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TechNation Radio Podcast
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TechNation Radio hosted by Dr Moira Gunn
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Episode 684: Episode 26-27 Biotech in the Balance
1w ago00:59:00Tap to summarizeOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Physician and Entrepreneur, Dr. Jeremy Levin, about the big picture of biotech - and how it affects us all. They discuss the challenges facing the industry today: from global pandemics to funding cuts, to politics influencing innovation - and what it means for the future of health in the US. Dr. Levin’s book is, “Biotech in the Balance: Saving a Strategic Industry in an Age of Distrust”
Transcribe →Episode 683: Episode 26-26 Some People Are Just Anointed !!!
2w ago00:59:00Tap to summarizeOn this week’s Tech Nation, UC Berkeley Business and Entrepreneurship Professor, Dr. Toby Stuart, has studied the "Anointed" – those people who seem to get all the "good stuff". You'll learn how to recognise it. His book is “Anointed … The Extraordinary Effects of Social Status in a Winner-Take-Most World”.
Transcribe →Episode 682: Episode 26-25 Why Good Companies Go Bad
3w ago00:59:00Tap to summarizeOn this week’s Tech Nation, what sets a great company apart from the rest? Moira speaks with Eric Ries about his book, “Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Companies Stay Great”. Then, Dr. Steve Harr tells us how Sana Biotechnology is working to engineer insulin-producing cells for Type I diabetics, without the need for immunosuppressant drugs.
Transcribe →Episode 681: Episode 26-24 A Biotech Breakthrough in Antivenom
4w ago00:59:00Tap to summarizeOn this week’s Tech Nation, Biotech Entrepreneur, Dr. Jake Glanville, Founder, Chair and CEO of Centivax, gives us the insider’s view of the first real breakthrough in snake antivenom in 125 years, all thanks to a man who's been bitten by over 200 venomous snakes. Then, Robert Blum, CEO of CytoKinetics, shares the latest in heart failure treatment and what it could mean for extending quality of life.
Transcribe →Episode 680: Episode 26-23 Lawyers run the US, but Engineers run China
Jun 900:59:00Tap to summarizeOn this week’s Tech Nation, Dan Wang from Stanford University’s Hoover History Lab sees the similarities between China and the US in his book: “Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future”, and finally - the development of a simple wearable to gauge your true hydration levels. Brisbane, Australia's Dr. Mark Kendall from WearOptimo tells us how it works
Transcribe →Episode 679: Episode 26-22 A Leap Forward in Neuroscience
Jun 200:59:00Tap to summarizeOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Dr. Cory Nicholas, Co-Founder and CEO of Neurona Therapeutics, about a breakthrough in neuroscience that leads to a new therapy showing lasting success in epilepsy. There's potential for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, PTSD, and more.
Transcribe →Episode 678: Episode 26-21 Big Tech’s AI Grab…
May 2800:59:00Tap to summarizeOn this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin about his new book, “AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence”, exposing the big names and deeper stories behind the modern AI race. Then, Ossium Health CEO Kevin Caldwell shares how cryo-banked bone marrow may one day mean no one has to wait for a living match.
Transcribe →Episode 677: Episode 26-20 Thinking “Inside the Box”???
May 2000:59:00Tap to summarizeOn this week’s Tech Nation, with constant interruptions from attention-grabbing tech, how setting constraints for yourself can spark creativity and innovation…Then, a biotech company with two new drug approvals in two years. And…could it be possible to have hospital care...at home?
Transcribe →Episode 676: Episode 26-19 Ransomware: Behind the Screens
May 1200:59:00Tap to summarizeOn this week’s Tech Nation, what is ransomware? And is it still going strong?Moira speaks with King’s College London Professor of Political Economy, Anja Shortland, about her book “Dark Screens: Hackers and Heroes in the Shadowy World of Ransomware.” Then, Dr. Jonas Hannestad & Dr. Joanne Taylor discuss how Gain Therapeutics is taking a new approach to treating Parkinson’s by targeting the disease itself. And, Dr. Daniel Kraft shares how he thinks the future of healthcare could be more like a Waymo
Transcribe →Episode 675: Episode 26-18 Pioneers in Biotech
May 500:59:00Tap to summarizeOn this week’s Tech Nation, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first biotech company to go public, Genentech. Moira speaks with CEO Ashley Magargee about the company’s journey since its founding 50 years ago, and where they’re going next. Then, we remember the life of the late Dr. Craig Venter, whose efforts catalysed the race to decode the first human genome.
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