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BioTech Nation ... with Dr. Moira Gunn - Podcast

BioTech Nation ... with Dr. Moira Gunn

Welcome to BIOTECH NATION !!! With understandable interviews requiring no background in science, BTN attracts a wide global audience. From everyday people looking for hope in treatments in development, to bioentrepreneurs interested in the experience of their fellow travelers, to venture capitalists looking for possibilities in cutting-edge breakthroughs, to scientists simply interested in the work of others, BioTech Nation is the voice of human endeavor, driving science to new realities for everyone. These interviews are drawn directly from the public radio program, "Tech Nation", which also can be heard in numerous global radio and podcasting venues.

Entrepreneurship Life Sciences Business Science
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
20 minutes
Episodes
136
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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Beyond Pills and Shots... Sean Ainsworth, CEO, Immusoft

Beyond Pills and Shots... Sean Ainsworth, CEO, Immusoft

This week on BioTech Nation, Sean Ainsworth, CEO of ImmuSoft, explains how modifying the body’s own B cells to produce therapeutic proteins could revolutionize drug delivery. From improving treatment…

00:12:44  |   Wed 16 Apr 2025
Breaking Barriers in Brain Cancer... Dr. Thomas Chen, Founder and CEO, NeOnc Technologies

Breaking Barriers in Brain Cancer... Dr. Thomas Chen, Founder and CEO, NeOnc Technologies

This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Thomas Chen, Director of Neuro-Oncology at USC and Founder of NeOnc Technologies, shares treating glioblastoma by delivering a drug directly to the brain through nasa…

00:24:39  |   Wed 09 Apr 2025
The Future of Synthetic Biology... Dr. John Cumbers, Founder & CEO, SynBioBeta

The Future of Synthetic Biology... Dr. John Cumbers, Founder & CEO, SynBioBeta

This week on BioTech Nation, I speak with Dr. John Cumbers, founder and CEO of SynBioBeta, the annual synthetic biology conference. We discuss how biology, AI, and technology are transforming industr…

00:18:53  |   Wed 02 Apr 2025
Reimagining Bone Marrow Transplants... Kevin Caldwell, Co-Founder & CEO, Ossium Health

Reimagining Bone Marrow Transplants... Kevin Caldwell, Co-Founder & CEO, Ossium Health

This week on BioTech Nation, Ossium Health co-founder and CEO Kevin Caldwell shares how their breakthrough approach is changing bone marrow transplants. By cryobanking marrow from organ donors, Ossiu…

00:13:29  |   Wed 26 Mar 2025
When Your Immune System Attacks You... Prof. Dr. Niels Riedemann, Co-Founder & CEO, Inflarx

When Your Immune System Attacks You... Prof. Dr. Niels Riedemann, Co-Founder & CEO, Inflarx

This week on BioTech Nation, we explore what happens when your immune system overreacts. Professor Niels Riedemann, CEO of InflaRx, explains how the body’s defense system can sometimes cause more har…

00:21:52  |   Wed 19 Mar 2025
Designing Healthcare for People... Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent

Designing Healthcare for People... Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent

This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Daniel Kraft explores how smarter design can make healthcare easier, less stressful, and more effective. From hospitals built for patient comfort to medical apps that…

00:07:59  |   Wed 12 Mar 2025
Why One Drug Isn't Always Enough... Rich Daly, President & CEO, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals

Why One Drug Isn't Always Enough... Rich Daly, President & CEO, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals

This week on BioTech Nation, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals CEO Rich Daly discusses the complexities of treating epilepsy and rare diseases. From the challenges of polypharmacy—where patients need multiple…

00:19:01  |   Wed 05 Mar 2025
A Second Chance for an ALS Drug... Dr. Ari Azhir, Founder & CEO, Neuvivo

A Second Chance for an ALS Drug... Dr. Ari Azhir, Founder & CEO, Neuvivo

This week on Biotech Nation, Dr. Ari Azhir, Founder and CEO of Neuvivo, shares the incredible journey of an ALS drug that was once abandoned, but is now making its way toward FDA approval. After two …

00:17:47  |   Wed 26 Feb 2025
The Mystery of

The Mystery of "Dark" Proteins... Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent

 This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Daniel Kraft explores the discovery of "dark" proteins, thousands of previously unknown proteins in the human body. Scientists believe these hidden proteins could be…

00:09:29  |   Thu 20 Feb 2025
9 Million Samples: A New Era of Medicine... Dr. Lincoln Nadauld, President & CEO, Culmination Bio

