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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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®, ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

Host Thomas Osha catches up with Ben Pricer and Spencer Perry of Schott MiniFab at the BIO International Conference 2024 in San Diego, CA.Schott MiniFab specializes in in vitro diagnostics and life science research tools, that support p...

Welcome, everyone, to a series of special live episodes of The Commons broadcasting straight from the heart of the life sciences industry—the Bio International Convention 2024 in beautiful San Diego, California!Over the course of the nex...

Richard and Mengistu Koilor are two brothers from West Philadelphia who have transformed their passion for brewing into a beacon of hope for their community. Their brewery, aptly named "Two Locals," is more than just a place to enjoy a cold one...

Daniel Lunz, CEO of Previse is someone who understands the importance of service and supporting the patient in their care journey – because he has lived it, both as a veteran and as a patient himself.  But, Previse can equip patient...

It is hard enough navigating the start-up world.  Imagine doing so as a refugee, fleeing the ravages of war in your homeland, to find opportunity in a foreign country.My guest, Mustafa Al-Adhami, CEO of Astek Diagnostics, has done j...

Imagine a world where the outdated and often uncomfortable methods of contraception are replaced by a groundbreaking innovation that is safe, effective, and empowering. After years of research and development, the start-up – 3Daught...

Join me for a conversation with Marco Chacon, who leads a team of brilliant minds at Irazu Oncology , tirelessly working to develop a next-generation cancer vaccine platform. This platform holds the promise of providing novel treatment options ...

In honor of the Annual tradition of BockFest – one of the largest of which is in Cincinnati, I travelled to Gabby’s Cafe to spend a few hours with Joe Cornella, Head Brew Master to learn about Bocce Brewing, the microbrewing industry, the brewi...

Host, Thomas Osha sits down with KaloCyte’s CEO – Elaine Haynes in the company’s lab at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and UMB BioPark to discuss their groundbreaking bio-inspired artificial red blood cells and what’s next for this very ...

George Davis, Fund Manager of the Wexford SciTech Venture Fund visits with host Tom Osha about the state of seed funding in biotech and the role that firms who combine mission and return can play in helping move discoveries from university labs...

I'm thrilled to announce that Season 4 of The Commons, kicks-off this week; your favorite podcast where curiosity meets creativity, and where you can find the most extraordinary people at work to improve the human condition.  We’ll be on l...

Vicki Palmer, Chief Executive Officer of the Association of University Research Parks (AURP) joins host, Tom Osha, to discuss AURP’s numerous programs designed to help leaders of university-centric innovation districts and research parks share ...

Derek Newton, Assistant Vice-President, Innovation, Partnerships and Entrepreneurship at theUniversity of Toronto speaks with host, Tom Osha, about the ingredients necessary to build successful partnerships between industry and U of T and the i...