Let's Talk Quality

By Hemish Ilangaratne

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“Let’s Talk Quality” is a podcast that seeks to shine a light on quality assurance, a profession that acts as the cornerstone for bringing safer medicine to patients. For life science companies to continue to develop life-saving medicines, a culture of good quality must be driven across the industry, whether that be an early phase gene therapy biotech or a global pharma organisation. This podcast aims to drive that mission forward through inviting industry leaders, experts, and visionaries to share their knowledge, experiences, and strategies for achieving quality excellence. Join us on a journey of discovery as we unravel the importance of quality and its profound impact on businesses and society. Get ready to engage in insightful discussions, gain valuable perspectives, and unlock the secrets to fostering a culture of quality in every aspect of life. Tune in and let’s embark on this exciting quality-driven adventure together.

Episode Date
Swetha Krishnan on her journey from Individual Contributor to Inspiring People Leader
May 26, 2026
Building Quality That Scales, with Laura Singer
May 19, 2026
From Virologist to CTO: Leading Quality Through Crisis, with Kimberly Garko
May 12, 2026
Three BLAs, Three Journeys, with Irving Ford, Megan Callan, and Jake Treese
May 07, 2026
The Non-Linear Path to Quality Leadership, with Cinta Burgos
Apr 28, 2026
From the Graveyard Shift to the Frontier of Cell Therapy, with Mike Ruane
Apr 21, 2026
Laurie Adami on Life After CAR-T, and the Reality Patients Still Face
Apr 14, 2026
How to Drive KPI's the Right Way in Global Quality, with Burak Begen
Mar 31, 2026
Developing Future A-Player Quality Leaders, with Melodie Bryce
Mar 24, 2026
Lessons from Building Quality in Start-Up Cell Therapy, with Rex Ready
Mar 17, 2026
What Good Digital Transformation in Quality Actually Looks Like, with Dennis Rodman
Mar 10, 2026
Problem Solving, Partnerships, and Putting Yourself Out of Your Comfort Zone, with Valerie Brown
Mar 03, 2026
Overcoming Self-Doubt in Quality Leadership, with Dana Adcock
Feb 24, 2026
Designing Future-Ready Quality Organisations in the Digital Age with Anthony Mire-Sluis
Feb 17, 2026
What 2026 holds for biotech and Quality - with Jon Voss and Ed Armstrong
Feb 10, 2026
Going from ‘In the Weeds’ to the Boardroom: Tactical to Strategic Quality with Elisabeth Hutchins.
Dec 10, 2025
How to win hearts and minds as a quality leader, with Ashley Preston.
Dec 03, 2025
Scaling Quality in Radiopharma – with Kyle Powell.
Nov 26, 2025
From Construction Site to BLA Approval with Andrew Jones
Nov 12, 2025
The First 90 Days of Building Quality in a Startup with Theresa Donegan
Nov 05, 2025
Why the Best Quality Leaders Walk the Floor, with Iain Rusling.
Oct 29, 2025
Why AI Won’t Take Your Job - But Someone Using AI Might, With Subbu Viswanathan
Oct 15, 2025
Building phase-appropriate quality systems early, and treating inspection readiness as an everyday habit with Karin von Hodenberg
Oct 08, 2025
Sep Naraghi on Creating Order from Chaos in Startup Quality
Oct 01, 2025
Tony Jones on Achieving Clarity in Quality Leadership
Sep 10, 2025
Scott Pherson on Building Quality from Day Zero
Aug 27, 2025
Stephanie Martin on Leading When You’re the Youngest in the Room
Aug 20, 2025
Megan Callan on Leading Quality at Abeona to it’s First FDA-Approved Therapy
Aug 13, 2025
Nolan Polson on Leading Through Juno, Celgene, BMS and Beyond
Aug 06, 2025
Ashley Argiras on scaling quality in a platform biotech
Jul 30, 2025
Maja Pedersen on AI, Strategic Thinking, and Evolving as a Quality Leader
Jul 23, 2025
Carolina Valoyes on the guiding principles that have shaped her career.