9 Million Samples: A New Era of Medicine... Dr. Lincoln Nadauld, President & CEO, Culmination Bio

This week on Biotech Nation, Dr. Lincoln Nadauld shares how Culmination Bio is using 9 million preserved tissue samples and decades of patient data to improve how we understand and treat diseases. Fr…

00:18:27  |   Wed 12 Feb 2025
Mobility: The New Vital Sign….Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent

Mobility: The New Vital Sign….Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent

This week on Biotech Nation, Dr. Daniel Kraft discusses why mobility is emerging as a key indicator of health, just like heart rate or blood pressure. From wearable tech that tracks your gait to AI-p…

00:13:50  |   Wed 05 Feb 2025
Reprogramming the Future... Dr. Martin Borch Jensen and Dr. Francisco LePort, Gordian Biotechnology

Reprogramming the Future... Dr. Martin Borch Jensen and Dr. Francisco LePort, Gordian Biotechnology

This week on Biotech Nation, Dr. Martin Borch Jensen and Dr. Francisco LePort from Gordian Biotechnology share a bold new approach to fighting diseases of aging before they take hold. Instead of test…

00:25:51  |   Wed 29 Jan 2025
One Drug, Many Diseases??? Dr. David Fajgenbaum, UPenn School of Medicine Professor and President of Every Cure

One Drug, Many Diseases??? Dr. David Fajgenbaum, UPenn School of Medicine Professor and President of Every Cure

Not just seeking treatment for every disease, but making sure the treatments we have already developed are being used in every possible way. I speak with Dr. David Fajgenbaum (Fay-gen-baum), a Profes…

00:27:56  |   Wed 22 Jan 2025
A Daily Pill to Fight Autoimmune Diseases…Ben Zimmer, CEO of Priovant Therapeutics

A Daily Pill to Fight Autoimmune Diseases…Ben Zimmer, CEO of Priovant Therapeutics

This week on Biotech Nation, Priovant Therapeutics CEO Ben Zimmer shares how their once-a-day pill could transform the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases like dermatomyositis and non-infectious …

00:21:53  |   Wed 15 Jan 2025
Fighting Inflammation, and Alzheimer's??? Dr. David Bearss, President & CEO Halia Therapeutics

Fighting Inflammation, and Alzheimer's??? Dr. David Bearss, President & CEO Halia Therapeutics

In this week's episode of BioTech Nation, Dr. David Bearss, President and CEO of Halia Therapeutics, discusses inflammation and its reduction over a lifetime and in response to various incidents. He …

00:28:57  |   Wed 08 Jan 2025
Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis Treatment on the Horizon!!! Dr. Jim Brown, CEO of DURECT

Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis Treatment on the Horizon!!! Dr. Jim Brown, CEO of DURECT

Dr. Jim Brown from DURECT talks about their clinical trials for Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis, a condition for which there is no approved treatment.

00:14:52  |   Wed 01 Jan 2025
Data for Good!!!... Sir Rory Collins, Oxford Professor and Principal Investigator, UK Biobank

Data for Good!!!... Sir Rory Collins, Oxford Professor and Principal Investigator, UK Biobank

Sir Rory Collins is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Oxford and the Principal Investigator of the UK Biobank. With data from half a million people, it has served 30,000 s…

00:25:34  |   Wed 25 Dec 2024
Building Technology and Solving Problems!!! Dave Pacitti, President & Head of the Americas, Siemens Healthineers

Building Technology and Solving Problems!!! Dave Pacitti, President & Head of the Americas, Siemens Healthineers

When is a medical technology company more than a medical technology company? We’ll hear all about it when I speak with Dave Pacitti, the President and Head of the Americas at Siemens Healthineers. Th…

00:20:30  |   Wed 18 Dec 2024
Antidepressants Should Have Diagnostics??? Dr. Amit Etkin, Founder & CEO, Alto Neuroscience

Antidepressants Should Have Diagnostics??? Dr. Amit Etkin, Founder & CEO, Alto Neuroscience

Major Depressive Disorder. Serious Depression. PTSD. Alto Neuroscience CEO, Dr. Amit Etkin talks about developing new and innovative drugs tied directly to each patient’s underlying biology. For ever…

00:25:57  |   Wed 11 Dec 2024
Can AI Discover Drugs Better Than Humans?? Dr. Vimal Mehta, Co-Founder & CEO BioXcel

Can AI Discover Drugs Better Than Humans?? Dr. Vimal Mehta, Co-Founder & CEO BioXcel

Discover how their AI technology is revolutionizing drug discovery with Dr. Vimal Mehta, Co-Founder and CEO BioXcel and how this is leading to the approval of their first drug for agitation in bipola…

00:20:00  |   Wed 04 Dec 2024
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