BIO from the BAYOU: Build Your Biotech Network with Key Opinion Leaders and Investors
By James Zanewicz
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Are you struggling to find investors, funding, collaborators, and strategic connections in the ever-changing world of biotech?
This show empowers biotech leaders with the tools, assets, and expertise to improve healthcare outcomes.
Listen to “Bio from the Bayou” to learn how to:
- Expand your network
- Advance your product line
- Make your company thrive
With over two decades of experience in biotech and business development each, hosts James Zanewicz and Elaine Hamm (from Tulane University School of Medicine) talk with their friends from the Gulf South and beyond to offer advice on networking, communication, and innovation, as well as unprecedented access to interviews with key opinion leaders in biotech.
Every Wednesday, tune in to hear 15–20-minute episodes centered around solving biotech’s greatest challenges. If you’re ready to take the necessary steps towards success, start with fan-favorite Episode 58: Top Ways to Build Your Network as an Introvert in Biotech.
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Episode 116: How Alumni-Powered Venture Funds Can Transform Regional Biotech Innovation
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Episode 115: Exploring New Frontiers of Biotech and Healthcare Innovation Through Curiosity and Connection
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Episode 114: How AI, Supply Chains, and Smart Strategy are Redefining Biotech Investment and Venture Capital
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Episode 113: A New Way to Collaborate, Network, and Fuel Innovation in Biotech with BLPN
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Episode 112: Curiosity, Creativity, and the Human Spark of Discovery – A Fireside Chat with Walter Isaacson
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Episode 111: The #1 Way to Build Your Network as an Introvert in Biotech and Beyond (RE-RELEASE)
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Episode 110: Transforming Maternal Healthcare Through Telemedicine, Trust, and Resilience
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Episode 109: How Collaboration is Transforming Biotech and Drug Development – Inside the Critical Path Institute
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Episode 108: Solving the Healthcare Workforce Crisis – What Biotech Leaders Need to Know
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Episode 107: How Hearing Loss Research Is Shaping the Future of Neurodegenerative Health
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Episode 106: The Story Behind BIO on the BAYOU 2025 – Building the Gulf South Biotech Hub
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Episode 105: Women’s Health, Clinical Trials, and Changing the System in Biotech Innovation
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Episode 104: Key Lessons from North Carolina’s Thriving Biotech Startup Ecosystem
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Episode 103: A Board Member’s Perspective on Biotech Leadership and Strategy
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Episode 102: Building Patient-Centered Biotech Deals for a Stronger Future in Healthcare
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Episode 101: Biotech Strategy and Creative Fundraising for Rare Disease Drug Development
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Episode 100: Celebrating 100 Episodes of BIO from the BAYOU – Building a Biotech Community
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Episode 99: How AI in Medicine is Transforming Arrhythmia Care – Insights from Venture Capital
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Episode 98: How to Navigate Biotech Innovation Amidst Government Funding Uncertainty
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Episode 97: How to Make the Right Deal with a Large Biotech Company (and Avoid the Wrong One)
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Episode 96: Rethinking Drug Pricing and Accessibility – What Biotech Needs to Know
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Episode 95: Why Every Biotech Professional Needs a Strong Personal Brand
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Episode 94: Crafting a Biotech Startup Pitch That Attracts Venture Capital – Insights from an Investor
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Episode 93: How Startups and Universities Can Support Each Other and Thrive in Biotech
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Episode 92: How Biotech CEOs Can Combat Burnout Without Losing Their Edge
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Episode 91: From Surviving to Thriving – How Biotech Companies Can Navigate Lean Times
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Episode 90: Creating Better Workplaces by Tackling Unconscious Gender Bias in Biotech Startups
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Episode 89: Preparing for BIO 2025 – Key Strategies to Maximize Biotech Conference Success
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Episode 88: Transforming Medical Communication with the Healthcare Social Media Academy
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May 28, 2025 |
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Episode 87: Top Strategies for Growing Biotech Companies – How to Thrive Amid Industry Shifts in 2025
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May 21, 2025 |
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Episode 86: Unlocking Growth in Biotech – How to Leverage Public-Private Partnerships
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May 14, 2025 |
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Episode 85: Building Biotech Together – Funding, Strategy, and the Power of Ecosystems with BIOS Innovation Circle
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May 07, 2025 |
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Episode 84: Find Funding for Your Biotech Startup – What Investors Look For
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Episode 83: Mastering Partnering Systems to Accelerate Collaboration in Biotech (RE-RELEASE)
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Episode 82: Building and Managing Biotech Startup Boards that Drive Success
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Episode 81: How to Find the Right Collaborators and Partnerships in Biotech
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Episode 80: The Biotech Journey – Bringing Healthcare Innovations from Bench to Bedside
