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Taking the Pulse: a Health Care and Life Sciences Podcast

12/19/2025

📢 “We help companies go from…a napkin drawing to pre-seed and Series A, ready to take flight.” – Andrea Conner of First Flight Venture Center

⚕️Turning ideas into action takes mentorship, funding strategies, and a community that believes in innovation. First Flight provides all of that and more for high-science, deep-tech startups in North Carolina.

🎙️ Hear more about how First Flight is fueling innovation and building a thriving ecosystem in North Carolina: https://open.spotify.com/show/5iALGRluQEzbLwjz7JmDi9

🔊Explore the podcast at www.thepulsehealthcast.com

12/18/2025

🎙️ Recorded live at the NCLifeSci 2025 Annual Meeting, Heather and Lauren sit down with Andrea Conner, Ecosystem Development Director for First Flight Venture Center, North Carolina’s original science-based technology incubator.

💊Andrea shares how First Flight helps high-science, deep-tech startups take flight through wraparound programs, lab space, and commercialization support.

⚕️We also get insight into tackling funding challenges and the importance of collaboration across the RTP.

🔊 Tune in for an inspiring conversation about innovation, entrepreneurship, and building a thriving life sciences community in North Carolina at www.thepulsehealthcast.com!

12/16/2025

📢“MYC protein drives roughly 70% of all cancers. It’s a huge cancer driver… and for the last 50 years it’s been undruggable. Those are the types of targets we’re excited to pursue at Ten63.” – Marcel Frenkel, CEO of Ten63 Therapeutics

💊80% of the human genome is considered undruggable. In this episode, we explore how Ten63 is using advanced AI to pioneer drug discovery and bring hope to patients.

🎙️ Listen now at www.thepulsehealthcast.com or stream on Spotify!

12/16/2025

🎙️ Recorded live at the NCLifeSci 2025 Annual Meeting, Marcel Frenkel, co-founder and CEO of Ten63 Therapeutics, joins hosts Heather Matthews and Lauren DeMoss for an exciting conversation about the future of drug discovery.

💊Marcel shares how Ten63 is using advanced AI and computational tools to take on one of the hardest problems in medicine: the 80% of the human genome considered “undruggable.”

⚕️By creating groundbreaking therapeutics and redefining what’s possible for patients, Ten63 is opening the door to new treatments for cancer and rare diseases like Ewing sarcoma.

🔊 Marcel explains how their approach could transform drug discovery, speed up development, and bring hope to patients who currently have no options. Listen now at www.thepulsehealthcast.com or stream on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5iALGRluQEzbLwjz7JmDi9

12/11/2025

⚕️ Recorded live at the NCLifeSci 2025 Annual Meeting, hosts Heather Matthews and Lauren DeMoss chat with Dr. Juliana Blum, CEO of BioAesthetics, a biomaterials company pioneering next-generation acellular grafts for tissue regeneration.

💊 Dr. Blum shares how her team is developing grafts that not only integrate into damaged tissue but also deliver embedded therapeutics to improve healing, reduce infection, and shorten recovery times for patients with burns, surgical wounds, and chronic ulcers.

🔊 We also hear about her passion for startups, lessons learned from co-founding Humacyte, and why North Carolina is an ideal hub for biotech innovation. Tune in for a great episode at www.thepulsehealthcast.com or stream on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5iALGRluQEzbLwjz7JmDi9

12/11/2025

📢 “Innovation is key. Having sufficient research and development…modernized regulatory processes… and consumer acceptance.” – Ron Phillips of the Animal Health Institute

⚕️Animal health innovation goes beyond new medicines. In this episode, Ron shares why building systems that keep pets healthier for longer and ensuring a safe food supply is just as important as scientific breakthroughs.

🎙️ Listen now at www.thepulsehealthcast.com or stream on Spotify!

12/08/2025

⚕️Recorded live at the NCLifeSci 2025 Annual Meeting, hosts Heather Matthews and Seth Hudson welcome episode guest Ron Phillips, Senior Vice President of Policy for the Animal Health Institute.

💊Representing companies that develop medicines for pets and livestock, Ron shares insights on the similarities and differences between human and animal drug development as well as why innovation and regulatory modernization are critical for the future of animal health.

🔊 The conversation also explores challenges in clinical trials, consumer acceptance, and the growing importance of the One Health concept, which links human, animal, and environmental health. Tune in now at www.thepulsehealthcast.com!

12/04/2025

💊 “Patient input…it’s not just a nice-to-do, it has business value and produces better products.” – Tom Croce of Jazz Pharmaceuticals

⚕️This episode, Tom Croce explains why patient engagement is critical from preclinical research through commercialization, and how it’s driving better outcomes for patients and companies alike.

🎙️ Learn why patient voices matter more than ever. Listen now at www.thepulsehealthcast.com or stream on Spotify!

12/03/2025

💊As pharmaceutical development becomes more patient-centric, even regulators are asking: Did you get patient input?

⚕️Tom Croce of Jazz Pharmaceuticals shares how clinical trials and drug development are evolving to put patients at the center—and why patients now expect their voices to be heard.

🎙️ Discover how this shift is transforming the industry. Listen to the full episode now at www.thepulsehealthcast.com or stream on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5iALGRluQEzbLwjz7JmDi9

12/02/2025

💊This episode, Heather and Seth record at the NCLifeSci 2025 Annual Meeting with Tom Croce, Vice President of Global Patient Advocacy and Engagement at Jazz Pharmaceuticals.

⚕️Tom shares how his team integrates patient perspectives across the entire drug development and commercialization process, and why “patient centricity” is transforming the pharmaceutical industry. We explore the growing role of patient input in clinical trials, the future of advocacy-driven innovation, and more.

🔊 Tune in for an insightful discussion on building better treatments by listening to the people who need them most at www.thepulsehealthcast.com!

11/25/2025

🏈When former University of South Carolina and NFL quarterback Connor Shaw went into sudden cardiac arrest while coaching his son’s football game, he beat the odds.

❤️Only 10% of people survive out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, but thanks to CPR-trained bystanders and a nearby AED, Connor received immediate, life-saving care.

⚕️Now, Connor is working to help fight the statistics for SCA through his new initiative, the Heart Huddle, which will advocate for the importance of CPR training and increased access to AEDs.

🔊Listen to his story now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Ye4FI91jI

11/20/2025

🎙️ “The day before I went into sudden cardiac arrest, I was running 20 half-gassers… I am truly an example that this could happen to anybody at any time.” – Connor Shaw

❤️ After surviving sudden cardiac arrest while coaching his son’s football team, former University of South Carolina and NFL quarterback Connor Shaw has made it his mission to raise awareness of SCA.

⚕️Launching at the Carolina-Clemson tailgate on November 29, Connor’s initiative, the HeartHuddle, will advocate for the importance of CPR training and increasing access to AEDs – two things that saved his life.

🔊 Hear more about Connor’s story of survival and his newfound purpose to help others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Ye4FI91jI

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