Latest Lifesciences Podcast Episodes
290. BONUS: Tom Greene from World AgriTech on Corteva Catalyst, rolling out innovation at a stronger pace
Agbioscience - March 26, 2024 09:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsOn the ground at World AgriTech in San Francisco last week, Corteva announced the launch of a new investment platform forcused on bringing to market agricultural innovations that advance the company’s R&D priorities and drive value creation. We caught up with Tom Greene, Corteva’s Senior Directo...
14. BioCrossroads’ Vince Wong on collaborating to drive new innovation, leadership + creating an elevated workforce
Agbioscience - March 25, 2024 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsThe connection between agbioscience and human health has become undeniable and in the case of Indiana – it's a differentiator. Today we are joined by Vince Wong, the brand new CEO of BioCrossroads to talk life sciences and extending the state’s leadership to drive growth. Vince talks about the...
289. BioCrossroads’ Vince Wong on collaborating to drive new innovation, leadership + creating an elevated workforce
Agbioscience - March 25, 2024 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsThe connection between agbioscience and human health has become undeniable and in the case of Indiana – it's a differentiator. Today we are joined by Vince Wong, the brand new CEO of BioCrossroads to talk life sciences and extending the state’s leadership to drive growth. Vince talks about the...
13. Frank Klemens from Big Idea Ventures on operating at the intersection of university innovation + product creation
Agbioscience - March 18, 2024 09:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsAs a kid from Ohio that went to Purdue University and then worked for DuPont, Frank Klemens’ career has taken a trendline path to his role at Big Idea Ventures today. He joins this week to walk through their General Rural Partners Fund, taking innovation from university shelves and creating new ...
288. Frank Klemens from Big Idea Ventures on operating at the intersection of university innovation + product creation
Agbioscience - March 18, 2024 09:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsAs a kid from Ohio that went to Purdue University and then worked for DuPont, Frank Klemens’ career has taken a trendline path to his role at Big Idea Ventures today. He joins this week to walk through their General Rural Partners Fund, taking innovation from university shelves and creating new ...
12. AWS’ Elizabeth Fastiggi on agtech, Project Kuiper + democratizing access to innovation
Agbioscience - March 11, 2024 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsFrom major companies to startups, one thing holds true from Amazon Web Services: they start with the customer in mind and work backwards. This week, we are joined by an agtech veteran and now the company’s Head of Worldwide Business, Agriculture, Elizabeth Fastiggi. She dives into their service ...
287. AWS’ Elizabeth Fastiggi on agtech, Project Kuiper + democratizing access to innovation
Agbioscience - March 11, 2024 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsFrom major companies to startups, one thing holds true from Amazon Web Services: they start with the customer in mind and work backwards. This week, we are joined by an agtech veteran and now the company’s Head of Worldwide Business, Agriculture, Elizabeth Fastiggi. She dives into their service ...
BONUS: Geoff Zentz on the HungerTech Innovation Challenge, leveraging innovation to eliminate food insecurity
Agbioscience - March 06, 2024 14:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsDoing good by doing well – it's a concept the AgriNovus Indiana team embraced when the HungerTech Innovation Challenge was launched. Three years later, it’s still going strong; and new solutions are hitting the market that better connect food supply with food demand. The 2024 HungerTech tasks ...
286. BONUS: Geoff Zentz on the HungerTech Innovation Challenge, leveraging innovation to eliminate food insecurity
Agbioscience - March 06, 2024 14:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsDoing good by doing well – it's a concept the AgriNovus Indiana team embraced when the HungerTech Innovation Challenge was launched. Three years later, it’s still going strong; and new solutions are hitting the market that better connect food supply with food demand. The 2024 HungerTech tasks ...
11. BiomEdit’s Aaron Schacht + Eric Bonabeau on the microbiome, intersection of animal + human health
Agbioscience - March 04, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsWhat exactly is the microbiome? And why is it important when it comes to animal health – both in livestock and pets? All those questions and more get answered this week as we are joined by Aaron Schacht, CEO, and Eric Bonabeau, CTO, of BiomEdit. They talk the role of artificial intelligence (AI)...
285. BiomEdit’s Aaron Schacht + Eric Bonabeau on the microbiome, intersection of animal + human health
Agbioscience - March 04, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsWhat exactly is the microbiome? And why is it important when it comes to animal health – both in livestock and pets? All those questions and more get answered this week as we are joined by Aaron Schacht, CEO, and Eric Bonabeau, CTO, of BiomEdit. They talk the role of artificial intelligence (AI)...
Software-Driven Transformation of Promotional Measurement, Planning, and Activation
Life Sciences Leadership With Jasmeet Sawhney - March 03, 2024 08:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsLife science organizations must evolve and adapt for future success. Today, Sameer Sardana, Leader of Product Development at Axtria, discusses transforming operational methodologies within life sciences. He delves into the agencies responsible for promotional planning, measurement, and activatio...
284. Mitch Frazier talks February news + what’s up and coming
Agbioscience - February 29, 2024 18:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsWe are bringing you something new with this episode: a look back at February’s news in agbioscience including Elanco’s sale of their aqua business, a new partnership between Corteva and John Deere, Indiana as a top ag state and the current operating environment for the farmer. Show Notes: ...
10. Mitch Frazier talks February news + what’s up and coming
Agbioscience - February 29, 2024 18:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsWe are bringing you something new with this episode: a look back at February’s news in agbioscience including Elanco’s sale of their aqua business, a new partnership between Corteva and John Deere, Indiana as a top ag state and the current operating environment for the farmer. Show Notes: ...