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Episode 79: Unlocking Startup Success in Biotech and AI with the Tulane Ventures Fund
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Episode 78: Unleashing Innovation at Tulane’s Research, Innovation, and Creativity Summit 2025
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Episode 77: Mastering Resilience in Biotech and Healthcare with Speaker and Author Mark Black
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Episode 76: How to Partner with Global Biopharma Companies, featuring Industry Expert Lidia Sobków
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Episode 75: How to Excel as a Biotech Leader with Leadership Expert Michael Allison
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Episode 74: The Future of Medicine and Biotech at Tulane (Part 2)
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Episode 73: The Future of Medicine and Biotech at Tulane (Part 1)
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Episode 72: Navigating Startup Pitch Competitions with Key Opinion Leaders Kalen Hall and Leo Williams (RE-RELEASE)
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Episode 71: The Bullpen – Collaboration in Biotech with Key Opinion Leader Christiaan Engstrom (RE-RELEASE)
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Episode 70: The 2025 Ultimate Tool for Key Opinion Leaders in Biotech – The BioPlanner
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Episode 69: Securing Venture Funding for Startups in the Gulf South with Key Opinion Leader John Roberts
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Episode 68: The Future of Precision Medicine, AI, and Biotech with Key Opinion Leader Veronique Bouchet
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Episode 67: Advancing Biotech Through Global Partnerships with Key Opinion Leaders Alita Singer and David Brown
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Episode 66: Building AI Apps for Healthcare and Biotech with Key Opinion Leader Jim St. Clair
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Episode 65: Mastering Effective Communication in Biotech and Healthcare with Key Opinion Leader Ryan Lauth
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Episode 64: Women and AI – Building Inclusivity and Innovation in Biotech with Key Opinion Leader Reut Lazo
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Episode 63: Biotech and Women’s Health – Insights from Key Opinion Leaders at the EmpowerUS Gulf South Symposium
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Episode 62: Financing Biotech and Scaling Innovation at Mercury with Key Opinion Leader Ben Kromnick
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Episode 61: The Autumn of AI in Biotech with Key Opinion Leaders Elaine Hamm and James Zanewicz
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Episode 60: The Bio on the Bayou 2024 Wrap-Up – Biotech, Networking, and Key Opinion Leaders
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Episode 59: Building Innovation Ecosystems in Biotech with Key Opinion Leader Mark Crowell (RE-RELEASE)
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Episode 58: Top Ways to Build Your Network as an Introvert in Biotech with Key Opinion Leaders
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Episode 57: Tips for Effective Communication in Biotech with Key Opinion Leader Carolyn Scofield
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Episode 56: The 2024 Guide to Key Opinion Leaders with Biotech Experts Elaine Hamm and James Zanewicz
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Episode 55: Partnering in Biotech with Key Opinion Leaders James Zanewicz and Patrick Reed (RE-RELEASE)
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Episode 54: Innovation Meets AI – The AI & Healthcare Design Lab with Key Opinion Leader JoJo Platt
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Episode 53: Advancing Biotech at Tulane with Key Opinion Leaders Alexis Ducote and Elaine Hamm
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Episode 52: Biotech Strategy and Success with Key Opinion Leader Don Davis
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Episode 51: Navigating Multiple Ventures in Biotech with Key Opinion Leader Elaine Hamm (RE-RELEASE)
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Episode 50: Mastering Biotech Partnership Systems with Key Opinion Leader Jordan Stillman
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Episode 49: Optimizing Interactions with Corporate Biotech Companies, featuring Key Opinion Leader Tari Suprapto (RE-RELEASE)
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Episode 48: Discover Auburn University’s Biotech Strategy with Key Opinion Leader Patrick Reed
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Episode 47: A Launchpad for Biotech Innovations - The BioChallenge Pitch Competition with Key Opinion Leader Kris Khalil
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Episode 46: A Premier Biotech Event – Inside BIO on the BAYOU 2024 with Key Opinion Leaders James Zanewicz and Elaine Hamm
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Episode 45: Revolutionizing Business Development and Corporate Engagement at Tulane Medicine with Key Opinion Leader James Zanewicz (RE-RELEASE)
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Episode 44: The Incredible Transformations of Global Healthcare with the Milken Institute, featuring Key Opinion Leader Caitlyn Barrett (RE-RELEASE)
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Episode 43: The Importance of Sex-Based Medicine - Tulane Center of Excellence in Sex-Based Biology and Medicine with Key Opinion Leader Franck Mauvais-Jarvis (RE-RELEASE)
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Episode 42: The Incredible Way AI is Revolutionizing Healthcare - The Alliance for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare with Key Opinion Leader Elaine Hamm (RE-RELEASE)
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Episode 41: BIO 2024 WrapUp - Key Takeaways + Trends in Biotech with Key Opinion Leaders Elaine Hamm and James Zanewicz
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Episode 40: Exploring the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative – Building, Funding, and Doing Science with Key Opinion Leader Marc Malandro (RE-RELEASE)
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Episode 39: Exploring Sex-Differences in Physiology with Key Opinion Leader Heddwen Brooks (RE-RELEASE)
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Episode 38: Unveiling T-Vant - Tulane's Revolutionary Vaccine Adjuvant with Key Opinion Leaders Lisa Morici and James McLachlan (RE-RELEASE)
