Episodes

Sept. 14, 2023

Ep. 28: Likarda Founders on Hydrogel Delivery of Cell and Biologic Therapies - Lisa Stehno Bittel, PhD & Karthik Ramachandran (Likarda Founders)

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Lisa Stehno Bittel, PhD and Karthik Ramachandran about Hydrogel Delivery of Cell and Biologic Therapies. Key Moments: 00:00:06 - Introduction to Likarda and its Co-founders...
Sept. 8, 2023

Ep. 27: Insider Secrets to Successful Drug Delivery: Richard Johnson's Expert Advice

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Dr Richard Johnson, Founder and CSO of Upperton Pharma Solutions, about drug delivery technologies and the challenges pharmaceutical companies face when integrating new dru...
Sept. 1, 2023

Ep. 26: Ira Spector, PhD on Developing Drugs From the GI Microbiome

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Ira Spector, PhD, the CEO of SFA Therapeutics, about Developing Drugs From the GI Microbiome. Guest Bio: Dr. Spector is the co-founder of SFA Therapeutics, a microbiome-der...
Aug. 25, 2023

Ep. 25: Alice Valder Curran on Drug Pricing under the Inflation Reduction Act

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Alice Valder Curran, Partner at Hogan Lovells, about Novel Drug Pricing & How Consumers Impact Drug Pricing. Key moments: 00:00:00 - Introduction, 00:01:45 - No Patient L...
Aug. 18, 2023

Ep. 24: Cellarity Executives on the Fascinating Realm of Cellular-Level Drug Discovery

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Laurens Kruidenier, PhD & Fabrice Chouraqui, PharmD from Cellarity about the fascinating realm of cellular-level drug discovery. The key moments in this episode are: 00:00...
Aug. 11, 2023

Ep. 23: Vadim Nazarov on How AI Can Help the Drug Discovery Process

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Vadim Nazarov, Co-Founder and CEO of ImmunoMind, about How AI Can Help the Drug Discovery Process. Guest Bio: Vadim Nazarov is a AI and Life Sciences researcher turned star...
Guest: Vadim Nazarov
Aug. 10, 2023

Ep. 22: Michelle C. Werner on Alltrna's tRNA Medicine for Stop Codon Disease

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Michelle C. Werner about how Alltrna is advancing to clinical trials a new tRNA medicine to universally treat Stop Codon Disease. Stop Codon Disease is a term that encompas...
Aug. 8, 2023

Ep. 21: Stevie Cline on Biotech Startup Investments & Investing in Regulated Spaces

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Stevie Cline about Biotech Startup Investments, Investing in Regulated Spaces, and how the current economic environment is affecting deal flow. Guest Bio: Stevie Cline, J.D...
Aug. 1, 2023

Ep. 20: Ethan Perlstein on the Role of Families in Research Funding and 1-to-N Medicine

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Ethan Perlstein, PhD about the Role of Families in Research Funding, 1-to-N Medicine, Clinical Trials, and the Challenges of Funding Rare Disease Research. Guest Bio: Ethan...
July 30, 2023

Ep. 19: Lafora Disease Experts on Clinical Trials, Challenges Funding Rare Disease Research

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Niki Markou, Director of Family Support, Marketing & Communications at Chelsea's Hope, and Jordi Duran, PhD, Principal Investigator at IQS Barcelona about Clinical Trials a...
July 28, 2023

Ep. 18: Are Biomarkers the Future? Mo Jain, MD, PhD on Small Molecule Biomarkers

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Mo Jain, MD, PhD, Founder and CEO of Sapient, about small molecule biomarkers & innovations in metabolomics. Dr. Jain is a physician-scientist with more than 20 years of e...
July 26, 2023

Ep. 17: Mark Kotter, PhD on the state of the Cell Therapy Crisis

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Mark Kotter, PhD, Founder and CEO of bit.bio, about the Cell Therapy Crisis and the state of the Cell Therapy Field. Mark is a stem cell biologist and neurosurgeon at the ...
July 24, 2023

Ep. 16: Cancer’s Achilles’ Heel? Onchilles Advancing Novel Immunotherapy to Clinical Trials

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Court R. Turner, J.D., and Lev Becker, Ph.D., Co-Founders of Onchilles Pharma, about their novel immunotherapy, Lev's discovery of neutrophil's ELANE pathway in cancer, and...
July 18, 2023

Ep. 15: Jacob Glanville on Vaccine Development & Startup Funding Challenges

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Jacob Glanville, Founder and CEO at Centivax, about developing vaccines and funding challenges that startup companies face. This video was recorded at SynBioBeta 2023 in Oa...
July 15, 2023

Ep. 14: Erum Azeez on Strategic Communications & Upcoming Tech in Biotech

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Erum Azeez, Partner at Messaginglab, about Strategic Communications and Upcoming Technologies in Biotech. ⁠VibeCast YouTube⁠ Guest Links Linkedin Twitter Social Links Websi...
July 12, 2023

Ep. 13: Neil Thanedar on Biotech Investing and Diligence

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Neil Thanedar, Founder and GP at Utopic Ventures, about Biotech Investing and Diligence. Timestamps : 2:35 : How Neil helped his dad get his first startup exit. 6:26 : When...
July 12, 2023

Ep. 12: Brigitte Piniewski, MD on Wealthcare, Crowdfunding, & Data Ownership

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Brigitte Piniewski, MD from BlockHealth LLC about Wealthcare, Crowdfunding, & Data Ownership. Guest Info Brigitte Piniewski, MD is a physician, ex-healthcare executive, res...
June 26, 2023

Ep. 11: Coya Therapeutics on Exploring Advancements in ALS and Alzheimer's Therapies

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Howard Berman, PhD (Founder and CEO) and Daniel Barvin, MBA (VP of Operations and Patient Advocacy) from Coya Theraputics, about advancements in ALS and Alzheimer's therapi...
June 22, 2023

Ep. 10: Wendy Charles, PhD on leveraging Real World Data for Healthcare Research

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Wendy Charles, Chief Scientific Officer at BurstIQ, about the how and why Real World Data (RWD) is important to healthcare and research. Wendy shares her insights on source...
June 19, 2023

Ep. 9: Gina Zanik on Undiagnosed Day (April 29) and the Challenges Faced by Patients

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Gina Zanik, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Rare and Undiagnosed Network. Gina Zanik (Szajnuk) started her career in the entertainment industry. She worked in Hollywo...
June 14, 2023

Ep. 8: Owning Your Health Data in Web3 & Sharing with Researchers - Jenny Diggles and Michael Nova (co-founders of JennyCo)

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with JennyCo Founders Jenny Diggles and Michael Nova about owning your own health data in Web3 & privacy preserving technology. Michael Nova - LinkedIn JennyCo - Twitter VibeCas...
June 8, 2023

Ep. 7: Nadim Yacteen on Precedent Driven Innovation in Biotech

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Nadim Yacteen, a Managing Partner at Recombinators, about his experience teaching Precedent Driven Innovation in Biotech. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:30 - Journey into I...
May 21, 2023

Ep. 6: Gunnar Esiason on Cystic Fibrosis, Fundraising, and Clinical Trials

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Gunnar Esiason, MBA MPH. Gunnar is currently a principal at Florence Healthcare. He shares his experience as a Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patient/advocate, fundraising with his f...
May 18, 2023

Ep. 5: Chris Moxham on Drug Hunting, Genetics Research, and Drug Discovery

In this episode, VibeCast host Ray Dogum speaks with Christopher Moxham, Chief Science Officer at Rarebase, about Drug Hunting, Genetics Research, and the Drug Discovery Landscape. VibeCast is a collection of long-form and s...