
Progress, Potential, and Possibilities Podcast / Show
Interviews and Discussions With Fascinating People Who are Creating A Better Tomorrow For All Of Us - Host - Ira S. Pastor
Episodes
670 episodes
Dr. Paul Jaffe, Ph.D. - Tactical Technology Office, DARPA - Power Beaming and Space Solar
Dr. Paul Jaffe, Ph.D. ( https://www.darpa.mil/about/people/paul-jaffe ) is a Program Manager in DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office, where he oversees the Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay ( POWER - https://www.darpa.mil/research/programs...
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Martin Burns - CEO, Bruin Biometrics - Early Detection And Prevention Of Pressure Injuries
Martin Burns is the CEO of Bruin Biometrics, a platform company focused on digital solutions for pressure injury prevention and management, where since 2012 he has designed and led the successful journey of Bruin Biometrics’ Provizio SEM Scanne...
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Dr Ashwin Gopinath, PhD - CTO, Biostate AI - Transforming Healthcare Through Next-Gen RNAseq & GenAI
Dr. Ashwin Gopinath, Ph.D. ( https://ashwingopinath.com/ ) is Co-Founder and CTO of Biostate AI ( https://biostate.ai/ ), a startup building generative AI that predicts the evolution of human disease and drug response based on RNA sequencing da...
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Dr. Luis Pizarro, MD - Executive Director, DNDi - The Best Science For The Most Neglected Patients
Dr. Luis Pizarro, MD is Executive Director of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative ( DNDi - https://dndi.org/ ), the international, not-for-profit research and development organization focused on discovering, developing, and delivering a...
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Jason Matuszewski - CEO, BioStem Technologies - Saving Limbs To Save Lives
Jason Matuszewski is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of BioStem Technologies ( https://biostemtechnologies.com/ ), a leading innovator focused on harnessing the natural properties of perinatal tissue in the development, manufa...
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Bill Taranto - President, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund - Scaling Impactful Innovation
Bill Taranto is President of the Merck Global Health Innovation Fund ( MGHIF - https://www.msdghifund.com/ ).The Merck Global Health Innovation Fund was established in late 2010 as a strategic response to the challenges surrounding Merc...
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Dr. On-Yee (Amy) Lo - Marcus Institute for Aging Research - Functional Independence For Older Adults
Dr. On-Yee (Amy) Lo, Ph.D. is Assistant Scientist II at the Marcus Institute for Aging Research ( https://www.marcusinstituteforaging.org/who-we-are/profiles/yee-amy-lo-phd ) and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Beth ...
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George Vradenburg - Founding Chairman, Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative - Advancing Brain Health
George Vradenburg is Founding Chairman of the Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative ( DAC - https://www.davosalzheimerscollaborative.org/ ), a pioneering worldwide initiative to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, seeking to mirror the success of global eff...
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Dr. Lara Nyman, Ph.D. - VP, Research & Discovery, AG1 - Clinically Backed Foundational Nutrition
Dr. Lara Nyman, Ph.D. is the Vice President of Research & Discovery at AG1 ( https://drinkag1.com/learn/research/scientific-research ), responsible for leading the company's innovative research efforts to develop cutting-edge nutritional pr...
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Pedro Sanchez de Lozada - CEO, Canid - Streamlining Pediatric Vaccine Management
Pedro Sanchez de Lozada is Co-Founder and CEO of Canid ( https://www.canid.io/ ), a company which is modernizing every aspect of providing vaccines in pediatrics, from operations, to finances, to maximizing care. Canid focuses the details of ex...
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Dr. Marc Salzberg, MD - CEO, Airway Therapeutics - Novel Biologics For Severe Respiratory Diseases
Dr. Marc Salzberg, MD is President, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Medical Officer of Airway Therapeutics ( https://www.airwaytherapeutics.com/ ), a biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of biologics to break the cycle of injury...
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Paul Keable - CSO, Ashley Madison - Technology, Culture And Future Relationships
Paul Keable is Chief Strategy Officer at Ashley Madison ( https://www.ashleymadison.com/ ) - the global online dating and social networking platform, specifically catering to individuals in committed relationships seeking discreet connections.<...
