In this episode, Clemens Utschig-Utschig, CTO at Boehringer Ingelheim, guides us through the digital and technological transformation of a 140-year-old family-owned pharmaceutical company. Explore how he utilizes data and technology to revolutionize drug development and personalized medicine, first and foremost quantum computing. Gain insights into strategic partnerships with BigTech and delve into a number of further leapfrog technologies in healthcare.

Christian Angermayer, serial entrepreneur and founder of Apeiron Investment Group, is passionate about longevity and mental health, with the aim to make human life longer, better, and happier. Listen to an insightful episode about conquering aging, enhancing quality of life, and how psychedelics could revolutionize mental health treatment.

As an Associate Professor at Yale School of Medicine, a practicing anesthesiologist and the Medical Director of Sustainability for the Yale New Haven Health System, Dr. Jodi Sherman is an internationally recognized clinician and academic in the emerging field of sustainability in healthcare. Tune in to an eye-opening conversation about healthcare pollution, ecologically sustainable practices in healthcare and the impact of health professionals for driving the sustainable transformation.

Daniel Eriksson, the founder and CEO of the Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH), is at the forefront of fostering collaboration, projects, business, knowledge, and innovation among diverse stakeholders to make the healthcare industry more sustainable. The NCSH’s prestige project is “Grønnköpingkið” – the world’s greenest hospital, a digital platform showcasing best practices and technologies to increase the sustainability performance of healthcare facilities. Don't miss this truly insightful conversation as we explore the power of sustainability in transforming the healthcare industry.

In this special episode, our host Thomas welcomes two familiar faces: Prof. Dr. Andreas Wicki from the Zurich University Hospital and Prof. Dr. Bernd Bodenmiller from the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich – both former podcast guests in solo episodes – share their vision to transform cancer diagnosis, treatment, and management through cutting-edge tumor profiling techniques and exploratory research. Tune in and find out about recent developments in cancer research, the power of data and technology – and how AI can revolutionize precision oncology.

In this episode, Bijoy Sagar, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Technology and Digital Transformation Officer at Bayer, discusses the transformative power of digital technology for the pharmaceutical landscape. In his view, groundbreaking digital advancement brings us to the cusp of another revolution in healthcare, reshaping our perception of pharmaceuticals. Furthermore, Bijoy explores how quantum computing addresses the limitations of AI and discusses the promising future of cell and gene therapy as the next transformative step in human medicine's evolution.

Sarah Lidé is the Deputy CEO of Medicon Village Innovation, which is the largest science park in Scandinavia focused on life science, based in Lund. Working at the intersection of academia, corporate players and healthcare providers, she is an expert in aligning stakeholders from biotech, pharma, research, healthcare providers and start-ups to facilitate world-class research innovation and thereby giving people a healthier and better life. Tune in to a truly insightful conversation about partnership, collaboration and research innovation.

The ultimate vision of precision healthcare is to allow each individual patient access to personalized medicines. By developing 2D and 3D printers as well as the software and the active pharmaceutical ingredients, Prof. Dr. Christian Franken – co-founder and managing shareholder of DiHeSys Digital Health Systems GmbH – and his team pursue the vision to allow every patient access to personalized medicines and making drug therapy less complex. Tune in to our latest episode and dive into the added values and the challenges that come with it, and how to foster a positive attitude towards the huge potential of digitization in healthcare.

It is a well-known fact that the potential of data in healthcare is huge. While some see data protection as a barrier, Elena Bonfiglioli – General Manager of Microsoft Healthcare – advocates that data privacy is in fact a key enabler for cutting-edge innovation and that privacy-enhancing solutions are crucial to reap the full power of the cloud. Tune in to our latest episode to learn how data can make pharma and healthcare more efficient and how AI can help extend our capabilities.

In this episode, it instantly becomes clear why it is a privilege to help humankind by reaping cutting-edge science and technology for Dr. Christian Rommel. As the Head of R&D and member of the executive board at Bayer Pharmaceuticals, he shares his experience in transforming how we are developing and regulating drugs, his view on the key to future medical innovation, and addresses how to enable patients to benefit from such innovations.