Conversations in Healthcare

May 03 2023 1
Conversations in Healthcare Podcast artwork

Clarivate Conversations in Healthcare is a collection of candid interviews with key leaders and experts. Veteran industry journalist Mike Ward explores business challenges and opportunities the industry currently faces, including COVID-19, clinical innovation, deal making, emerging market dynamics, data and technology, new engagement models, patient centricity and much more.  
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


Lighting the touch paper for next generation nucleic acid therapies

May 03 2023 32 mins  
In this episode Mike Ward, Clarivate’s Head of Thought Leadership for Life sciences and healthcare, spoke to Johnny Ohlson, Founder of Touchlight, a company who has developed a novel synthetic DNA vector. In recent years, we've seen that by harnessing the power of DNA, it has been possible to achieve success in treating previously incurable hereditary diseases and even tackle maj

Realizing the patient-friendly future of clinical trials

Jul 05 2022 23 mins  
In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Ergomed founder Dr. Miroslav Reljanović talks to Mike Ward about how the COVID-19 pandemic has nudged clinical trials towards greater efficiency and inclusivity – and what’s needed to make good on this promising trend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How Patient Connect addresses unmet needs at the point of care

Apr 18 2022 22 mins  
In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward speaks with Dr. Grace Lomax, Clinical Director at Patient Connect, a part of Clarivate. Grace’s experience as a physician highlighted numerous unmet needs beyond just clinical issues – especially around healthcare literacy, education at the point of care, adherence and more. She discusses how Patient Connect uses technol

Social determinants: barriers to healthcare impacting racial and ethnic minorities

Feb 10 2022 45 mins  
In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Matthew Arnold, Principal Analyst at Clarivate speaks with Dr. Kenton Johnston, Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy at Saint Louis University about disparities in the US health system. Matthew and Ken discuss both the historical context as well as the evolution of the system since the establishment of the Affordable Ca

How Novo Ventures prioritized their investment strategy during the pandemic

Dec 13 2021 25 mins  
In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward speaks with Naveed Saddiqi, Senior Partner at Novo Ventures, one of the largest venture capital groups in the life sciences sector. Naveed shares about the firm’s mandate to generate funds for the Novo Nordisk Foundation, how the pandemic impacted their investment strategy and what excites him most in the life science

How Healx uses AI to transform rare disease drug discovery

Dec 01 2021 27 mins  
In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward speaks with Dr. Tim Guilliams, the co-founder and CEO of Healx. Healx is an artificial intelligence-powered technology company that's dedicated to helping rare disease patients access life improving treatments. Mike and Tim discuss the company’s innovative approach to drug discovery, choosing which

How the pandemic shifted Roche’s priorities and R&D investments

Nov 15 2021 31 mins  
In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward speaks with Richard Erwin, general manager and managing director of Roche Products Limited (UK), which was recorded in collaboration with One Nucleus's ON Helix conference (June 2021). Richard shares how the pandemic has shifted Roche’s priorities and why the organization has heavily increased their investme

Optimizing patient-first clinical trials with advanced site intelligence

Nov 02 2021 40 mins  
In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward speaks with Oriol Serra, former Head of Site Intelligence and Selection at Pfizer and Simon Andrews, Vice President of RWD Engagements and Innovations at Clarivate about optimizing patient-first clinical trial design and ensuring trial groups align to

Showing the value of regulatory intelligence in pharma

Oct 11 2021 31 mins  
In this episode of Conversations in Healthcare, Mike Ward speaks with Carolyn Hynes, Director of Regulatory Intelligence at AstraZeneca, and Céline Rodier, Senior Health Policy Manager at Clarivate, about strategies and tools to gather and assess regulatory intelligence, as well as KPIs and approaches to demonstrating ROI within your organization. Get actionable tak

Overcoming health inequity in the U.S. and the role of telehealth: Ideas and best practices from Cigna, Henry Ford Health System and the eHealth Initiative

Sep 21 2021 36 mins  
Increased reliance on telehealth services has been one of the most significant care delivery shifts prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic has also thrown more light on the challenges of health inequity in the United States, especially among African American and Hispanic communities. We discuss these issues and potential solutions with leaders at the eHealth