Trailblazer Interviews
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Business Development - Modern Best Practices
3/6/2026
An interview with Susan Lynch-Smith, Head of Business Development, Douglas CDMO. Sue shares her 30 years of experience in B2B life sciences including the ever-evolving relationship between buyer and solution provider, the importance of empathy, account based marketing, how to discern real opportunities, and her optimism for 2026.
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Commercializing Innovation With Olliver Stauffer, CEO Of Packaging Technologies & Inspection, PTI
2/20/2026
It isn't easy to transform innovations into a sustainable commercial business, PTI has done it and continues to do so. In this discussion with Oliver Stauffer, their CEO, we discuss the importance of packaging which is the last defense in protecting life sciences products as they make their way to patients and consumers. We also talk about creating and sustaining a culture of innovation and the need for regulatory clarity, now more than ever, from FDA.
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Being A B2B Media Company In The Modern Information Age
2/9/2026
An interview with Matt Pillar, Vice President of Editorial & Content, Life Science Connect. Matt talks about what it takes to be a modern B2B media company, how it's done at Life Science Connect, and their Follow Your Reader Strategy.
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Understanding The Amazing Benefits Of Organoids With Samsung's Dr. Alexis Santana
1/15/2026
Organoids are one of the tools the FDA identified as a way to reduce animal testing in pre-clinical studies, but they do much more. Dr. Alexis Santana discusses Samsung Biologics' organoid services: what they are and how they are used, their ability to grealty reduce time from discovery through commercialization, and how they will shape the future of drug devlopment.
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Jeremy Victor On Becoming More
12/30/2025
An interview with Jeremy Victor, CEO of MoreScore XPERIENCE, author of The MORE Effect, and the host of the Speed of AI Podcast. We discuss his new book, the impact of AI on business and people, his origin story, and how to become MORE by helping others get what they want in life.
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Being Your Client's Valuable Travel Companion In Their Drug Development Journey
12/12/2025
Northern Spain is one of the fastest growing regions of the biopharmaceutical industry in the EU. Elena Erroba, Chief Commercial Officer, tells us why and how 3PBiovian is making an impact as biologic technology scouts and helping innovators navigate the complex journey of turning a drug innovation into a commercial reality.
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Creating A Better Solution For Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing
12/5/2025
An interview with Rick Hancock, CEO & Hannah Kinney, Director of Business Development, Argonaut Manufacturing Services. We discuss the why behind Argonaut, their custmer-centered approach , and why partnerships are a key part of their solution.
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Global Economic Uncertainty & How to Thrive with Antifragile Business Operations
11/17/2025
Joe Renny, Head of Corporate Development at CatSci Ltd., believes that global economic uncertainty is the new normal that is hear to stay, and to succeed we must embrace an operational framework to not only survive, but thrive. And that framework is antifragillity!
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Overcoming Chronic Inefficiencies in Drug Development with AI
10/24/2025
An interview with Ryan Hawkins, Founder of TransferAI, on how AI is addressing the chronic inefficiencies in the drug development process and delivering therapies more quickly to patients.
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Develop Effective Marketing Plans for 2026 and Beyond
10/21/2025
An interview with Christine Slocumb, B2B marketing expert, author of Stop Starvation Marketing and Exit Advisor at the Whisper Group for healthcare, biotech and technology companies. Chris shares her thoughts on current market conditions in life sciences, what business leaders can expect in 2026, and how to develop marketing plans to thrive in 2026 and beyond.