The Research Adventure Podcast
The Research Adventure Podcast
Podcast Description
If you’re involved in commercialising university research this podcast will provide you with wisdom, inspiration and practical advice to help you more effectively navigate your commercialisation journey. Each episode is a conversation with those who are actively working to transform academic discoveries into commercial opportunities. It’s through these conversations we aim to increase our collective understanding of how to realise the full potential of university research and researchers.
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The podcast focuses on topics surrounding research commercialisation, including the transition from academia to entrepreneurship, challenges in funding, and the role of leadership in startups. Notable episodes include interviews with leaders like Holly Reeve, who shares her experience transforming academic discoveries into sustainable business solutions, exploring the practical steps necessary for success in this field.
If you’re involved in commercialising university research this podcast will provide you with wisdom, inspiration and practical advice to help you more effectively navigate your commercialisation journey. Each episode is a conversation with those who are actively working to transform academic discoveries into commercial opportunities. It’s through these conversations we aim to increase our collective understanding of how to realise the full potential of university research and researchers.
In this episode, we meet Suzanne Eldridge, co-founder of ReFleks, a Queen Mary University of London spinout developing a single-injection therapy for osteoarthritis, a disease affecting more than 600 million people worldwide.
In this episode, Sue shares:
How aligning academic activity with a translational goal keeps her research group and the company pulling in the same direction.
Why a publication only advances science, while a patent is what lets you advance a cure.
How losing two years to a grant cycle that ended in a no finally pushed them to spin out
Why crossing from engineering into molecular biology felt ”like jumping into an ice pool,” and how she pushed through that initial shock.
How healthcare economics is impacting their global go-to-market strategy
What it's like navigating the notorious commercialisation ”Valley of Death”
Sue's story is one of true resilience, fuelled by a passion to solve a huge problem. It brings to life many of the systemic challenges that prevent world-changing innovations from getting from lab to market.
This episode is essential listening for any researcher working to commercialise a new drug, therapy or anything in the healthcare sector that must balance great science with the reality of healthcare economics.
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