The Parexel Podcast

In this episode, Doug Olson, one of the first CAR-T patients treated on a clinical trial for CLL almost 10 years ago, details his experiences with this therapy in its earliest days. Parexel’s experts Mo Heidaran, Alexander Gee and host Alberto Grignolo, all part of our newly-integrated Regulatory & Access consulting unit, also weigh in on the current regulatory and reimbursement landscape for CAR-...

In this episode Alberto Grignolo, Corporate Vice President, Parexel, Sy Pretorius, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, Parexel, and Roz Round, Director of Parexel's Patient Innovation Center, team up to discuss how the clinical research industry can bridge the gap between the scientific needs of research and development and the needs of patients. Stemming from feedba...

Recorded during the 2019 World Orphan Drug Congress, this episode brings together Amy McKee and Mo Heidaran who both recently joined PAREXEL from the FDA, as well as Zizi Imatorbhebhe , an expert in rare disease drug development. Amy, Mo and Zizi discuss how the industry can work to deliver more innovative treatments for rare disease patients and the reality of working with the Food and Drug Admin...

In our inaugural podcast, Siri Chilazi, a gender equality expert and Harvard Kennedy School Research Fellow, speaks with female leaders from PAREXEL - Dr. Kemi Olugemo, Dr. Ubavka DeNoble, Aida Sabo, and Peyton Howell - in celebration of International Women’s Day. They discuss what it means to be a female leader in a STEM field and what challenges they have faced throughout their journeys, with th...