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Global Trial Accelerators™: Fast-Tracking First-in-Human Trials, Anywhere
Hosted by bioaccess® CEO, Julio G. Martinez-Clark, the Global Trial Accelerators™ podcast delivers actionable insights for Medtech, Biopharma, and Radiopharma innovators battling lengthy timelines and costly delays. Each episode features candid conversations with clinical trial pioneers, regulatory strategists, and startup founders who’ve slashed 6–12 months off approvals by leveraging emerging regions like Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Australia.
What You’ll Learn:
- Speed Secrets: How to secure ethics approval in 4–6 weeks (vs. 6+ months in US/EU) using harmonized pathways like MINSA (Panama), ALIMS (Serbia), and Australia’s CTN.
- Cost-to-Speed Hacks: Operational strategies to reduce trial budgets by 30% while maintaining FDA/EMA compliance.
- Global Patient Access: Leverage treatment-naive populations in cardiology, rare diseases, and advanced therapies across 50+ pre-vetted sites.
Why Listen?
- Actionable Playbooks: Reverse-engineer success stories from startups that enrolled cohorts 50% faster and secured Series B funding 12–18 months early.
- Regulatory Intel: Stay ahead of shifting LATAM, Balkans, and APAC guidelines with on-the-ground experts.
- Future-Proof Insights: Explore decentralized trials, AI-driven recruitment, and post-trial commercialization in $1B+ markets.
“bioaccess®’s Serbia site activated in 8 weeks-9 months faster than our EU delay.
This podcast is why we partnered with them.”
– Digital Health Startup CEO
New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe to unlock your shortcut to global trial velocity.
Brought to you by bioaccess® – Turning “anywhere” into accelerated FDA/EMA submissions since 2010.
Episodes
123 episodes
Gary Zammit, President & CEO at Clinilabs Drug Development Corporation
In this episode, we welcome Gary K. Zammit, a leading expert at the intersection of science, business, and innovation in the life sciences industry.Gary is the founder and CEO of Clinilabs, a CNS-focused contract research organization, a...
Joseph Grieco, VP at Tris Pharma & Liza Micioni, Sr. Director at Tris Pharma
In this episode, we speak with Joseph Grieco and Liza Micioni, two experienced leaders in clinical development.Joseph Grieco leads clinical programs in neurological disorders at Tris Pharma, focusing on innovative solutions for unmet med...
Robert Packard, President at Medical Device Academy, Inc
In this episode, we are joined by Robert Packard, a seasoned Quality and Regulatory Affairs professional with over 20 years of experience in the medical device industry and a decade in biotech manufacturing validation and scale-up.
Kristen Mittal, Co-founder and CEO of Mittal Consulting
In this episode, we sit down with Kristen Mittal, RAC, PMP, Co-Founder and CEO of Mittal Consulting, a leading regulatory affairs firm supporting medical device innovators.With over 10 years of experience across startups and Fortune 500 ...
Tina Soulis, Founder and Director at Alithia Life Sciences
In this episode, we welcome A/Prof Tina Soulis, a life sciences leader with over 30 years of experience in clinical research, biotechnology, and healthcare.Founder of Alithia Life Sciences and academic contributor at...
Gregory Mark Hill, Managing Partner at GCH Partners
In this episode, we welcome Gregory Mark Hill, Managing Partner at GCH Partners, an investment holding firm working globally with family offices, asset managers, foundations, and public and private companies.Gregory has spe...
David Albert, Founder at AliveCor Inc
This episode features David E. Albert, MD, a physician-inventor and serial entrepreneur whose work has shaped modern digital cardiology. Over a 30-year career, Dr. Albert has developed life-saving medical technologies and successfully translate...
Alfonso García, CEO & BD Director at Leon Research
In this episode, we welcome Alfonso, CEO at Leon Research and Managing Board Member and Marketing Director at AICROS, for an in-depth conversation on leadership, clinical research, and business development in the pharmaceut...
Steven Collens, CEO at MATTER
This episode features Steven Collens, CEO of MATTER, a premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub that has supported over 1,000 healthcare startups. MATTER helps entrepreneurs and organizations innovate faster and more effici...
