The Life Science Effect

After recording a dozen takes of me reading from a script, my audio editor and I decided to just have a conversation about what this show is supposed to be about. He is shy so he edited out all of the pieces where he is talking. So, I hope you like the sound of my voice as much as I do. Because here is where I make my case for why you should tune in every week. TheLifeScienceEffect.com

Hugh Devine, Dir. Bus. Dev., Promedim and co-Founder Caledonian Informatics As Director of Business Development for Promedim, Hugh oversees the company's sales and growth strategy. He is trained in US & EU IT Regulatory requirements and has led pilot projects for key IT systems within the regulated space. He has significant experience in Product/IT Design Control Validation, Data Centre qualificat...

Don't let his unassuming character fool you. Euan Cameron is a force to be reckoned with. After years making other peoples' projects happen, he had an idea. To transform how healthcare providers think about using digital health to add value - for the patient and for the bottom line. Euan and Steve have a great conversation about motivation and drive; risk management; and loving what you do more th...

Diana Caldwell co-founded Pearl Pathways to help get medical innovations to patients sooner. After a successful corporate career at a large pharma company, she knew there had to be a way to get drugs and devices to market more nimbly. Because, as is often heard around Diana's office - the Patient is Waiting! Putting the patient first comes naturally to Diana. She caught the life science bug early...

Biotech, pharma, digital health inventors, researchers, entrepreneurs: Your inventions - your intellectual property (IP) - is at risk if you do not have a strategy for how you will protect it. IP protection is more than just patents. A comprehensive strategy - or even a relatively brief conversation with an IP expert attorney - is critical to ensuring you create value for yourself, your investors,...

Brad Moss started Patients Choice Laboratories with a team of entrepreneurs and Pharma veterans because he and his team saw an opportunity to partner with care providers. In this episode, Steve and Brad discuss the challenges of leading a laboratory in the age of managed care. A veteran of the healthcare industry, Brad chief Business Officer for SeKayi Management, a $10M healthcare management orga...

With Cambridge Analytica and the Facebook data breach in the news, my conversation with Valita Fredland could not be more timely. Is it possible to keep our health information safe? It is if Valita has anything to say about it. And as you will see, she has plenty to say about data privacy. Valita Fredland - VP, General Counsel, and Privacy Officer for the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE)...

Kristin Jones is the President and CEO of the Indiana Health Industry Forum (IHIF). Kristin knows what is going on in Life Sciences in Indiana. If you need a job, Kirstin can tell you who you should talk to. If you need seed money or venture capital, Kristin will tell you who just got funding for a similar project. In this first episode, we could not have asked for a more delightful guest. Kristin...