On this episode of BioTech Nation...The Biotech landscape is ever-evolving - but where are we headed?? Dr. Jeremy Levin, Physician, Bioentrepreneur, and Former Chair of BIO, joins Moira to talk about the future of Biotech from the front lines of the industry - from understanding the global Bioeconomy, to preparing for the next pandemic, and how government policy is impacting innovation.
His book is, "Biotech in the Balance: Saving a Strategic Industry in an Age of Distrust".

This week on BioTech Nation, a call to a man who survived hundreds of venomous snake bites helps inspire the development of an antivenom vaccine. Biotech Entrepreneur, Dr. Jake Glanville, Founder, Chair and CEO of Centivax, gives us the insider’s view of this Biotech Breakthrough – from the first telephone call through each significant step, all leading to the first breakthrough generalized antivenom vaccine in 125 years.

On this week's BioTech Nation, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft tells us about the trend of "hospital-at-home". As we see the expansion of remote healthcare technologies, could the future of hospital-like care be as on-demand as a food delivery app?

On this episode of BioTech Nation, Dr. Will Decker and Jay Hartenbach join Moira to talk about Diakonos Oncology's unique approach to cancer immunotherapy, and how a discovery made over two decades ago started it all. Now, with a new drug entering Phase II human trials for Glioblastoma treatment, that discovery could mean a pathway to treating aggressive cancers...

On this episode of BioTech Nation: how Syndax Pharmaceuticals got two new drugs approved in the last two years, for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and graft vs. host disease in both adults and children. CEO Michael Metzger talks to Moira about Syndax's approach to getting the drugs across the finish line, and how they've now set their sights on additional indications and cancer therapies.

On this episode of BioTech Nation, Dan Schmitt of Actuate Therapeutics talks about a new kind of drug showing positive early results in hard-to-treat cancer - including adult pancreatic cancer, and two pediatric cancers. So, what’s next? Global collaborations, international trials, and efforts into different types of cancer…and they’re showing no sign of slowing down.

This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Jonas Hannestad and Dr. Joanne Taylor of Gain Therapeutics join Moira to discuss a different approach to treating Parkinson's. While treatments are typically focused on relieving symptoms, Gain Therapeutics aims to stop progression of the disease itself.

With the recent passing of Dr. J. Craig Venter, biotech scientist and entrepreneur, we look back at Moira and David Ewing Duncan's 2007 interview with Dr. Venter. The occasion for the interview was the publication of his autobiography: "A Life Decoded: My Genome, My Life." Dr. Craig Venter was known for catalyzing the race to decode the human genome, and at the time of the interview had just decoded his own complete DNA and published it on the Internet.