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Episode 37: Implementing a Chief Strategy Officer Role in Academic Medicine with Key Opinion Leader James Zanewicz
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May 30, 2024 |
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Episode 36: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research with Key Opinion Leader Victor Thannickal
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May 28, 2024 |
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Episode 35: Designing Solutions in Biotech - Cleveland NeuroDesign with Key Opinion Leader JoJo Platt
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May 23, 2024 |
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Episode 34: Pain Management Science & Biotech Innovation with Key Opinion Leader James Zadina
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May 21, 2024 |
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Episode 33: A Biotech Startup's Journey Through Business Plan Competition Battlefields with Key Opinion Leaders Kalen Hall and Leo Williams
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May 16, 2024 |
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Episode 32: Peptide Protectors - New Defenders in the Fight Against Superbugs with Key Opinion Leader Bill Wimley
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May 14, 2024 |
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Episode 31: Understanding the Avian Flu with Key Opinion Leader Chad Roy
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Episode 30: One Woman, Many Hats! A Day in the Life of Biotech Key Opinion Leader Elaine Hamm
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Episode 29: Entrepreneur in Residence in Biotech with Key Opinion Leader Nick Pashos
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Episode 28: Biotech Ecosystem Development with Key Opinion Leader Mark Crowell
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Episode 27: How Academia Can Best Work with Corporate Biotech Partners with Key Opinion Leader Tari Suprapto
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Episode 26: The Alliance for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare with Key Opinion Leader Elaine Hamm
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Episode 25: Whole Health Research with Key Opinion Leader Tiffany Stewart
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Episode 24: Silicon Valley Bank and Working with Biotech in the Gulf South, featuring Key Opinion Leader Pooja Majmudar
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Episode 23: Elevating Diversity in Biotech with the Equalize Program, featuring Key Opinion Leader Kirsten Leute
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Episode 22: The Bullpen - Gathering Biotech Investors with Key Opinion Leader Christiaan Engstrom
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Episode 21: Transforming Healthcare with The Milken Institute, featuring Key Opinion Leader Caitlyn Barrett
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Episode 20: Building Biotech with The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, featuring Key Opinion Leader Marc Malandro
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Episode 19: Startup Biotech Spotlight - Informuta with Key Opinion Leaders Kalen Hall and Leo Williams
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Episode 18: CladeVax Pneumonia Vaccine with Key Opinion Leaders Elizabeth Norton and Jay Kolls
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Episode 17: Biotech Research at Xavier University of Louisiana with Key Opinion Leader Christopher Williams
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Episode 16: Lyme Disease Research with Key Opinion Leader Monica Embers
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Episode 15: Sex-Differences in Physiology with Key Opinion Leader Heddwen Brooks
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May 26, 2023 |
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Episode 14: Tulane Center of Excellence in Sex-Based Biology and Medicine with Key Opinion Leader Franck Mauvais-Jarvis
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May 26, 2023 |
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Episode 13: Entrepreneur-in-Residence in Biotech with Key Opinion Leader Kenneth Eilertsen
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May 26, 2023 |
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Episode 12: Unveiling the T-Vant Adjuvant with Key Opinion Leaders Lisa Morici and James McLachlan
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May 26, 2023 |
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Episode 11: Starting a Biotech Company in the Gulf South with Key Opinion Leader Nick Pashos
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May 26, 2023 |
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Episode 9: The New Model for Business Development and Industry Engagement with Key Opinion Leader James Zanewicz
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May 12, 2023 |
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Episode 10: Biotech-Based Family Offices with Key Opinion Leader Elaine Hamm
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May 12, 2023 |
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Episode 8: Startup Biotech Spotlight - BioAesthetics with Key Opinion Leader Nick Pashos
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Episode 7: Bio on the Bayou - A Premiere Biotech Event with Key Opinion Leaders James Zanewicz and Patrick Reed
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Episode 6: Drug Development and Reimbursement in Biotech with Key Opinion Leader Allyson Best
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Episode 5: Executive in Residence 6-Month Update with Key Opinion Leader Elaine Hamm
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Episode 4: "Executive in Residence" in Academia and Biotech with Key Opinion Leader Elaine Hamm
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Episode 3: Building Biotech Outside the Major Clusters with Key Opinion Leader Elaine Hamm
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Episode 2: Economic Development and Advocacy in Biotech with Key Opinion Leaders Sharon Courtney and Nicole Honoree
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Introducing BIO from the BAYOU
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May 12, 2022 |
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Episode 1: Biotech Partnering Meetings with Key Opinion Leaders James Zanewicz and Patrick Reed
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May 12, 2022 |