9. Kevin Summers on Trimble’s Connected Climate Exchange + the wild west of carbon markets
Agbioscience - February 26, 2024 10:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsWe are days away from guidance from the federal government on how it will calculate the carbon intensity of corn production for ethanol and how that will impact farmers, ethanol producers and the economy at large. Kevin Summers, North American Carbon Sustainability Lead for Trimble, joins us to ...
283. Kevin Summers on Trimble’s Connected Climate Exchange + the wild west of carbon markets
Agbioscience - February 26, 2024 10:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsWe are days away from guidance from the federal government on how it will calculate the carbon intensity of corn production for ethanol and how that will impact farmers, ethanol producers and the economy at large. Kevin Summers, North American Carbon Sustainability Lead for Trimble, joins us to ...
282. Data systems making a difference
Agbioscience - February 19, 2024 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsToday’s guest is an entrepreneur who got her skills in organizing business systems where any young talent might consider learning efficiency: the Chick-fil-a drive-thru. Sarah Hinkley, CEO of Barn Owl Precision Ag, actually helped to build the fast-food chain’s drive-thru system as we know it to...
8. Data systems making a difference
Agbioscience - February 19, 2024 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsToday’s guest is an entrepreneur who got her skills in organizing business systems where any young talent might consider learning efficiency: the Chick-fil-a drive-thru. Sarah Hinkley, CEO of Barn Owl Precision Ag, actually helped to build the fast-food chain’s drive-thru system as we know it to...
7. Building a technical workforce for the agbiosciences
Agbioscience - February 12, 2024 10:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsRyan Priest is no stranger to hard work and servant leadership, assets that have been integral to his role as COO at Premier Ag Cooperative today. And as someone that has done many jobs – from welding to executive leadership – he identified a problem that needed a new, fresh idea to solve: devel...
281. Building a technical workforce for the agbiosciences
Agbioscience - February 12, 2024 10:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsRyan Priest is no stranger to hard work and servant leadership, assets that have been integral to his role as COO at Premier Ag Cooperative today. And as someone that has done many jobs – from welding to executive leadership – he identified a problem that needed a new, fresh idea to solve: devel...
Building a Commercial Function for Emerging Pharma: Challenges & Learnings
Life Sciences Leadership With Jasmeet Sawhney - February 07, 2024 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMatt Bachman is in charge of the Commercial Operations for Milestone Pharmaceutical company, a biotech company launching a novel treatment for patients with PSVT. Jasmeet and Matt discuss the intricacies of building a commercial function for an emerging pharma company, with Matt highlighting dis...
6. Data-based decision drivers
Agbioscience - February 05, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsMatt Bechdol fell into a class on remote sensing during his time as a student at Indiana University and what was initially a requirement for environmental science turned into a love affair. Specifically, he fell in love with the intersection of business, agriculture, technology and the environme...
280. Data-based decision drivers
Agbioscience - February 05, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsMatt Bechdol fell into a class on remote sensing during his time as a student at Indiana University and what was initially a requirement for environmental science turned into a love affair. Specifically, he fell in love with the intersection of business, agriculture, technology and the environme...
279. Busting myths + misinformation
Agbioscience - January 29, 2024 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsTelling the real story behind agbioscience innovation and what’s happening on farms requires a willingness to bravely sit at tables where you might be misunderstood. Michelle Miller, The Farm Babe, found seats at those tables over a decade ago and has become one of the most influential voices an...
5. Busting myths + misinformation
Agbioscience - January 29, 2024 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsTelling the real story behind agbioscience innovation and what’s happening on farms requires a willingness to bravely sit at tables where you might be misunderstood. Michelle Miller, The Farm Babe, found seats at those tables over a decade ago and has become one of the most influential voices an...
4. Better innovation, better yield
Agbioscience - January 22, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsAsk new CEO of AgReliant Genetics about his career journey and you’ll get an interesting take from him: it’s not at all what he expected. But whether he’s been launching, fixing or changing products, systems and processes, agbioscience innovation has been the fabric of his story. This week, Bria...
278. Better innovation, better yield
Agbioscience - January 22, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsAsk new CEO of AgReliant Genetics about his career journey and you’ll get an interesting take from him: it’s not at all what he expected. But whether he’s been launching, fixing or changing products, systems and processes, agbioscience innovation has been the fabric of his story. This week, Bria...
277. BONUS: AI moving from hype to help
Agbioscience - January 17, 2024 10:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsThe Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has become synonymous with innovation and that was certainly the case in Las Vegas last week as agbioscience brands like John Deere, Kubota and more flooded the tradeshow floor. Kristen Owen, executive director of equity research at Oppenheimer and Co., joins ...
BONUS: AI moving from hype to help
Agbioscience - January 17, 2024 10:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsThe Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has become synonymous with innovation and that was certainly the case in Las Vegas last week as agbioscience brands like John Deere, Kubota and more flooded the tradeshow floor. Kristen Owen, executive director of equity research at Oppenheimer and Co., joins ...
276. From plant waste to plastic
Agbioscience - January 15, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsAgroRenew’s story begins where most good ideas form: at the kitchen table. Founders Brian and Katie Southern join us to talk about a new transformation in agbioscience – unused watermelon byproduct (rinds) becoming eco-friendly bioplastics. Based in Knox County, Indiana, AgroRenew announced plan...
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