The Leading Life Science Podcast

Transcript: So, at the risk of sparking some heated debate, I wanted to try to gauge where we are at as a sector on the whole RFK thing! For context, I’m recording this on Thursday morning UK time, Thursday 30th January. So Robert Kennedy Junior had his first confirmation hearing yesterday in front of the senate. That is, to decide whether he will become the new US health secretary serving under D...

Transcript: When I was at university, we were told, “Whoever invents a weight loss drug will make billions.” And looking at what Ozempic has done for Novo Nordisk’s share price over the past couple of years, I think we can all agree—that prediction turned out to be spot on. It took a lot longer than I expected, but here we are. The era of weight loss drugs is officially upon us. But here’s what’s...

Transcript: I was really lucky to find this Roe deer antler in my garden before Christmas and it’s got me thinking ever since about cycles. Everything in nature happens in cycles! Everything in the UNIVERSE happens in cycles Bucks shed their antlers every year. Which may seem like a rather shocking loss to us but every year they grow back stronger. For this reason, in Celtic culture deer are rever...

Transcript: I’ve just been watching some of the Fierce Biotech virtual coverage of JP Morgan week, and wow—there’s so much buzz about AI right now! It’s no surprise, though—AI has the potential to completely transform our medical world, bringing groundbreaking treatments to patients faster than ever before. But it also got me thinking. At its core, our industry isn’t just about technology. It’s ab...

Roslin was put on the map in 1999 when Dolly the Sheep was born at the Roslin Institute (part of the University of Edinburgh). Roll on 2006 and RoslinCT (or Roslin Cells as it was) spun out to take this incredible technology into human medicine. I was delighted to speak to Andy Paterson and Kevin Bruce to find out more about their fascinating work. Find out more about Roslin CT at: https://www.ros...

Dr David R Hamilton is a world leading expert in the mind-body connection and particularly the science of kindness! A successful, writer, columnist and speaker, David is an advocate for kindness and a master at explaining complex scientific processes in ways we can all understand. In this podcast we discussed David's upcoming new book release: "The Joy of Actually Giving a F**k" whi...

David Mulligan is CEO of wonderful charity called Funding Neuro. In this episode we discuss how Funding Neuro are helping drive forward clinical trials in and aggressive form of paediatric brain cancer called DIPG (Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma). We talked about other neurological conditions as well such as parkinson's and some of the challenges we face in developing new treatements. This...

Do you love regulatory inspections? Matt Hersch and Steve Crow of BlueGreen Clinical tell us why they do! In this first episode of 2024 Matt and Steve tell us about their experience of developing a medicine and what lessons they've learned along the way and how they can help start up and spin outs to plan their clinical development. This podcast is sponsored by leading clinical development co...

Alix Mackay speaks to us about the life sciences industry in Scotland. Alix has been in the life science industry for over 20 years having spent a number of years as a marketing consultant. In recent years she has become an integral part of life science governance in Scotland as a member of the ILG or industry leadership group, working closely with the Scottish Parliament and Minister Ivan Mckee a...

Prof John Harrison is Chief Scientific Officer at Scottish Brain Sciences. In this fascinating conversation we cover all things brain health, including the latest science in Alzheimer's therapy development and how to look after your own cognitive function. As always this podcast should not be taken as medical advice and you should always seek help from your GP in the first instance. But as di...

***Rugby World Cup Special*** In this special episode we meet Rosanna Innes and Megan Gaffney of School of Hard Knocks. School of Hard Knocks is a rugby based charity that is helping to tackle crime and unemployment by empowering people with confidence through the use of sport. Rosanna Innes is Director of Programmes for Scotland. Megan Gaffney is Operations Executive and former Scotland internati...

In this episode we discuss how Neurocentrx Pharma are leading the way in developing an oral Ketamine capsule for the treatment of mood disorders. ***This podcast must not be taken as medical advice. If you are seeking treatment or would like to participate in a clinical trial, please speak to your doctor, GP or primary physician in the first instance*** Graeme Duncan is Head of Clinical Developmen...