Episode 9 – Prof Charles Cooney, the History and Future of Biotech and Boston Ballet
My guest today is Prof Charles Cooney. Prof Cooney received his B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966, and the S.M. (1967) and Ph.D. (1970) in biochemical engineering from MIT. He joined the MIT faculty as an assistant professor
Episode 8 – David Sullivan on New Modalities, Price, Patients and the Pharma Landscape
My guest today is David Sullivan, Sr. Director and Global Lead of Vaccines and Biologics MSAT at Pfizer. He did his Bachelor’s in Biotechnology from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Master’s in Engineering Management from Tufts University. Over the years, he’s worked in process
Episode 7 – Salvatore Mascia and Continuous Manufacturing
My guest today is Salvatore Mascia. Sal is the Co-Founder & CEO of CONTINUUS Pharmaceuticals based in Woburn, MA. He was the former Strategic Project Manager at the Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing, where he led the integration of the first end-to-end continuous
Episode 6 – Matt Roberge and the Global Pharma Forces
My guest today is Matt Roberge. He got his Mechanical Engineering degree from Villanova Uni. He currently works for Pfizer and serves as a senior director of Global technology network and Emerging market. He has a truly global organization with teams in the
Episode 5 – Blockchain and Fake Drugs with Dr. Hariawala, Prof Vaishnav and Mr. Mankodi
Dr. Mukesh Hariawala is a world-renowned heart surgeon, a highly sought after keynote speaker and Chairman of American Healthcare International (AHI). Prof Chintan Vaishnav is a professor at Sloan School of Management at MIT and Director of MIT Tata Center for Technology and
Episode 4 – Continuous Manufacturing and Rare Events with Prof Bernhardt Trout
Professor Trout directs the Molecular Engineering Laboratory and Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. He is considered one of the pioneers to pave the way for the continuous manufacturing in the highly complex and regulated field of
Episode 3 – ISPE Boston and Individualized Medicine with Jack Campion
Jack Campion is Principal at the Hart Companies. He is the immediate past president of the ISPE Boston area chapter. Jack and the show host Samir have known and worked with each other for many years in their capacity as the ISPE Boston board of directors and
Episode 2 – E. Coli Outbreak and Bacteria Detection with Dr. Monika Weber
Dr. Monika Weber is the Founder and CEO of Fluid Screen, a startup in Boston, MA with a revolutionary chip-on-a-technology to detect and identify bacteria in water, food and process fluids. She was inspired due to the catastrophic foodborne illness in Europe in 2011 due to
Episode 1 – Nanoparticles and the future of implants with Prof. Tom Webster
Professor Webster directs the Webster Nanomedicine Laboratory in Northeastern University, Boston which designs, synthesizes, and evaluates nanomaterials for various implant applications. To date, his lab group has generated over 9 textbooks, 48 book chapters, 306 invited presentations, at least 403 peer-reviewed literature articles, at least 567 conference