Interviews

Interviews and expert profiles with pharmaceutical leaders exploring drug discovery, clinical development, regulatory policy and innovation shaping the life sciences industry.

In this special Scientific Council Spotlight episode of The Discovery Loop podcast, host Shubhangi Dua, Journalist, Podcast Producer and Podcast Host at Pharmatica.io, sits down with Deepankar Nayak, the CEO of Deep Longevity. Nayak also serves on Pharmatica’s Scientific Council.

Genetics & Molecular Biology Biological Ageing biological age

Could Biological Ageing Be the Next Big Shift in Drug Discovery?

Shubhangi Dua

Clinical Data Data Integrity GDPR

Is AI Quietly Creating a GDPR Crisis in Clinical Research?

Shubhangi Dua

In the recent episode of The Chain Reaction podcast, Nour AlSaleh, Founder and CEO of Veragence Pharma Consultancy, sat down with host Shubhangi Dua, Podcast Producer and B2B Journalist at Pharmatica.io and EM360Tech. AlSaleh shares her expertise on maintaining data integrity in this new era of AI and changing policies.

Data and Digital Health Clinical Data Data Integrity

How AI Is Reshaping Data Integrity in Pharma Manufacturing

Shubhangi Dua

Kate O’Reilly, President & Chair of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) Dublin-Ireland Chapter & Healthcare Transformation Partner at Roche, discusses AI in pharma, patient engagement, and the future of healthcare innovation.

AI in Pharma: Why the Future of Healthcare Starts With Patients, Not Tech

In the recent episode of the Digital Pulse podcast, host Shubhangi Dua, Podcast Producer and B2B Journalist, sat down with Lara Masad, an AI and Data Innovation independent consultant, to clarify the key distinctions in AI and machine learning models. Furthermore, Masad explains how pharmaceutical companies benefit from using AI models.

AI in Pharma: Hype vs. What Actually Works

Trisha Pillay speaks with Judit Mora, CEO of Nuumad, on Digital Pulse discussing pharmacy innovation, market access barriers, and new models for faster patient access to healthcare.

How Pharmacy Innovation Is Changing Healthcare Delivery

Trisha Pillay speaks with Dineshree Naiker, co-founder of Umsebe Healthcare, on Chain Reaction discussing regulatory leadership, pharmaceutical supply chains, and improving patient access to medicines.

The Role of Regulatory Leadership in Healthcare

Expert Interview Series

Conversations with pharmaceutical and life sciences leaders exploring drug discovery, clinical development and industry innovation. Watch and listen to insights shaping the future of healthcare.

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Chain Reaction

Learn how pharmaceutical manufacturing, supply chains, and operational resilience are evolving through expert conversations on Chain Reaction.

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Digital Pulse

Digital technology is transforming healthcare faster than ever before. Digital Pulse explores AI, data analytics, digital health platforms, and emerging technologies that are changing how care is delivered and how pharmaceutical organisations innovate. Hear directly from the leaders building the future of healthcare.

Interview Series CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT

The Clinical Compass

The path from research to patient care is complex. The Clinical Compass explores clinical trials, regulatory pathways, medical devices, and real-world evidence through conversations with a scientific council, clinicians, and researchers. Learn how therapies are tested, validated, and brought safely to market.

Interview Series THERAPEUTIC DRUG DISCOVERY

The Discovery Loop

Every breakthrough medicine starts with an idea. The Discovery Loop takes you inside the world of drug discovery and early-stage research, where scientists, biotech leaders, and pharmaceutical innovators reveal how new therapies move from the lab towards clinical development. From AI-driven discovery to precision medicine, each episode uncovers the science shaping the future of healthcare.

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Explore conversations with pharmaceutical and life sciences leaders covering drug discovery, clinical development and the latest trends shaping science, policy and innovation.

Shubhangi Dua

Could Biological Ageing Be the Next Big Shift in Drug Discovery?

“The pharma industry is beginning to look at biological age as a surrogate endpoint to improve clinical trials."

Shubhangi Dua

Is AI Quietly Creating a GDPR Crisis in Clinical Research?

Generative AI is transforming clinical trials, but a failure to distinguish between pseudonymised and anonymised data is creating costly regulatory gaps.

Shubhangi Dua

How AI Is Reshaping Data Integrity in Pharma Manufacturing

Veragence CEO Nour AlSaleh discusses how AI is transforming data integrity in pharma manufacturing, regulatory compliance, the "human-in-the-loop" requirement, and patient safety in the era of AI-driven GxP systems.

Shubhangi Dua

AI in Pharma: Why the Future of Healthcare Starts With Patients, Not Tech

Kate O’Reilly, President & Chair of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) Dublin-Ireland Chapter & Healthcare Transformation Partner at Roche, discusses AI in pharma, patient engagement, and the future of healthcare innovation.

Shubhangi Dua

AI in Pharma: Hype vs. What Actually Works

Expert Lara Masad explains why pharma leaders miscalculate AI investments and how to build a defensible validation strategy.

Trisha Pillay

How Pharmacy Innovation Is Changing Healthcare Delivery

Pharmacy is emerging as a critical but overlooked route to faster patient access. In this episode of Digital Pulse, Judit Mora explains how innovation, digital workflows, and pharmacy-led models can bypass traditional delays in healthcare delivery.

Trisha Pillay

The Role of Regulatory Leadership in Healthcare

Regulatory leadership is no longer just compliance. In this episode of Chain Reaction, Dineshree Naiker explains why early regulatory strategy, supply chain governance, and value-based thinking are critical to improving patient access and healthcare outcomes.

Trisha Pillay

Healthcare Supply Chains in Africa: Lessons from COVID-19

COVID-19 exposed major weaknesses in pharmaceutical supply chains. In this episode of Chain Reaction, Trisha Pillay and Émile Malan explore how AI, regulatory reform, and local manufacturing could strengthen healthcare resilience.

Trisha Pillay

How Cortical Implants Are Opening a New Era of Vision Restoration

By directly stimulating the visual cortex instead of relying on the retina or optic nerve, ReVision's FDA Breakthrough Device-designated implant could make vision restoration possible for millions of patients who have no existing treatment options.

Trisha Pillay

How Clinical Research Shapes Cardiac Device Innovation

Dr David Hayes explains why clinical research should be embedded early in cardiac device development and not treated as a late-stage compliance step.

Trisha Pillay

How AI Is Reshaping Clinical Trials in HealthTech

Trisha Pillay speaks with Adriaan Kruger, CEO of nuvoteQ, as they unpack why clinical research is still heavily reliant on paper-based systems in many regions.

Trisha Pillay