The State of Possible Podcast is a unique podcast that will feature candid, timely, and thoughtful conversations between MassBio’s President & CEO, Bob Coughlin, and a collection of the best and brightest minds in the global life sciences sector.


Episode 4: 2021 Biotech Outlook: Looking Back to Look Ahead

2020 was a rollercoaster year for the biopharma industry. It was also the year the entire industry changed; from a global response to a worldwide pandemic and an unprecedented effort around vaccine development, consideration of a new drug development model, and the emergence of new opportunities that will continue to propel the industry forward. Podcast host Bob Coughlin and his guests, Jeremy Levin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Ovid Therapeutics; and Nina Kjellson, General Partner at Canaan Partners, discuss the impact of the past year and the challenges and opportunities for 2021.

Thank you to our generous sponsors: Thermo Fisher ScientificMorgan Stanley, and Marsh & McLennan Agency.


Episode 3: The Unprecedented Nature of COVID-19 Vaccine Development & Distribution

The COVID-19 pandemic remains the number one health concern around the globe as we await approval of multiple vaccines. There are still many unanswered questions and challenges that lie ahead for the biopharma industry, health stakeholders, and government, particularly around development, prioritization, and distribution of the vaccines. Podcast host Bob Coughlin and his guests, Clement Lewin, Head of BARDA Office & New Vaccines at Sanofi Pasteur, and Dr. Kelly Moore, Associate Director of the Immunization Action Coalition & Adjunct Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discuss these timely issues.

Thank you to our generous sponsors: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Morgan Stanley, and Marsh & McLennan Agency.


Episode 2: How Biopharma & Providers Can Work Together to Address Health Inequities

COVID-19 has put a spotlight on health inequities in our country, with minority populations being impacted at a disproportionate rate. In this episode, host Bob Coughlin and his guests, Kate Walsh, President and CEO at Boston Medical Center and Chirfi Guindo, Executive Vice President, Head of Global Product Strategy & Commercialization at Biogen explore the issues around health inequity and possible solutions.

Thank you to our generous sponsors: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Morgan Stanley, and Marsh & McLennan Agency.


Episode 1: State of the Biopharma Industry

Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, President & CEO of BIO, and John Maraganore, CEO of Alnylam, join Bob Coughlin, President & CEO of MassBio and a leading voice for the biotechnology industry, to discuss the biopharma industry’s response to COVID-19, its efforts to reduce health inequities, and more.

In this episode, the three shed light on the biopharma industry’s incredible efforts in developing potential tests, treatments, and vaccines for COVID-19, and what that means for patients, future drug development research, and the perception of the industry. They also examine the disparity of care for minority populations and how the industry should respond to that need; clinically, socially, and culturally.

Thank you to our generous sponsors: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Marsh & McLennan Agency, and AIS.


Trailer – State of Possible Podcast

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