From Lab to Launch by Qualio

Is psychological trauma really just in the mind? Research suggests it isn't. Today we’re interviewing two innovators on the front lines of life sciences and co-authors of a recent book. Dr. Lipov has been called the “Einstein of modern anesthesiology” He’s a renowned board-certified pain specialist and a huge proponent of the stellate ganglion block, a minimally invasive procedure that has be...

Hypertension affects almost half of all American adults and over 1 billion people globally.  Dr. Jay Shah is Chief Medical Officer of Aktiia, a transformative company empowering providers and patients to greatly improve the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of hypertension. Jay joined us to share how he plans to tackle this massive problem in public health.  More about Dr. Jay Shah Dr.  Shah ha...

Today on the show we welcome Dr. Marcus Conant, chief medical officer of American Gene Technologies. Dr. Conant was one of the first physicians to treat AIDS in San Francisco while running the inpatient dermatology service at the University of California San Francisco. Before anyone recognized the virus or understood that it was about to become a global epidemic, Dr. Conant took the lead in formin...

Today we’re excited to have with us Ernie Wallerstein, Jr., President and CEO of Mental Health Technologies or MHT. Ernie founded MHT back in 2018 and before that spent his career in big and startup tech companies. You can read his full bio in the show notes. Mental Health Technologies is a cloud-based platform for testing and screening patients for behavioral health disorders. It aids professiona...

Today we’re excited to have Dr. Mo Jain, CEO of Sapient. Dr. Jain or Mo as he prefers to be called is a physician-scientist with nearly 20 years of expertise in physiology, biomedicine, engineering, computational biology, and mass spectrometry-based metabolomics. Sapient is one of the largest capacity biomarker discovery labs in the world and well on its way to transform biomedicine forever. For a...

There’s no question that 2022 was a tumultuous year for biotech companies. As 2023 is underway, we're talking to Keith Woods, former COO and current strategic advisor on the Commercial Committee of the argenx Board of Directors (from 3/13 on), a biotech company whose strong earnings come amid a downturn for the wider market and especially the biotech industry in 2022. While other companies co...

On the show today we have Duane Mancini, CEO & Managing Partner of Project MedTech and proud to be a “nerd” of the MedTech industry. Duane has extensive experience in go-to-market strategy including regulatory & reimbursement, biocompatibility, pre-clinical efficacy testing, and clinical trial design & execution. With all of the complexities of running a Medtech company and taking a pr...

Chuck Rinker, CEO of PRSONAS, a self-proclaimed Human-AI Innovator, joins the podcast to discuss programming humanity into AI and revolutionizing the clinical trial industry through their iHealthAssist product.  Chuck has gone from developing black-ops military tech and NASA/space-borne avionics through gaming to the creation of nuMedia Innovations and the patented technologies behind it including...

Today we’re talking to Michael Tarselli Chief Scientific & Knowledge Officer of TetraScience. Mike was the Scientific Director for SLAS, a global professional society dedicated to lab automation and an Associate Director at Novartis building an external scientific collaboration platform. You can read the full bio in the show notes.  TetraScience is bringing the future of scientific data to tod...

Today we’re talking to Mehdi Maghsoodnia, Co-founder of 1Health which is a personalized precision medicine powered by a lab testing platform that connects labs, clinicians and consumers. Listen to get more details about how 1Health is bringing diagnostic to the modern age. We love the mission of 1Health which is to bring advanced diagnostics to market faster and to make them more accessible, affor...

What does a modern lab look like? How much manual data processing will take place? Hopefully very little if Ganymede continues to make an impact. Today Nathan Clark, Co-founder of Ganymede, one of the fastest-growing software startups in biotech joins to talk about how to automate and integrate basically everything in a lab. Before Ganymede Nathan was a product manager at Benchling which is anothe...

Dr. Brian Fengler joins us on the show to talk about the latest in healthtech and innovating EHR technology to save lives in fewer clicks. Brian is the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of EvidenceCare (recently named as an Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company), a company that provides a clinical decision support system (CDSS) that’s uniquely integrated with the Electronic Health Record (EHR) to o...

