From Lab to Launch by Qualio

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Apr 2026

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Stories from the front lines of life sciences. Hear how founders, investors, engineers, scientists, and quality experts are innovating to save lives. You’ll hear founders share their insights from launching and scaling their business, investors giving their outlook on funding, industry experts unfolding their latest insights and research, and quality professionals offering advice to navigate the regulatory maze and avoid audit pitfalls. We interview the brightest people in the life sciences industry specifically biotechnology, medical devices, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, software as a medical device (SaMD), contract service providers, and therapeutics. Episodes are about 20-30 minutes. Tune in and leave inspired to bring your life saving products to the world. Passionate about life sciences and want to be on the show? We’d love to chat. Please fill out this short application: https://forms.gle/Yp7uKnSXTCPtTdRcA

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April 7, 202619 min

Championing women in STEM with Noreen Hong, VP and General Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific

In this episode of From Lab to Launch, we’re joined by Noreen Hong, VP and General Manager of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Growth Protection and Separation business. Noreen shares insights from her extensive career, including what has kept her at Thermo Fisher for so many years and how a strong mission-driven culture and commitment to people development can shape lasting leadership. She discusses the importance of creating more inclusive hiring practices in STEM, encouraging women and underrepresented groups to pursue opportunities even when they don’t meet every requirement. Noreen also reflects on the value of trusting your instincts and taking smart risks to accelerate career growth. The conversation explores how labs can operate more sustainably through equipment upgrades and better data traceability, and looks ahead to the impact of AI and connected technologies in transforming modern laboratories. Qualio website:https://www.qualio.com/Previous episodes:https://www.qualio.com/from-lab-to-launch-podcastApply to be on the show:https://forms.gle/uUH2YtCFxJHrVGeL8Music by keldez

March 17, 202636 min

Strategic Succession Planning in the AI Era, with Joe Luminiello CEO of RCG Intel

In this episode of From Lab to Launch, we’re excited to welcome Joe Luminiello, CEO of RCG Intel, a firm dedicated to uncovering the insights that drive smarter strategy in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.Joe brings a sharp perspective on AI adoption, talent development, and long-term organizational strategy. As companies rush to automate entry-level roles, he highlights an often-overlooked risk: removing the very talent pipeline that future leadership depends on. Joe explores why successful organizations must balance AI integration with cultivating the next generation of leaders, treating AI as a powerful tool—not a replacement for human growth and succession planning.Joe joined Meg for a thoughtful conversation about strategic succession planning in the AI era, how organizations can avoid short-sighted automation decisions, and how RCG Intel approaches research like investigative journalism—peeling back layers of information to deliver the context and insights leaders need to see the bigger picture in an increasingly complex healthcare landscape. Qualio website:https://www.qualio.com/Previous episodes:https://www.qualio.com/from-lab-to-launch-podcastApply to be on the show:https://forms.gle/uUH2YtCFxJHrVGeL8Music by keldez

January 26, 2026Episode 12528 min

The inedible world of healthcare with Mariano García-Valiño, CEO of Axenya

In this episode of From Lab to Launch, we’re excited to welcome Mariano García-Valiño, a four-time entrepreneur and CEO of Axenya, one of Newsweek’s World’s Best Digital Health Companies. He’s built and exited firms worth billions, blending tech, data science and human-centered care to transform healthcare across the globe.Mariano brings deep insights into scaling companies, AI in healthtech, and the future of innovation in Latin America. His Amazon #1 bestseller, Inedible, explores the curious resistance of the healthcare sector to the software-led transformations that we’ve seen in other industries. He’s also an experimental art photographer.Mariano joined Meg for a fascinating chat about the lessons he's learned leading his company, the role of tech in healthcare, and what the future of a stubbornly 'inedible' sector looks like. Qualio website:https://www.qualio.com/Previous episodes:https://www.qualio.com/from-lab-to-launch-podcastApply to be on the show:https://forms.gle/uUH2YtCFxJHrVGeL8Music by keldez

January 12, 2026Episode 12424 min

Revolutionizing clinical trial outsourcing with Dr. Les Enterline, Senior VP and Global Head of Functional Service Partnerships at PPD

In this episode of From Lab To Launch, Meg is joined by Dr. Les Enterline, Senior VP and Global Head of Functional Service Partnerships at PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific.With decades of experience across clinical research, Les is helping redefine how biopharma companies structure and scale their development teams through what’s known as the FSP model: a flexible outsourcing approach that’s gaining traction as sponsors face increasing pressure to deliver trials faster, more efficiently, and with more adaptive designs.As clinical complexity grows and internal teams get stretched thin, FSPs are helping organizations scale specialized expertise while maintaining oversight, quality, and operational control. Under Les’ leadership, PPD has become one of the industry leaders in offering hybrid and fit-for-purpose models that blend the best of traditional CRO services with strategic resourcing.In today’s conversation, we’ll explore how functional partnerships are evolving, how sponsors are rethinking outsourcing to meet modern challenges, and where the future of trial delivery is headed. Qualio website:https://www.qualio.com/Previous episodes:https://www.qualio.com/from-lab-to-launch-podcastApply to be on the show:https://forms.gle/uUH2YtCFxJHrVGeL8Music by keldez

