The Future Labs Podcast

Welcome to The Future Labs, a biotech & digital health podcast bringing you fresh outlooks of the future.

Currently preparing Season 2 – stay tuned!

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Latest podcasts - Season 1

The Future of Voice Biomarkers w/ Edward Kliphuis (24/04/2019 - S01E07)

In this episode, we are exploring The Future of Voice Biomarkers (and maybe coining the term “voice-omics”!) and the potential to diagnose medical conditions based on voice. We are speaking to Ed Kliphuis, Investment Director at M Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Merck KGaA. Ed spoke with us about their recent investment into Sonde Health, a digital medicine company developing diagnostic tools based on voice biomarkers.

The Future of AI in Drug Development w/ Jackie Hunter (26/03/2019 - S01E06)

In this episode, we are exploring The Future of AI in Drug Discovery and how artificial intelligence is generating new ideas for new medicines. We’re talking to Jackie Hunter, a Board Director at BenevolentAI. Jackie directs the application of BenevolentAI’s technology for clinical development and gives the company the insight it needs to operate its unique business model – one which sees it not only researching, but also developing the blueprint for new drugs.

The Future of Antibiotics w/ Aleks Engel (12/03/2019 - S01E05)

In this episode, we are exploring The Future of Antibiotics on why antimicrobial resistance is such a big problem and how to tackle it on multiple fronts. We are speaking to Aleks Engel, Director of the REPAIR Impact Fund, a 165 million dollar initiative dedicated to investing in new anti-infective companies.

The Future of Personalized Cancer Treatment w/ Kristof Szalay (26/02/2019 - S01E04)

In this episode, we are exploring The Future of Personalized Cancer Treatment and how computer-based modelling can help identify the best ways to tackle cancer in individual patients or patient populations. We are speaking to Kristof Szalay, Founder and CTO of Turbine.ai, a company using computer-based modeling to reveal the potential of new and existing drugs and to help match these to the right patients.

The Future of Digital Therapeutics w/ Eddie Martucci (12/02/2019 - S01E03)

In this episode, we are exploring The Future of Digital Therapeutics and how we are moving towards a world where patients can be prescribed a digital product (such as a video game) instead of a drug. We are speaking to Eddie Martucci, Founder and CEO of Akili Interactive, a company developing digital neurological treatments in the form of video games, engineered to directly improve cognitive deficits.

The Future of Open Innovation w/ Sara Holoubek (05/02/2019 - S01E02)

In this episode, we are exploring The Future of Open Innovation and how organizations are increasingly sourcing innovation beyond their borders. We are speaking to Sara Holoubek, Founder and CEO of Luminary Labs, a strategy and innovation consultancy firm with expertise in helping clients with Open Innovation. Listen to discover how open innovation is changing your industry.

The Future of Cultured Meat w/ Mark Post (29/01/2019 - S01E01)

Why do we need an alternative source of meat?
Global meat consumption has more than doubled over the past 50 years, in part due to overall population growth but also driven by increasing per capita consumption of meat in middle-income countries (Godfray et al., 2018). Forecasts suggest that meat consumption would need to rise a further 70-100% by 2050 to meet demand, requiring a growth in production…