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Data in Biotech

Data in Biotech brings data leaders from across biotech, pharma, and life sciences into honest conversations about how their organizations actually use data. Host Ross Katz talks with directors, VPs, and heads of data about the real challenges: building data cultures in regulated environments, scaling analytics teams, and turning experimental data into business decisions. Over 58 episodes, the show has featured leaders from companies like Lyell Immunopharma, Recursion, and Tempus.

Hosted by Ross Katz

Episodes

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Ep. 12

AI to Monitor Neurological Disorders with Annemie Ribbens

with Annemie Ribbens, VP Science, Evidence and Trials at icometrix

Annemie Ribbens of icometrix discusses using AI to monitor neurological disorders, analyze medical imaging, and improve drug development outcomes.

48:28Transcript
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Ep. 11

Real-World Data for Clinical Trials with Lana Denysyk

with Lana Denysyk, Head of RWD Assets at Novo Nordisk

Lana Denysyk of Novo Nordisk discusses real-world data strategy for clinical trials, RWD acquisition and integration, and common pitfalls to avoid.

35:00Transcript
Cody Schiffer — Knowledge Graphs in Biopharma with Cody Schiffer
Ep. 10

Knowledge Graphs in Biopharma with Cody Schiffer

with Cody Schiffer, Associate Director, Machine Learning at Sumitomo Pharma America

Cody Schiffer of Sumitomo Pharma discusses knowledge graphs in biopharma, using LLMs to process unstructured data, and applications in drug discovery.

41:00Transcript
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Ep. 9

Overcoming Data Fragmentation in Healthcare

with Vera Mucaj, Chief Scientific Officer at Datavant

Vera Mucaj of Datavant discusses privacy-preserving data linkage, improving longitudinal studies, and using AI to enhance healthcare data quality.

46:00Transcript
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Ep. 8

Machine Learning and Quality Control in Biotech Manufacturing

with James Winegar, CEO at CorrDyn

James Winegar, CEO of CorrDyn, on applying machine learning to quality control workflows in biotech manufacturing and unlocking operational data.

29:27Transcript
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Ep. 7

Solving Reproducibility Challenges with LLMs in Biotech

with Harry Rickerby, Co-Founder at Briefly Bio

Harry Rickerby of Briefly Bio on using LLMs to structure experimental protocols and improve reproducibility, collaboration, and consistency in life sciences.

41:47Transcript
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Ep. 6

Managing Data as a Biotech Start-up with Jesse Johnson

with Jesse Johnson, Founder at Merelogic

Jesse Johnson discusses data management challenges for biotech start-ups, the need for modular tools, digital twins in the lab, and the role of LLMs.

43:00Transcript
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Ep. 5

Data Challenges in Immuno-Oncology with Tommy Tang

with Ming (Tommy) Tang, Director of Computational Biology at Immunitas Therapeutics

Ming "Tommy" Tang discusses data challenges in immuno-oncology, the role of cloud computing, and strategies for growing a computational biology team.

45:00Transcript
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Ep. 4

Reducing Dropout Rates in Clinical Trials

with Miguel Cacho Soblechero, Data Scientist at Prolaio

Miguel Cacho Soblechero discusses how data science reduces clinical trial dropout rates, mitigates risk, and how wearables improve patient monitoring.

37:00Transcript
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Ep. 3

Data Science and Diagnostic Models with Michelle Wiest

with Michelle Wiest, Director of IVD Biostatistics at Freenome

Michelle Wiest of Freenome discusses the role of biostatistics in diagnostic development, data biases, and preparing data for FDA regulatory review.

44:00Transcript
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Ep. 2

Why Experimental Design in Biotech Is Broken

with Markus Gershater, CSO and Co-Founder at Synthace

Markus Gershater of Synthace discusses what is broken about experimental design in biotech and the opportunity for automation and multifactorial experiments.

41:00Transcript
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Ep. 1

Fighting Cancer with Data Science and CAR-T Therapies

with Pradeep Ravindra, Data Scientist at Lyell Immunopharma

Pradeep Ravindra of Lyell Immunopharma discusses how data analytics supports CAR-T cell therapy manufacturing and building data-driven cultures in biotech.

39:00Transcript

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Frequently Asked
Questions

What is Data in Biotech about?
Data in Biotech is a fortnightly podcast where host Ross Katz interviews practitioners and leaders from biotech, pharma, and life sciences. Episodes dive deep into the technical reality of how data methods drive value — from ML model development and manufacturing analytics to clinical data pipelines and computational biology. The show is built for data leaders and data practitioners working in the space.
Who are typical guests on the show?
Guests include CEOs, Chief Scientific Officers, Chief Data Officers, and VPs of data science and engineering at life sciences companies. Past guests have come from organizations including Lyell Immunopharma, Synthace, Freenome, Prolaio, Immunitas Therapeutics, and 62+ other companies across biotech, pharma, diagnostics, and health tech.
How is Data in Biotech different from other data podcasts?
Most data podcasts stay at the tool or strategy level. Data in Biotech goes deep on both — technical methods and their strategic implications. Guests walk through how they built specific systems, what worked and what failed, and the regulatory and organizational constraints unique to life sciences. The show treats listeners as peers, not an audience.
Are full transcripts available?
Yes. Full transcripts with speaker attribution are available on each episode page.