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William Ho - CEO, IN8bio - Next Generation Cell Therapies For Cancer
William Ho is a Co-Founder, and has served as the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of IN8bio ( https://in8bio.com/ ), a biotech company with a mission of developing next-generation therapies for treating cancer, with a focus on ...
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Dr. Thomas Ehmer, Ph.D. - Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany - Quantum Computing Innovation In Pharma
Dr. Thomas Ehmer, Ph.D. ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/tehmer/ ) is a seasoned technology strategist with over two decades of experience in IT innovation, business development, and R&D within the pharmaceutical industry, and co-founder...
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1:16:51

Josh Haimson - CEO, Inductive Bio - Democratizing AI To Transform Drug Discovery
Josh Haimson is Co-Founder and CEO of Inductive Bio ( https://www.inductive.bio/about ), a technology company focused on democratizing artificial intelligence (AI) models to transform small molecule drug discovery, eliminating Absorption, Distr...
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Dr. Shai Melcer, Ph.D. - Head, National Bioconvergence Program, Israel Innovation Authority - Advancing Israel's Bioconvergence Future
Dr. Shai Melcer, Ph.D. is Head of the National Bioconvergence Program ( https://bioconvergence.org.il/ ) at the Israel Innovation Authority ( https://innovationisrael.org.il/en/ ).In this role, Dr. Melcer, who brings 15 years of experie...
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Dr. Robert Schwab, MD - Penn Medicine - CAR-T In Cardiovascular Medicine
Dr. Robert Schwab, MD is a Resident Physician, Research Specialist, and Hematology-Oncology Fellow at Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System ( https://www3.pennmedicine.org/departments-and-centers/department-of-medicine/divisio...
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46:41

Daniel Schmitt - President & CEO, Actuate Therapeutics - Targeting Hard-To-Treat Cancers
Daniel Schmitt is President & Chief Executive Officer of Actuate Therapeutics, Inc. ( https://actuatetherapeutics.com/ ), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for the treatment of high-impact, difficult...
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Dr. Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D. - CEO, PDS Biotech - Transforming How The Immune System Fights Disease
Dr. Frank Bedu-Addo, Ph.D. has served as a director, president and CEO of PDS Biotech ( https://pdsbiotech.com/ ) since its inception in 2005, a biotech company focused on transforming how the immune system targets and fights disease by develop...
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Fiona Cauley & Dr. David Lynch - Division of Neurology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Director of the Friedreich's Ataxia Program - Comedy, Biotech Research & Patient Advocacy
Fiona Cauley ( https://www.fionacauley.com ) is a Nashville-based comedy superstar who uses her comedy for a greater purpose – to raise awareness about her rare, genetic disease, Friedreich's Ataxia (FA), that progressively damages the nervous ...
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Dr. Forrest Ringold, MD - Surgical Association of Mobile, P.A. - Transforming Lives Through Weight Loss Surgery
Dr. Forrest Ringold, MD of Surgical Association of Mobile ( https://sampadocs.com/about-us/dr-forrest-ringold/ ), is a leading expert in bariatric and robotic surgery and is renowned for his expertise in transforming lives through weight loss s...
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Sarah Mastrorocco - VP & GM of Instacart Health - Delivering The Ingredients For Healthier Living
Sarah Mastrorocco is Vice President and General Manager of Health at Instacart ( https://www.instacart.com/company/health ), the leading grocery technology company in North America, partnering with more than 1,800 retailers, covering nearly 100...
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Dr. Sunita Satyapal, Ph.D. - Advancing The Global Hydrogen Economy
Dr. Sunita Satyapal, Ph.D. is an internationally known subject matter expert and leader in the field of hydrogen and fuel cells with three decades of experience in government, industry, and academia. Dr. Satyapal has had diverse ro...
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Aarti Holla-Maini - Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) - International Cooperation For Peaceful Use And Exploration Of Space
Aarti Holla-Maini is Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs ( UNOOSA - https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/de/aboutus/director.html ) in Vienna, part of the UN organization ( https://www.un.org/ ) that works to promote internatio...
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Colonel Dr. Tanja Roy - Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense - Medical Research And Clinical Training For The Warfighter
Colonel Dr. Tanja Roy is Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense ( https://usamricd.health.mil/ ), a subsidiary of United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) and is the leading science and tec...
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