Bio2040
Exploring the biggest challenges in healthcare & drug discovery — and the people solving them.
A podcast and blog by Flavio Rump featuring scientists, biotech founders, and investors working to advance biomedical research.
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Synthetic Biology Fundamentals with Sam Lee
Sam Lee, a biotech veteran currently at BioNTech, covers the history and fundamentals of synthetic biology and biomanufacturing.
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Challenges and Opportunities in Translating Innovation with Nadine C. Martin
Dr. Nadine C. Martin discusses how sitem-insel AG accelerates translational medicine and helps scientists navigate the path from lab to market.
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How to Use Technology to Improve Research with Aleksandra Sokolowska
Aleksandra Sokolowska discusses how technology can transform research practices and accelerate scientific discovery.
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Open Source Drug Discovery with M4K Pharma's Owen Roberts
Owen Roberts explains how M4K Pharma is developing cures for rare children's diseases using open science principles.
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Opening up the Opaque Peer Review Process with Sam & Daniela from PREreview
Sam and Daniela from PREreview discuss making the peer review process more transparent and inclusive.
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How Collaborating with Robots Will Speed Up Biomedical Research with Oskari Vinko
Oskari Vinko, cofounder of UniteLabs, discusses lab automation and how human-robot collaboration can eliminate tedious routine work in research.
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How the Gates Foundation is Reshaping How Science Gets Published with Ashley Farley
Ashley Farley from the Gates Foundation discusses Gates Open Research and the future of open access publishing.
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Translating Science from Academia and the Future of Medicine with Prof. Ernst Hafen – Part 2
Part 2 with Prof. Ernst Hafen on translating academic research into real-world medicine and the future of healthcare.
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Protocols.io – Speeding Up Biomedical Research by Sharing Protocols with Lenny Teytelman
Lenny Teytelman explains how protocols.io is making scientific methods more accessible and reproducible.
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How Citizen Science Can Transform Drug Discovery with Ernst Hafen
Prof. Ernst Hafen discusses citizen science, data cooperatives, and how individuals can drive drug discovery forward.
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Open Research in the Wild: How to Get the Most Out of It with Rachel Harding
Dr. Rachel Harding shares her experience with open lab notebooks and how open research accelerates Huntington's disease research.
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The Biggest Challenges in Cancer Research & How to Use ML for Drug Discovery with Sarah Constantin
Sarah Constantin discusses machine learning in drug discovery at Recursion Pharmaceuticals and the state of cancer research.
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Why 85% of Health Research is Wasted with Paul Glasziou
Prof. Paul Glasziou explains how 85% of biomedical research is wasted and what we can do about it.
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Github for Science with Marcio von Muhlen
Marcio von Muhlen, MIT-trained biological engineer, discusses why science needs a GitHub-like platform for collaboration.
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Why Bio2040.com?
The mission behind Bio2040: discover the biggest challenges in healthcare and drug discovery, and meet the people tackling them.