Apr 16, 2025
Jose Caraballo on Adaptability, Leadership & the Future of Cell Therapy.
Mar 19, 2025
Andrea Karpinecz on building QC teams to commercial cell therapy
Mar 12, 2025
Brian Nunnally returns to the show! How to break through career plateaus and the power of mentorship
Mar 05, 2025
Katarina Bartle’s Leadership Journey: No Network, No Connections - Just Two Suitcases!
Feb 19, 2025
Biana Torres on her transition into Cell & Gene Therapy leadership.
Feb 12, 2025
Shane Ernst on Thriving as an Introverted Quality Leader
Feb 05, 2025
Rob Dallimore on Overcoming Challenges and Building for Commercialization.
Jan 22, 2025
Jon Voss on making practical decisions that put patients first.
Jan 15, 2025
Hanh Nguyen on Imposter Syndrome, Mental Health, and Leading with Authenticity.
Dec 18, 2024
Sang Yoon on creating a community first, a company second.
Dec 11, 2024
Swetha Krishnan on her journey from Individual Contributor to Inspiring People Leader
Dec 04, 2024
Matthew Wheeler - a story of resilience and gratitude.
Nov 27, 2024
Lauren Smith on choosing a career that truly impacts society.
Nov 20, 2024
Sean Smith on empowering your people to establish quality as a true asset.
Nov 13, 2024
Andrea Goddard on her journey from 'the graveyard shift' to Chief Quality Officer at Genentech.
Nov 06, 2024
Gary Barrera on why quality leaders should "walk a mile in their partner's shoes"
Oct 31, 2024
Andrew Cieri on adapting to change and creating a vision.
Oct 23, 2024
Laura Malagon on going from washing glassware in laboratories to VP Quality!
Oct 10, 2024
James Myers on how to become a true GxP quality leader.
Oct 02, 2024
Kelly O'Hare on defining and articulating quality to your organisation.
Sep 25, 2024
Markus Gruell on building and overseeing the Autolus quality organisation from the very early stages!
Sep 18, 2024
Sonia Razzetti on how to find your voice and articulate the value of quality to senior leadership.
Sep 11, 2024
Irving Ford on leading Adaptimmune through FDA approval and commercialisation of their T cell therapy, Tecelra.
Sep 04, 2024
Joe Franchetti, on his vision for the Society of Quality Assurance (SQA)
Mar 13, 2024
Laurie Adami on how CAR-T cell therapy saved her life
Feb 22, 2024
Kimberly Wallbank on how to transition into the world of contracting
Feb 15, 2024
Stan Russell on how to create a value-adding quality function.
Feb 07, 2024
Vaishali Shukla on Quality Oversight in Global Pharmaceutical Operations
Jan 30, 2024
Greg Furrow on the risks of trusting 'expert opinions'.
Dec 20, 2023
Jason Treese on leading the commercialisation of BMS' first approved cell therapies
Dec 07, 2023
Emily English on scaling for success in RNA cell therapy.
Nov 29, 2023
Brian Furmanski on how to achieve a culture of data integrity excellence.
Nov 09, 2023
Jacob Patterson on the skills you need to develop now, to be a quality leader of the future.
Oct 26, 2023
Brian Nunnally on building resilience, finding your 'north-star' and developing a world-class QC team.
Oct 13, 2023
Peggy Owens on developing her team to 'operate in the grey'
Oct 05, 2023
John McKay on his four key pillars for achieving quality assurance excellence
Sep 28, 2023
Greg Whitehead on leaving the industry in a better place.
Sep 21, 2023
Christy Mazzarisi on her vision of building the next generation of female leaders.
Sep 14, 2023
Amnon Eylath on the origins of 'phase-appropriate' quality
Aug 30, 2023
Ann Farnsworth on how to create an onboarding process through making quality relatable!
Aug 23, 2023
Edward Armstrong on Adapting, Overcoming and Improvising as a Quality Leader
Aug 16, 2023
Jaspreet Gill on scaling quality functions and leading with authenticity.
Aug 09, 2023