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by Tyler Menichiello
“How can biopharma improve?” This question is the guiding ethos of the Better Biopharma podcast. Through conversations with experts across the biopharma landscape, host Tyler Menichiello explores the work being done to make better medicines and optimize manufacturing. Each episode is a dive into the guest's methods, their curiosity, and their determination. By shining a light on the visionaries pushing the industry forward, Better Biopharma aims to inform and inspire their peers to continue doing the same.
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- 2 days ago1h 23m
The Editors’ Roundtable: A Midyear Look At The 2026 Life Sciences Industry
In this special edition of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by chief editors from across the Life Science Connect ecosystem to discuss what’s shaping the pharmaceutical industry in 2026. The editors reflect on recent developments in their respective spaces and make predictions on what the rest of the year has in store. They also highlight some exciting projects happening across their publications. This roundtable features Katie Anderson, chief editor at Pharmaceutica...
- 2 weeks ago1h 9m
Validation Challenges Facing Advanced Single-Use Technologies
In this episode of "Better Biopharma," host Tyler Menichiello is joined by BioPlan Associates’ director of research, Katrina Cordovado, as well as Joshua Nelson, Ph.D., a senior material qualification specialist at Takeda, and Paul Priebe, a consultant and single-use expert, to continue their conversation from the Bioprocess Online Live event, "Closing The Adoption Gap For Advanced Single-Use Materials." Keep up with everything biomanufacturing at Bioprocess Online: https://www.bioprocessonli...
- May 6, 202617 min
Aligning Upstream And Downstream Development (Part 2)
In Part 2 of this conversation on “Better Biopharma,” panelists from the Bioprocess Online Live event “Optimizing Process Development Through Upstream And Downstream Integration” continue their discussion about how upstream and downstream development teams can work together to accelerate timelines and reduce risk and bottlenecks in process development. Keep up with everything biomanufacturing at Bioprocess Online: https://www.bioprocessonline.com/ Follow Tyler Menichiello on LinkedIn: https:/...
- Apr 22, 202630 min
Aligning Upstream And Downstream Development (Part 1)
In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” panelists from the Bioprocess Online Live event “Optimizing Process Development Through Upstream And Downstream Integration” continue their conversation about how upstream and downstream development teams can work together to accelerate timelines and reduce risks and bottlenecks in process development. Keep up with everything biomanufacturing at Bioprocess Online: https://www.bioprocessonline.com/ Follow Tyler Menichiello on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedi...
- Apr 8, 202630 min
Reprogramming T Cells And Reducing Manufacturing Costs With RegCell’s Michael McCullar, Ph.D.
In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello speaks with Michael McCullar, Ph.D., CEO at RegCell, a cell-therapy company developing regulatory T cell (Treg) therapies for autoimmune diseases. They discuss RegCell’s origins and its disease-agnostic approach to product development, as well as the ongoing efforts to improve the commercial viability of cell therapies by reducing manufacturing costs through automation and point-of-care models. Keep up with everything biomanufactur...
- Mar 25, 202632 min
Scaling Regenerative Medicine Production With PolarityBio’s Nikolai Sopko, MD, Ph.D.
In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Nikolai Sopko, MD, Ph.D., chief operating officer, chief scientific officer, and director at PolarityBio, a biotech company developing SkinTE, an investigational autologous regenerative skin therapy for diabetic foot ulcers. The two discuss the challenges of scaling autologous therapy manufacturing, as well as the success PolarityBio has found in doing so through its parallel processing approach. Keep up with everythin...
- Mar 11, 202641 min
Pursuing Quality While Maintaining Process Control With Richard Moroney, Ph.D.
In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Richard Moroney, Ph.D., managing director at Stat Consulting. Moroney shares his thoughts on how organizations should think about and approach process control. His philosophy is one of continuous process improvement, as he believes there is "no ceiling" on quality control. Keep up with everything biomanufacturing at Bioprocess Online: https://www.bioprocessonline.com/ Follow Tyler Menichiello on LinkedIn: https://www.l...
- Feb 25, 202645 min
Unlocking The Therapeutic Power Of Fibroblasts With Pete O’Heeron And Hamid Khoja, Ph.D.
In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by FibroBiologics’ CEO and founder, Pete O’Heeron, and chief scientific officer, Hamid Khoja, Ph.D. They discuss the powerful but often overlooked fibroblast, a type of connective-tissue cell that has tremendous therapeutic potential, according to O’Heeron and Khoja. They explain the company’s mission to realize this therapeutic potential and make fibroblasts a mainstay in the cell therapy space, rivaling the prominence o...
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“How can biopharma improve?” This question is the guiding ethos of the Better Biopharma podcast. Through conversations with experts across the biopharma landscape, host Tyler Menichiello explores the work being done to make better medicines and optimize manufacturing. Each episode is a dive into the guest's methods, their curiosity, and their determination. By shining a light on the visionaries pushing the industry forward, Better Biopharma aims to inform and inspire their peers to continue doing the same.
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