December 22, 2025Episode 12333 min

The language of life with Nora Khaldi, founder & CEO of Nuritas

Nora Khaldi is a mathematician with a Ph.D. in Molecular Evolution and Bioinformatics, and her years of research have focused primarily on protein evolution and comparative genomics.Throughout her career, Nora’s ambition has been to disrupt the status quo in areas that have been void of technology by introducing new ways of thinking, big data, and new algorithms.In 2014, she founded Nuritas, a Dublin-based biotech company that counts U2’s Bono and The Edge among its investors. Nuritas has combined life science, nature and artificial intelligence to develop its unique Magnifier Discovery platform and to identify, unlock, clinically test and patent peptides, turning them into powerful and precise ingredients that elevate natural efficacy and make our everyday products healthier, safer, greener and more efficacious.nuritas.comlinkedin.com/company/nuritas/ Qualio website:https://www.qualio.com/Previous episodes:https://www.qualio.com/from-lab-to-launch-podcastApply to be on the show:https://forms.gle/uUH2YtCFxJHrVGeL8Music by keldez

December 8, 2025Episode 12230 min

Secrets of life science marketing with Elizabeth Chabe, CEO of High Touch Group

On today’s episode, we’re changing course a little. Instead of interviewing a life science company leader, we’re speaking to someone who empowers them and helps their companies to grow!Elizabeth Chabe is the CEO of High Touch Group, a marketing consultancy firm specializing in life science clients. Her science marketing playbook, The Giant’s Ladder, is a #1 bestseller, and her work has been featured in The New York Times, Entrepreneur and CNBC, among others.inquiries@elizabethchabe.com Qualio website:https://www.qualio.com/Previous episodes:https://www.qualio.com/from-lab-to-launch-podcastApply to be on the show:https://forms.gle/uUH2YtCFxJHrVGeL8Music by keldez

November 24, 2025Episode 12124 min

Guiding medical devices to market with Navin Dewagan, CEO of Digital Health Solutions

Today we’re excited to welcome Navin Dewagan, the CEO of Boston-based Digital Health Solutions.Digital Health Solutions acts as the innovation partner for medical device and healthcare firms. Navin and his team help healthcare solution providers accelerate their medical products to market by leveraging years of domain expertise in IoT and cloud development, cybersecurity, mobile development and embedded software development for healthcare applications. Digital Health Solutions offers end-to-end software product expertise, from ideation to design & development, re-engineering, testing and verification & validation. Plus, with a range of services that’s close to our heart at Qualio, the team offers comprehensive quality and compliance support to help customers meet the complex regulatory demands of standards like IEC 62304, ISO 13485 and ISO 14971. Qualio website:https://www.qualio.com/Previous episodes:https://www.qualio.com/from-lab-to-launch-podcastApply to be on the show:https://forms.gle/uUH2YtCFxJHrVGeL8Music by keldez

November 10, 2025Episode 12025 min

Labor of love with Laurie & John Masiello, co-founders of Predictive Monitor

Today, we're thrilled to talk to husband-and-wife dream team, Laurie & John Masiello. The Masiellos have been launching and scaling life science companies together since 1984. After merging their first company, Masy BioServices, with a North Carolina CDMO in 2021, the Masiellos struck again, forming Predictive Monitor in 2022. Their debut product, OverShield, combines IoT sensor technology with AI and data analysis to offer a powerful early warning system for controlled GMP chambers, from freezers to cold and stability rooms. The couple’s mission centers around harnessing Pharma 4.0 technology to maximize equipment uptime, improve operational efficiency, and protect life-saving biopharmaceutical products.Hear Laurie & John walk us through their incredible shared journey and industry insights as they prepare to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.https://www.linkedin.com/company/predictive-monitor-llc/ Qualio website:https://www.qualio.com/Previous episodes:https://www.qualio.com/from-lab-to-launch-podcastApply to be on the show:https://forms.gle/uUH2YtCFxJHrVGeL8Music by keldez

October 27, 2025Episode 11929 min

Rural India to Silicon Valley: an entrepreneur's journey with Mohan Uttarwar, co-founder & CEO of 1Cell.AI

Today we’re talking to Mohan Uttarwar, an accomplished entrepreneur and innovator with extensive expertise in life sciences and precision diagnostics, as he walks us through his fascinating journey from an Indian village without electricity to the bleeding edge of Silicon Valley tech innovation.Mohan's work focuses on addressing unmet needs in oncology and personalized medicine, and he’s particularly focused on the development of next-generation diagnostic tools, specifically in the areas of liquid biopsy and multi-omics. Based in Cupertino, California, Mohan is the co-founder and CEO of OneCell Diagnostics, now 1Cell.AI. 1Cell’s AI-powered cancer diagnostics promise 90% faster detection of cancers, and 80% more accurate therapy response plans. Qualio website:https://www.qualio.com/Previous episodes:https://www.qualio.com/from-lab-to-launch-podcastApply to be on the show:https://forms.gle/uUH2YtCFxJHrVGeL8Music by keldez

October 13, 2025Episode 11818 min

The magic formula of population-based predictive analytics with Dr. Terrance Govender, VP of Medical Affairs at ClinIntell

Today on From Lab To Launch, we’re excited to welcome Dr. Terrance Govender, the VP of Medical Affairs at ClinIntell.ClinIntell, based in Tampa, Florida, supports healthcare executives and leaders in accurately capturing the true severity of their inpatient population using population-based predictive analytics. The results for their customers? More accurate, trustworthy performance data and clinical condition reporting, that can be easily shared and used to drive continuous improvement activities. Qualio website:https://www.qualio.com/Previous episodes:https://www.qualio.com/from-lab-to-launch-podcastApply to be on the show:https://forms.gle/uUH2YtCFxJHrVGeL8Music by keldez

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