Cognitio

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Welcome to Cognitio, the weekly podcast by LifeSciences Australia, your go-to source for insights into the evolving world of medtech, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences. Hosted by Dr Tim Boyle, this podcast delivers bite-sized updates, expert discussions, and professional development insights to keep you informed and ahead of the curve. Each episode features hot topics, regulatory updates, sector trends, and practical career guidance, with guest appearances from industry leaders, ARCS members, and emerging innovators from BioBeacon. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting

  1. -3 j

    What the Coroners Know

    Every year in England and Wales, coroners write around 450 reports naming actions that could prevent future deaths. Roughly one in five involves a medicine. They are public, they are searchable, and according to our guest, essentially no pharmaceutical company is using them for pharmacovigilance. Dr Georgia Richards is an epidemiologist at King's College London and the founder of the Preventable Deaths Tracker, the first platform to digitise coroners' reports and turn them into live, searchable data. She is Australian, trained at Oxford, and spent a period as a safety epidemiologist at AstraZeneca. In this episode she explains how the coronial system works, what the tracker has found about opioids, fentanyl patches and anaphylaxis, and why she considers this an underutilised safety data source. Content note for show notes: this episode discusses death investigations, including deaths by suicide and overdose, in a research and public health context.

    What the Coroners Know

  2. 17 août

    Draw It Before You Say It

    Our sector speaks in technical language, and that language is precise, accurate and often impenetrable to the people it is meant to serve. In this episode of Cognitio, Tim Boyle hands the microphone to Jessamy Gee, founder and director of Think in Colour and Australia's first IFVP certified master visual practitioner. Jessamy works as a graphic recorder, translating complex discussion into a visual record while it is happening, across healthcare, security, agriculture and public consultation. She makes the case for why visuals change comprehension, memory and emotional connection, runs a short drawing exercise you can do while you listen, and explains how she captures emotionally charged lived experience without flattening it into a data point. Presented close to complete, as she delivered it.

    Draw It Before You Say It

  3. 10 août

    How Do We Know It Isn't Just Luck? Biostatistics in Early Phase Trials

    Every early phase trial ends with a number, and with a judgement about whether that number means anything. In this episode of Cognitio, Professor Rory Wolfe of the Monash University Clinical Trial Centre and medical statistician Dr Alan Herschtal set out how biostatistics underpins that judgement, and why it belongs at the first planning meeting rather than the last. They cover why clinical development is staged the way it is, what a p value actually tells you and what it does not, why confidence intervals carry more information than significance alone, and why getting sample size wrong is an ethical failure and not just a budget problem. The episode closes on phase one specifics: dose escalation, the three plus three design, and the questions worth asking whatever your role.

  4. 3 août

    Invisible, Essential and Overloaded: Rethinking Medical Operations

    Medical operations teams are often essential to the work of medical affairs, yet much of their contribution remains unseen. At the same time, growing workloads, limited resources and constant interruptions can leave teams operating in a cycle of reactive support. In this episode of Cognitio, webinar convener Lee-Mai Pang speaks with Sanofi medical operations leader Menai Johnson about breaking that cycle. Drawing on a practical organisational example, they explore how accountability can gradually shift towards medical operations, why this creates dependency and cognitive overload, and how capability building, clearer governance and risk-based implementation can return responsibility to the appropriate teams. The discussion also considers practical ways to protect capacity, say yes differently and reposition medical operations as a strategic partner focused on outcomes and impact

  5. 27 juil.

    Adoption of AI in Pharmacovigilance

    Artificial intelligence is moving from experimentation into practical use across pharmacovigilance, but adoption brings important questions about accuracy, privacy, validation and accountability. In this episode of Cognitio, Ata Arkham, Senior Patient Safety Specialist at AstraZeneca, joins webinar moderator Matt Iglesias to explore how AI is being used across global and local pharmacovigilance operations. The discussion covers: • AI applications in case processing, signal detection, literature monitoring and document development• Practical options for smaller pharmacovigilance teams• Emerging technologies, including agentic and explainable AI• Data privacy, validation and regulatory readiness• A staged roadmap for responsible AI adoption• Why meaningful human oversight must remain central The episode provides a practical perspective on how pharmacovigilance professionals can use AI to improve efficiency while maintaining quality, compliance and patient safety. Cognitio is the podcast of LifeSciences Australia, sharing ideas, experience and perspectives from across Australia’s life sciences community.

  6. 20 juil.