Pablo Yarza, Founder & CEO att Bioinfile
In this episode, we sit down with Pablo Yarza, a bioinformatics expert with over 15 years of experience developing advanced databases for both academic and industrial applications.Throughout his career, Pablo has gained dee...
Scott Stout, CEO & Co-Founder at MedVector Clinical Trials
This episode features Scott Stout, who is helping reshape clinical trial recruitment through MedVector’s innovative HCP Recruitment model. By engaging community physicians in a new way, MedVector enables access to larger and more ...
Matteo Talotta, Director of Clinical Solutions at Biorce
This episode features Matteo Talotta, a global leader with experience across banking, academia, government, and a wide range of organizations — from start-ups and scale-ups to large multinationals. After working in Canada, Italy, the U.S...
Sonal Pendharkar Kulkarni, Co-founder & CSO at Uvisa Health
In this episode, we’re joined by Sonal Pendharkar Kulkarni, Ph.D., Co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Uvisa Health. With a background that bridges women’s health, the microbiome, digital health innovation, and medical device ...
David Kraemer, Founder & Managing Member at 10 || 2 Capital Partners
In this episode, we sit down with David M. Kraemer, Founder of a boutique investment bank and former Vice President at Merrill Lynch and Wilshire Consulting. With deep experience across public and private markets, David sha...
Joseph Palumbo, Head of R&D & Chief Medical Officer at BioVie Inc
Today we’re joined by Dr. Joseph M. Palumbo, a physician-scientist, mentor, and therapeutics developer with more than three decades of leadership in psychiatry, neurology, and neurodegenerative research. Dr. Palumbo has led g...
Nicholas Kadysh, CEO at PharmAla Biotech
In this episode, we welcome Nicholas Kadysh, CEO of PharmAla Biotech, the company pioneering GMP MDMA production and named the top-performing stock on the Canadian capital markets in 2023 by The Market Herald.
Carolina Alarco, Founder & Principal, Bio Strategy Advisors
In this episode, we sit down with Carolina [Last Name], a senior biotech executive with over 25 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. Carolina is the Founder & Principal of Bio Strategy Advisors, serves on mul...
Jason Hurt, Founder & CEO of Theragnostic Insights
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Jason Hurt, a clinician-scientist and entrepreneur with extensive experience in radiopharmaceutical development, clinical trial strategy, and oncology drug development. In March 20...
Martin Schiller, Founder & CEO of Heligenics Inc
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Martin R. Schiller, Prabhu Endowed Professor at UNLV, Founding Director of the Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine, and founder of Heligenics Inc. Dr. Schiller shares his journey from aca...
Ross Youngs, Founder & CEO of Biosortia
Today’s guest is Ross O. Youngs, Founder and CEO, with over 35 years of experience inventing products, technologies, and processes across multiple industries. He holds more than 75 patents worldwide and is driven by a passion for creatin...
Gianluca Fontana, CEO & Co-Founder of Prova Health
Today we’re joined by Gianluca Fontana, CEO and Co-Founder of Prova Health—the London-based advisory firm helping digital health and life sciences innovators prove their value with rock-solid clinical and economic evidence. With a background as...
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Justin Chickles, CEO & Co-Founder of Glycyx Therapeutics
Could opioids be silently undermining cancer immunotherapy?This week, Justin Chickles — CEO and co-founder of Glycyx Therapeutics — explains how his team is tackling this overlooked challenge with axelopran, a breakthrough therapy now a...
Sarfaraz Niazi Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Today’s guest is Dr. Sarfaraz K. Niazi, a globally recognized biopharmaceutical scientist, regulatory advisor, prolific author, and inventor. Dr. Niazi works closely with regulatory authorities to streamline guidelines and help companies...
Steve Duddy Founder and CEO at Duddy Executive Services Inc
In this episode, we sit down with Steve Duddy, a powerhouse executive with over 20 years of experience leading high-impact transformations across startups and Fortune 500 companies like 3M and Johnson & Johnson. Steve shares hi...
Andrés Herrero-Yraola CEO & Founder at i2medi
Andrés Herrero is a dynamic entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in the healthcare and medical device industries. Andrés has founded his company “i 2 medi” ten years ago with the purpose to gain market access for innovative medical dev...
