Episodes 25
Avg. Duration 41m
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Since Jul 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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“How can biopharma improve?” This question is the guiding ethos of the Better Biopharma podcast. Through conversations with experts across the biopharma landscape, host Tyler Menichiello explores the work being done to make better medicines and optimize manufacturing. Each episode is a dive into the guest's methods, their curiosity, and their determination. By shining a light on the visionaries pushing the industry forward, Better Biopharma aims to inform and inspire their peers to continue doing the same.



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The Editors’ Roundtable: A Midyear Look At The 2026 Life Sciences Industry

Jun 03, 2026 1h 23m Transcript

In this special edition of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by chief editors from across the Life Science Connect ecosystem to discuss what’s shaping the pharmaceutical industry…

Validation Challenges Facing Advanced Single-Use Technologies

May 20, 2026 1h 9m Transcript

In this episode of "Better Biopharma," host Tyler Menichiello is joined by BioPlan Associates’ director of research, Katrina Cordovado, as well as Joshua Nelson, Ph.D., a senior material…

Aligning Upstream And Downstream Development (Part 2)

May 06, 2026 17m Transcript

In Part 2 of this conversation on “Better Biopharma,” panelists from the Bioprocess Online Live event “Optimizing Process Development Through Upstream And Downstream Integration” continue their…

Aligning Upstream And Downstream Development (Part 1)

Apr 22, 2026 30m Transcript

In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” panelists from the Bioprocess Online Live event “Optimizing Process Development Through Upstream And Downstream Integration” continue their conversation about…

Reprogramming T Cells And Reducing Manufacturing Costs With RegCell’s Michael McCullar, Ph.D.

Apr 08, 2026 30m Transcript

In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello speaks with Michael McCullar, Ph.D., CEO at RegCell, a cell-therapy company developing regulatory T cell (Treg) therapies for autoimmune…

Scaling Regenerative Medicine Production With PolarityBio’s Nikolai Sopko, MD, Ph.D.

Mar 25, 2026 32m Transcript

In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Nikolai Sopko, MD, Ph.D., chief operating officer, chief scientific officer, and director at PolarityBio, a biotech company…

Pursuing Quality While Maintaining Process Control With Richard Moroney, Ph.D.

Mar 11, 2026 41m Transcript

In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Richard Moroney, Ph.D., managing director at Stat Consulting. Moroney shares his thoughts on how organizations should think…

Unlocking The Therapeutic Power Of Fibroblasts With Pete O’Heeron And Hamid Khoja, Ph.D.

Feb 25, 2026 45m

In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by FibroBiologics’ CEO and founder, Pete O’Heeron, and chief scientific officer, Hamid Khoja, Ph.D. They discuss the powerful…

Supporting The Bioprocessing Workforce In The AI Era With Sanofi's Eric Doerr

Feb 11, 2026 39m

In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Eric Doerr, a drug substance technical lead in the manufacturing science and technology (MSAT) group at Sanofi. The two…

Putting Pressure On CDMOs With Herman Bozenhardt

Jan 28, 2026 56m

In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Herman Bozenhardt, a consultant and industry veteran who has spent decades advancing the fields of biopharmaceutical…

Data Governance And Regulations For AI Use In GMP With Peter Baker

Jan 17, 2026 44m

In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Peter Baker, former FDA investigator and president of Live Oak Quality Assurance. They discuss Annex 22, the EMA’s GMP annex…

The Editors’ Roundtable: A 2025 Retrospective Of The Life Science Industry

Dec 31, 2025 1h 20m

In this special edition of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by fellow chief editors from across the Life Science Connect ecosystem to reflect on the year and share their industry…

Combining AI With Operations Research To Advance Biomanufacturing With Tinglong Dai, Ph.D., and Tugce Martagan, Ph.D.

Dec 17, 2025 35m

In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Tinglong Dai, Ph.D., Bernard T. Ferrari Professor of Business at Johns Hopkins University, and Tugce Martagan, Ph.D.,…

Building An Oral Vaccine Platform With Vaxart's Sean Tucker, Ph.D.

Dec 03, 2025 28m

In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Sean Tucker, Ph.D., founder and chief scientific officer at Vaxart, a company developing oral recombinant pill vaccines.…

Lessons In Scaling Regenerative Medicine Manufacturing With Organogenesis's Patrick Bilbo

Nov 18, 2025 43m

In this episode of "Better Biopharma," Tyler Menichiello is joined by Patrick Bilbo, chief operating officer at Organogenesis, a regenerative medicine company developing and manufacturing advanced…

Navigating The Complexity of Conditionally Active Biologics With Bonum Therapeutics' Diane Hollenbaugh, Ph.D., and Neela Patel, Ph.D.

Nov 05, 2025 47m

In this episode of "Better Biopharma," host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Bonum Therapeutics' chief scientific officer, Diane Hollenbaugh, Ph.D., and chief business officer, Neela Patel, Ph.D. They…

Developing Antibodies To Block Neuroinflammation With MindImmune's Stevin Zorn, Ph.D.

Oct 22, 2025 44m

In this episode of "Better Biopharma," host Tyler Menichiello is joined by MindImmune's president and CEO, Stevin Zorn, Ph.D. They discuss the development of the company's lead candidate, MITI-101, a…

Engineering Bacterial Vector-Based Immunotherapies With OS Therapies’ Paul Romness and Robert Petit, Ph.D.

Oct 08, 2025 36m

In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by OS Therapies’ CEO, Paul Romness, and chief medical and scientific officer, Robert Petit, Ph.D. The three discuss the…

How J&J Is Tackling Alzheimer's Disease With Fiona Elwood, Ph.D.

Sep 24, 2025 32m

In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Fiona Elwood, Ph.D., VP and Neurodegeneration Disease Area Stronghold Leader at Johnson & Johnson. The two talk about…

CDMO Hunger Games And The State Of Biotech With Siren Biotechnology's Nicole Paulk, Ph.D.

Sep 10, 2025 1h

In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Nicole Paulk, Ph.D., CEO and founder of Siren Biotechnology, a company developing a universal AAV immuno-gene therapy for…

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How many episodes does Better Biopharma have?

Better Biopharma has published 25 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Life Sciences, Science.

Is Better Biopharma still active?

Better Biopharma is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 41m.

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