We've know many who have or had the job title of "Quality Engineer" however many outside the industry may not consider "quality engineers" to be actual engineers in the traditional sense (like mechanical engineering) - Matt Wictome's children think this way. But Matt explains how quality really is an engineering function because processes, products, and companies are...

We’re going to deviate from our typical life sciences for just a few moments just for fun to talk about dogs. We’ve heard about dogs using their olfactory system to detect biologic changes related to disease. Having a bit of a soft spot for dogs ourselves here at Qualio, when our friend Kayla Fratt reached out to be on the show, we thought it’d be fun to hear about her work in ecology and in the f...

We're excited to dive into the world of full-service medical outsourcing with Jeff Barrett, President and CEO OF J-Pac Medical. Jeff Barrett has more than 25 years of experience building high-growth medical product-based companies. He leads the advancement of J-Pac’s growth strategy, pursuing opportunities to further drive adoption of the company’s offerings and optimizing capabilities to bet...

Today, we are chatting with Navid Alipour. Navid is the founder and CEO of AI Med Global. Navid believes that with consistent advancements in the healthcare industry, the best care is even more accessible than ever before. When treating cancer, Oncologists are attempting to match the best course of treatment to the individual but every cancer is as unique as the patient! His company, AI Med Global...

Today we are chatting with Dr. Brandon McNaughton, CEO and Co-founder of Akadeum Life Sciences. Brandon is an award-winning inventor and scientist with over 15 years of experience working with magnetic beads and nanoparticles. His experience includes the development of new types of particles, separation, and biosensors. Brandon brings previous startup experience in the life sciences and venture ca...

Today, we are excited to chat with Jeff Galvin, CEO of American Gene Technologies®. We are so glad to have Jeff back on the show, we first spoke with him last March to learn about American Gene Technologies and what they were working on. I am excited to hear all the updates and accomplishments since we last chatted. Jeff is the CEO and founder of American Gene Technologies® (AGT). He earned his BA...

Today, we are chatting with Ethan Drower, co-founder and operating partner of CiteMed, which is revolutionizing the European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) process. Literature Search and Review is the cornerstone of medical device companies' Clinical Evaluation Report, and CiteMed has made this process more streamlined and optimized than ever. The CiteMed team was formed to deliver...

What does the future of med tech look like? Piotr Zajac of Untitled Kingdom is tackling just that with his team and company. As they say, equality starts with technology.  On today's episode, we chat with Piotr Zajac, CEO of Untitled Kingdom. His company is a known and collaborative partner specializing in software development and product development services. Professionally, Piotr is the Pre...

Ever wondered about your genes and overall health?  In today's episode, we will talk about just that. with Dr. J Dunn. We go over wholistic kinesiology and wholistic methylation. For over 30 years, she has practiced natural medicine, researched, and taught her groundbreaking techniques to hundreds of individuals who, like her, are on a quest to find an alternative solution to allopathic medic...

Are you a life sciences start-up founder and want to bring your business to market, but don't know how? Marketing is something that is ever-evolving but should be part of every business' strategy.  In today's episode, you will dive into marketing strategies, testing, industry regulations, and more in the healthcare sector with Jason and Scott from Webtek Interactive. Webtek Interact...

We all experienced the importance of at-home testing from the Covid19 pandemic and today's guest is helping bring rapid, affordable, and accurate tests to everyone including traditionally underserved areas.  Dive into how Domus Diagnostics got started, the importance of Nucleic Acid Testing, and getting started with clinical trials to get FDA clearance with Kelly and Paul on this episode of F...

Today on the show we're joined by Shuo Qiao, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Moving Analytics. We discuss his career path and how it earned him a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, his interest in computer science, and crossing paths with his future business partner. Dive into funding strategies, the rise and global impact of telehealth, and the future of digital health tech on t...

Can a chemical found in citrus fruit curb cancer and save lives through early detection? Today on the show, we'll talk about the possibilities with Dr. David Suhy, Cofounder and Chief Medical Officer of Earli. Earli was founded with the mission to make cancer a benign experience by catching and curing it early. According the the American Cancer Society, 40% of people will be diagnosed with ca...