    Bringing Clinical Trials Closer to Home: Building a Regional Trial Service

    Clinical trials can offer patients access to new treatments, but geography remains a major barrier for people living in rural, regional and remote communities. In this episode of Cognitio, Tim Boyle is joined by Katrina Orr and Nadine Herren from the WA Country Health Service Trial Centre. They share how their team has developed a statewide clinical trial service model designed to bring trial opportunities closer to patients across regional Western Australia. The discussion explores the governance structures, workforce models, digital systems and community partnerships needed to deliver trials safely across a large and dispersed health service. It also considers culturally appropriate engagement with Aboriginal communities, personalised training for regional clinicians and the challenge of creating a financially sustainable service. This episode offers practical insights for organisations seeking to improve clinical trial access, strengthen regional capability and embed clinical research within routine healthcare delivery.

  7. 15 juil.

    From Discovery to Patient Impact: Perseverance, Integrity and the Path to Innovation

    In this episode of Cognitio, the podcast of LifeSciences Australia, we revisit a conversation recorded at the 2025 Annual Conference with Associate Professor Pegah Varamini from the University of Sydney. A clinical pharmacist and cancer researcher, Pegah shares the personal and professional experiences that led her to focus on developing targeted therapies for difficult-to-treat cancers, including triple-negative breast cancer. She discusses the realities of pursuing translational research and the challenges researchers face when trying to move a promising discovery from the laboratory towards commercialisation and, ultimately, patient care. This includes balancing intellectual property protection with traditional academic expectations, navigating limited funding pathways and finding support for high-risk drug discovery programs. Pegah also reflects on the importance of mentoring throughout a career. She explains that valuable guidance can come not only from senior leaders, but also from peers who are navigating similar challenges. The conversation explores the qualities needed to lead innovation in healthcare, with Pegah identifying personal integrity as a foundation for ethical leadership, equity and the empowerment of researchers. For emerging professionals, her advice is to look beyond the immediate next step. Understanding the broader pathway, anticipating future requirements and preparing for potential disruptions can help innovators navigate complex research and commercialisation environments. Translating scientific research into patient outcomes requires perseverance, resilience and long-term commitment.Mentoring and peer support can be valuable at every stage of a career.Traditional academic measures do not always align with the needs of commercialisation and drug development.Personal integrity is essential to ethical and inclusive leadership.Innovators should understand the pathway several steps ahead, rather than focusing only on their current stage.Success requires working hard, working smart and remaining committed through setbacks.Associate Professor Pegah Varimini is an academic at the Sydney Pharmacy School at the University of Sydney. Her research focuses on developing novel targeted therapies for challenging cancers, with a particular interest in triple-negative breast cancer. Originally trained as a clinical pharmacist, Pegah completed her PhD in drug delivery at the University of Queensland before moving into oncology research. She was awarded a National Breast Cancer Foundation Early Career Fellowship in 2016, supporting the establishment of her independent research program. Pegah’s transition from clinical pharmacy to cancer researchThe personal motivation behind her work in oncologyThe role of mentoring in developing a research careerThe risks associated with pursuing commercialisationTensions between publishing, intellectual property and research fundingChallenges within Australia’s innovation and investment ecosystemThe importance of integrity in healthcare leadershipAdvice for early-career researchers and emerging innovatorsWhy perseverance and forward planning matterCognitio shares conversations, ideas and insights from across Australia’s life sciences community. Cognitio is produced by LifeSciences Australia, the community behind every medicine, medical device and discovery. Key takeawaysAbout the guestIn this episode

  8. 25 mai

    Paul Batten, ObjectivoData

    In this BioBeacon edition of the Cognitio Podcast, ARCS CEO Tim Boyle speaks with Paul Batten, founder of ObjectivoData, about his unexpected journey from mechanical engineering and McLaren to clinical trial technology. Paul shares how working on a COVID-era telehealth trial exposed the need for more intuitive, flexible and user-centred clinical trial systems. That experience became the foundation for ObjectivoData, a platform supporting clinical trial management, electronic data capture and customised workflow solutions. The conversation explores the role of better data systems in reducing friction across clinical trials, the importance of designing technology around real users, and the opportunities for entrepreneurs building capability beyond drugs, devices and diagnostics. Paul also reflects on what it takes to build a company from the ground up, why relationships matter, and why conferences and sector networks can be game-changing for emerging companies. This episode is part of ARCS Australia’s BioBeacon series, highlighting innovators, founders and emerging companies shaping the future of Australia’s life sciences sector.

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Welcome to Cognitio, the weekly podcast by LifeSciences Australia, your go-to source for insights into the evolving world of medtech, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences. Hosted by Dr Tim Boyle, this podcast delivers bite-sized updates, expert discussions, and professional development insights to keep you informed and ahead of the curve. Each episode features hot topics, regulatory updates, sector trends, and practical career guidance, with guest appearances from industry leaders, ARCS members, and emerging innovators from BioBeacon. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting

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  • Création
    LifeSciences Australia
  • Années d’activité
    2025 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    64
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    © LifeSciences Australia
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