The Commons
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73 episodes
Innovation Begins With Listening: Leith Martin Discuss NSF I-Corps Program and Commercialization for Innovators
Scientific discovery is only the beginning. The real challenge is transforming breakthrough research into products and companies that improve lives.Recorded live at BIO, this episode of The Commons features Leith Martin, Executi...
The Phoenix Advantage-Collaboration for Growth and Innovation: A Conversation with Ryan Touhill
Phoenix is one of the most closely watched innovation markets in the country, but growth at this scale does not happen by accident. In this episode of The Commons, recorded live as part of our special series spotlighting Arizona’s bios...
The Hidden Ecosystem of Women's Health: A Conversation with Dr. Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz
Our special BIO series begins with a conversation that challenges how we think about health, disease, and discovery.In this episode of The Commons, we sit down with Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz, professor at the University of Arizon...
The Commons @ BIO International Conference
This special series of The Commons comes to you live from BIO, where the world’s leading biotechnology companies, researchers, investors, and ecosystem builders gather to shape what’s next in health and life sciences.Across a se...
How Arizona Built a Bioscience Economy at State Scale: A Conversation with Mary O'Reilly
When people talk about Arizona's emergence as a bioscience leader, the conversation often focuses on Phoenix. But the state's success story is much larger than any single city.In this episode of The Commons, host Thomas Osha wel...
Innovating by Design: Matt Ellsworth on Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap
What does it take to build a world-class bioscience ecosystem?While many regions aspire to become centers of innovation, few have sustained a coordinated strategy long enough to produce transformative results. Arizona is one of the excep...
How Breakthroughs Get Built: A Conversation with Steve Potts
In this episode of The Commons, host Thomas Osha sits down with Steve Potts, CEO of Breakthru Medicine, to explore what it actually takes to turn scientific insight into life-changing therapies. With multiple FDA-approved drugs in his ...
A Platform For Discovery and Impact: A Conversation with John Swartley
What does it take to move ideas out of the laboratory and into the world, at meaningful scale, with purpose, and without losing the soul of academic discovery?In this episode of The Commons, host Thomas Osha sits down with John ...
Creating Impact from Innovation - The Evolving Role of the University City Science Center: A Conversation with CEO, Tiffany Wilson
In this episode, University City Science Center CEO, Tiffany Wilson joins host Thomas Osha, to explore the changing role of intermediary organizations; the importance of translational science in a moment of accelerating discovery; the challenge...
Prototyping Place: How Experimentation Shapes University City: A Conversation with Nate Hommel
In this episode of The Commons, host Thomas Osha talks with Nate Hommel, Director of Planning and Design at University City District (UCD) in Philadelphia — a place where experimentation, partnership, and humility redefin...
Rewriting the Script for Medicine: A Conversation with Dr. Charles Cairns
In this episode of The Commons, host Tom Osha sits down with Dr. Charles Cairns, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean of the Drexel University College of Medicine, to explore how medicine is being reimagined — ...
From Dreaming to Doing: Making Work Worth Coming Back For. A Conversation with Matt Homann, President and CEO of Filament
Season 5 kicks off as host Tom Osha sits down with Matt Homann, President and CEO of Filament, to explore what really brings people back to the workplace—and how to make those interactions matter. Together they unpack the elements that drive me...
Season 5 Trailer
We are midway through 2025, and today’s innovation landscape can be called anything but stable.Universities are grappling with a combination of macro challenges— slashed research budgets, shrinking state support, punitive immigration pol...
Unlocking the Future of Medicine: A Conversation with Nobel Laureate Dr. Drew Weissman and Dr. Jim Hoxie of The Penn Institute for RNA Innovation
Host, Thomas Osha, visits The Penn Institute for RNA Innovation and sits down with directors Dr. Drew Weissman and Dr. Jim Hoxie.Dr. Weissman's was recently awarded the Nobel Prize for groundbreaking work that has fundamentally tr...
Talent for Today and Tomorrow: A Conversation with Career Expert Julie Bauke
Host, Thomas Osha speaks with, Julie Bauke, one of the foremost authorities on the business imperatives and the psychological factors that play into shifts in the talent and career landscape. Julie has worked with corporate executiv...
Venture Capital Update: A Conversation with Illumina Ventures Partner, Mara Aspinall
Host, Thomas Osha sits down with Mara Aspinall, partner with Illumina Ventures to discuss the current state of venture capital in life sciences, Genomics 3.0, and other innovation topics.This is the final "live" interview from the BIO I...
Slamming Cancer: A Conversation with Steve Potts, CEO of SLAM BioTherapeutics
Commons host, Thomas Osha, catches up with serial entrepreneur, Steve Potts, to discuss his latest venture, SLAM BioTherapeutics. Slam Bio is developing a platform of first-in-class monoclonal antibody therapies and antibody-drug conjugat...
Heritage: How Mayo Clinic's 160-Year Vision and Values Fuel Tomorrow's Healthcare Innovations: A Conversation with Dr. Steven Lester and Dr. Rahul Pannala of Mayo Clinic Arizona
Mayo Clinic’s mission is guided by an expression of the vision and intent of its founders, to ensure that the values of respect, compassion, integrity, healing, teamwork, excellence, innovation and stewardship are reflected in its attitud...
The Phoenix Bioscience Core: A Conversation with Scarlett Spring
Host, Thomas Osha, catches up with Scarlett Spring, Executive Director of the Phoenix Bioscience Core for a discussion of its history, current exciting developments and impactful future.The Phoenix Bioscience Core is a 30-acre life scie...
Phoenix Children's Hospital Genomics Lab: A Conversation with Stacey Metzler
Host, Thomas Osha, chats with Stacey Metzler, from the Phoenix Children's Genomics Lab about the critical work they do to bring state-of-the art genomic testing to patients and their families. Genomic testing can be used across many specialties...
Roddy Medical: A Conversation with Pat Deno
Host, Thomas Osha, interviews, Pat Deno of RoddyMedical, a women-founded and operated company focused on developing innovative medical devices that improve clinical safety & patient outcomes. Its signature product, SecureMove®, ...
Councilwoman Kesha Hodge Washington
Host, Thomas Osha, discusses workforce development, community engagement, and economic development with City of Phoenix Councilwoman, Kesha Hodge Washington.Councilwoman Hodge Washington represents District 8 which includes the Phoenix ...
Phoenix Is BIO: A Conversation with Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego
Host Thomas Osha sits down with Phoenix Mayor, Kate Gallego, to discuss how far the City has come as a life sciences hub; the tremendous talent, resources, and quality-of-life it has to offer; and why it is a great destination to locate or expa...
AZBio: A Conversation with Joan Koerber-Walker
Arizona is home to one of the fastest growing life science industries in the U.S. The Commons host, Thomas Osha, speaks with Joan Koerber-Walker, CEO of AZBio.As the statewide advocate and industry association for Arizona’s bioscie...
Translational Sciences Inc: A Conversation with Dr. Guy Reed
Host, Thomas Osha, chats with Dr. Guy Reed, Dean Emeritus of the University of Arizona Medical School in Phoenix and now Chief Science Officer for Translational Sciences Inc.Dr. Reed started Translational Sciences Inc as a platform for ...