian has w...

In this special post-CPHI Barcelona episode, host Lucy Chard speaks to Matthew Wise from CCD Partners about the Start-up Market held at the event. In this podcast they speak about the event, which for the first time held a specific area for Start-up companies, something that is particularly applicable to the Catalan region as a leading area for innovation in pharma and healthcare, they also talk a...

This episode covers the recent changes in legislature around drug pricing in the USA, and what this means for the global pharma market, as well as the impact it will have on the US population in terms of access to medicine. The price negotiations with Medicare are targeting medications used in the treatment of many chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. We will take a look a...

Digital Editor for CPHI Online, Lucy Chard, is joined by Alan Palmer of Elixa MediScience to talk about neurological disorders including Alzheimer’s disease and everything that is encompassed under this terminology, spanning the history of disease, the social impacts, the different modalities and developments in therapeutics, and what the future of research into care in this field holds.

Digital Editor Lucy Chard speaks with Bill Whitford of  DPS Group about the integration of AI in healthcare. Bill gives context to the use of AI in different aspects of medicine and drug discovery, including how it can help revamp drug repurposing strategies and save time when searching for drug targets. We also see the implications the technology could have socially, by helping to elimi...

In this episode of the CPHI Podcast Series, Digital Editor Lucy Chard is joined by Sandra Sánchez y Oldenahrey, the President and CEO of PharmaAdvice. Sandra has 35 years of experience in the Life Sciences industry, working with giants in the pharma field throughout Latin America, Canada, and parts of Asia. In this interview, Sandra discusses the practicalities of nearshoring, the benefits it give...

Gil Roth, President of the Pharma & Biopharma Outsourcing Association, delves into the most exciting aspects of outsourcing and manufacturing in this interview, including some of the biggest areas of innovation and technology, such as cell and gene therapeutics. We also get an update on the industry as a whole since the COVID-19 pandemic and how companies are adapting to changes in the market...