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Quality Grind Podcast
Welcome to The Quality Grind Podcast, presented by Medvacon! Join hosts Joe Toscano, President of Medvacon, and Mike Kent, Director of Learning Platforms, as they (we) have some fun while tackling topics related to the “everyday grind” within Life Science industries.
Featuring conversations with key industry players, they’ll dive into their unique problem-solving strategies, career paths and personal interests. Most importantly, their (our) goal is to cultivate a community where information and experiences can be shared with and for the benefit of all, emphasizing the diversity of approaches to industry challenges and the importance of continuous engagement and learning.
Episodes
32 episodes
Quality Grind Short: Agency Communication and Regulatory Surveillance
In this Quality Grind Short, Mike examines the latest trends in FDA agency communications, including the use of LinkedIn and other media to reach out to regulated life science companies. He then suggests ways that companies can stay on top of t...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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3:35

Navigating Cell & Gene Therapy: The Quality Path to a Bright Future
In this episode of the Quality Grind Podcast, hosts Joe Toscano and Mike Kent conclude their four-part series on Cell and Gene Therapy with guest Ray Kaczmarek. They discuss the importance of building relationships and implementing solid qualit...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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38:13

Navigating Cell & Gene Therapy: Cultivating Partnerships and Progress
Welcome to Part 3 of Medvacon’s 4-part series entitled “Navigating Cell & Gene Therapy”, where Joe and Mike continue their visit with industry leader Ray Kaczmarek. In this episode, the 3 dive deep into the significance of disciplined devel...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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28:37

Lean Principles and Regulated Life Sciences - Part 2
Join host Mike Kent and special guest Jose Mora as they continue to explore the application of Lean principles within regulated life science environments. In this episode, they explore seven key benefits of Lean: quality and compliance, through...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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41:40
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Navigating Cell & Gene Therapy: Accelerating Development and Innovation
Welcome back to the Grind, where Joe and Mike continue their exploration of Cell & Gene Therapy with expert Ray Kaczmarek.In this episode, part 2 of our 4-part series, Ray provides perspective on navigating the development process, h...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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40:07

Navigating Cell & Gene Therapy: Setting the Stage for Success
Welcome to The Grind! Hosts Joe Toscano and Mike Kent caught up with special guest Ray Kaczmarek in San Diego for an insightful discussion highlighting the complexities and dynamic nature of Cell and Gene Therapy.In this episode, the fir...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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23:49

Lean Principles and Regulated Life Sciences - Part 1
In this episode of the Quality Grind Podcast, host Mike Kent welcomes Jose Mora back to discuss the application of Lean principles in regulated life science environments.Tune in as they dive deep into the importance and utility of Lean, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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25:55

Leadership Goes Both Ways: Coachability and 'Feed Forward'
In this Quality Grind Short, we delve into the concept of coachability and its critical role in organizational effectiveness and team success. We explore how individuals and teams can become more open to feedback, shift their behavior, and embr...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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4:47

Delegation as a Cure for Constrained Thinking
In this Quality Grind Short, we highlight an excerpt from Episode 5 of the Quality Grind Podcast with Kristin Aikin Salada on a specific leadership tactic with many beneficial outcomes - Delegation.Kristin describes the 3 modes of delega...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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5:41

Applying Lean Principles to Controlled Documents - Part 2
In this episode of the Quality Grind Podcast, host Mike Kent and special guest Jose Mora continue exploring the application of Lean principles to controlled documents in regulated life sciences. Jose uses multiple examples to illustrate how ‘Le...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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34:42

Applying Lean Principles to Controlled Documents - Part 1
Welcome to the Quality Grind Podcast presented by Medvacon! Join Mike Kent and special guest Jose Mora as they dive deep into Lean principles and their application to controlled documents in regulated life science industries. Discover strategie...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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38:55

Entertaining Better Training, Part 2
In this episode of the Quality Grind Podcast, host Mike Kent and special guest Ronnie Feldman continue to explore creative techniques for making compliance training engaging and effective, including storytelling, music, humor, and the importanc...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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27:35

Entertaining Better Training, Part 1
In this episode of the Quality Grind Podcast, host Mike Kent sits down with Ronnie Feldman, founder, CEO, and Creative Director of Learnings & Entertainments. Ronnie shares his unique journey from improvisational comedy at The Second City t...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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33:15

Quality Grind Short - Medical Devices: Get Ready for QMSR and ISO 13485
Welcome back to The Grind! In this Short episode, we highlight the upcoming changes to 21 CFR 820, which governs medical devices in the U.S. Learn ways to assess your readiness to comply with the new Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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5:34

Quality Grind Short - Talent Acquisition: Interview Strategies for Candidates
In today’s Short, Rhiannon Shadrick provides some strategies for candidates to increase their chances of landing that next job opportunity, identifying some tips for each phase of the interview process – Preparation, the Conversation and Follow...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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4:46

Quality Grind Short - Training: New Approaches, More Impact
In today’s Quality Grind Short, Mike Kent discusses some quick wins to make Training more effective and efficient for everyone involved. Improving effectiveness starts with reducing the amount of training, which provides a little more space to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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5:38

Impact of Adopting ISO13485 in New QMSR for Medical Devices, Part 2
In this episode of the Quality Grind Podcast, host Mike Kent continues his discussion with Medvacon consultant Armin Beck about the newly amended 21 CFR 820, Quality Management System Regulation for medical devices. The duo explores the implica...
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Episode 16
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28:55

Impact of Adopting ISO 13485 in New QMSR for Medical Devices, Part 1
In this episode of the Quality Grind Podcast, presented by Medvacon, Mike Kent welcomes Armin Beck, a consultant in the medical device field, to discuss FDA's recent adoption of ISO 13485 as part of its amended Quality Management System Regulat...
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Episode 15
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27:14

Technology Transfer Part 3: Executing the Transfer
In this episode of the Quality Grind Podcast, host Mike Kent and Medvacon consultant Kim Lim round out their exploration of Technology Transfer, identifying the critical strategies that foster a smooth execution process. Discover the value of t...
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Episode 14
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33:50

Meeting Leaders Halfway - Part 2
In this episode of The Quality Grind Podcast, hosted by Joe Toscano and Mike Kent from Medvacon, we continue our exploration of Leadership with special guest Lisa Bourquin. Continuing from the foundations laid in Episode 10 about initiative and...
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Episode 13
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36:10

Technology Transfer Part 2: Contract Partner Collaboration
In this episode of The Quality Grind Podcast, host Mike Kent continues the Technology Transfer series with Kim Lim, as the two illuminate more strategies for achieving successful collaborations between sponsor and contract partner organizations...
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Episode 12
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24:22

Technology Transfer Part 1: Preparing for Success
In this episode of the Quality Grind Podcast, host Mike Kent interviews Medvacon biotechnology consultant Kim Lim about the intricacies of Technology Transfer in regulated life science industries. With over 30 years of experience, Kim shares in...
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Episode 11
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32:18

Meeting Leaders Halfway - Part 1: Initiative and Ownership
In this episode of The Quality Grind Podcast presented by Medvacon, hosts Joe Toscano and Mike Kent continue to expand on Leadership in Life Sciences, this time from a collaborative perspective. Special guest Lisa Bourquin, an expert in Organiz...
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Episode 10
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40:50
