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Small Biotechs, Big Decisions

Small Biotechs, Big Decisions is a limited podcast series exploring the challenges and opportunities facing emerging biotech companies today.

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Each episode begins with a 1-minute highlight and continues into a full discussion of strategic insights for biotech leaders.

The State of Play in Biotech and the Decisions Shaping the Industry

Biotech leaders are navigating disciplined growth, shifting global dynamics, and rising expectations across boards, partners, and clinical teams. In this opening episode, a panel of experienced biotech executives step back to discuss where the industry truly stands, the forces shaping decision‑making, and how leaders are approaching strategy, execution, and collaboration in today’s biotech landscape.

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Elevate Clinical Operations into a Board Level Strategic Advantage

Clinical operations plays a decisive role in execution quality, data integrity, cost control, and development speed, yet it is often treated as a cost centre rather than a strategic function. In this episode, Claire Riches, VP, Clinical Solutions, Citeline is joined by Marrissa Volpe, SVP, Clinical Development, NervGen to discuss why clinical operations must be elevated into board‑level conversations. Together, they explore how clinops drives value, manages risk, and shapes long‑term development strategy, and what boards and executives need to understand to make better, more informed decisions.

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Optimize Clinical Trial Execution with Smarter Outsourcing and Patient-Focused Design

Biotechs are running increasingly complex clinical trials with lean teams, tight budgets, and growing pressure to deliver faster results. In this episode, Claire Riches, VP, Clinical Solutions, Citeline is joined by Carrie Melvin, Head of Clinical Operations and Data Management, Lantheus to explore how smarter outsourcing, stronger CRO partnerships, and patient-focused trial design can improve execution, control costs, and reduce operational risk, while avoiding unnecessary burden on sites and participants.

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Redefine Modern Biotech Through Smarter Boards, Stronger ROI, and China's Rise

As biotech models evolve, boards, clinical leaders, and investors are being forced to rethink how value is created. In this episode, Claire Riches, VP, Clinical Solutions, Citeline is joined by Ross Pettit, Chief Development Officer, Kestrel Therapeutics, to explore how leaner operating models, sharper board governance, ROI-driven clinical decisions, and the rapid rise of China’s biotech ecosystem are redefining what “modern biotech” looks like today.

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Winning Biotech Investors Through Strategic Partnerships and Trial Innovation

Biotech funding is tougher than ever — but some companies still win big. Join Claire Riches, VP, Clinical Solutions, Citeline and Alistair McDonald, CEO of Worldwide Clinical Trials as they reveal insider strategies for securing investors, navigating partnerships, and turning innovative science into real-world success.

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Drive Early CRO Engagement to Optimize Funding, Trial Design, and Recruitment in Biotech

What makes a biotech-CRO partnership truly work? Claire Riches, VP, Clinical Solutions, Citeline, and Matt Simmons, Senior Director, Oncology Strategy, IQVIA Biotech, share the secrets behind winning biotech-CRO partnerships, covering collaboration, transparent budgeting, regulatory navigation, and recruitment strategies, with essential insights to help biotechs succeed from their first RFP to global trials.

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Master Regulatory Hurdles and Accelerate Your Drug Development

With growing FDA bottlenecks and regulatory changes, this episode explores how biotechs are looking beyond borders by rethinking trials, embracing real-world data, and finding new global pathways to bring therapies to life.

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How to Crush Competitive Threats and Stand Out in Biotech

The race for new therapies is more intense than ever. This episode uncovers how biotech and pharma use competitive intelligence, AI, and data to outsmart rivals and change the game.

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Strategies to Secure Critical Biotech Funding Amid Market Challenges

Biotechs are racing to change the rules in this tough market. This episode reveals how AI, real-world data, and strategic partnerships are reshaping drug development. Is reinvention biotech’s last hope?

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How to Survive Innovation Pressure in Today's Biotech Landscape

Small biotech companies are facing tough times, shrinking funding and uncertain futures. But beneath the surface, quiet forces of innovation and resilience are rising. This episode explores how biotechs ignite innovation despite economic headwinds, regulatory uncertainty, and fierce competition.

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Packages

Flexible biotech packages for every stage

Pre-IND Accelerator

Accelerate Your IND Approval

Data-driven IND strategy
Robust protocol & clinical planning
Reduced regulatory back-and-forth
Tailored to your asset & budget
Expert SME guidance

Clinical Planning & Study Start-up

Launch with Precision

Strategic trial positioning
Robust protocol & site selection
Budget & timeline clarity
Expert KOL network development
Agile SME support

Clinical Strategy & Validation

Smarter Path to Trial Success

Strategic CRO partner validation
Data-driven strategy optimization
Accelerated enrollment strategies
Investor & regulatory ready outputs
Agile SME validation support

Pricing

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latest resources

Your quick guide to innovation

Article

A Look at the New-Look Biotech

Customer Story

Biotech Vets CROs with Trifecta of Data, AI, and Study Savvy

Customer Story

How Data & Deep Therapeutic Expertise Combine to Guide Clinical Trial Strategy

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