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Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 44: Treating breast cancer and how a CDMO and immun0-oncology company collaborateThis week, we chat with Pan Cancer T CEO Dr. Rachel Abbott, about – among other things – triple-negative breast cancer. We also have a conversation with Erik Manting, CEO of immunotherapy company Mendus, and Janet Hoogstraate, CEO of the CDMO helping them, North X Biologics.Times:03:56 Pan Cancer T20:23 Mendus/NorthX BiologicsMendusMendus is a Swedish–Dutch immuno-oncology company developing cell-based therapies aimed at stopping cancers from coming back rather than treating only the initial tumour. Its lead product, vididencel, is an off‑the‑shelf dendritic cell vaccine being developed...
2026-01-3047 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 43: Natural killer cell therapy and attacking tumoursThis week, we have a conversation with Lisa Guerrettaz, executive director, Pharmacology and Translational Science at Artiva Biotherapeutics; and Avacta Therapeutics’ CEO Christina Coughlin.Times:04:12 Artiva Biotherapeutics21:30 Avacta TherapeuticsArtiva BiotherapeuticsArtiva Biotherapeutics is a clinical‑stage cell therapy company developing off‑the‑shelf (allogeneic) natural killer (NK) cell therapies for autoimmune diseases and cancer. Headquartered in San Diego and founded in 2019, the company was created as a spin‑out from GC Cell (formerly GC Lab Cell) in South Korea, alongside a strategic partnership granting Artiva exclusive rights (outside Asia, Aust...
2026-01-2350 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 42: Treating blood cancers, Scottish Brain Sciences and One BioHub Aberdeen, and is speech the new blood?This week, three interviews, and five guests. We have conversations with Ulrik Tirsted Zeuthen, CEO, and Katarina Cantell, founder/CSO of Adalyon; Nisit Khandelwal, co-founder/CEO, Cycuria Therapeutics; and Craig Ritchie, founder/CEO of Scottish Brain Sciences and Deborah O’Neil, CEO/CSO of NovaBiotics as well as chair of the Life Sciences board of Opportunity Northeast, which runs ONE BioHub, and BioAberdeen.Times:02:38 Adalyon32:44 Cycuria Therapeutics53:43 Scottish Brain Sciences/One BioHubCycuria TherapeuticsCycuria Therapeutics is a preclinical oncology company based in Graz, Austria, which is de...
2026-01-161h 16
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 41: Eyes, mitochondria and a growing hubThis week, we’re talking about eye treatments with Oculis CEO, Riad Sherif, we have a conversation about mitochondria, with the CEO of Vandria, Klaus Dugi, and there’s also a short discussion about GoCo Health Innovation City in Gothenburg, Sweden, with Moa Dicksdotter, Partnership and Ecosystem.Times:02:35 Vandria20:03 GoCo Health Innovation City25:54 OculisLooking to the eyesOculis is a Swiss ophthalmology company developing topical and biologic treatments for retinal disease and neuro‑ophthalmic conditions. Its pipeline spans diabetic macular oedema, dry eye disease, and optic neurop...
2026-01-0953 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 40: Anchored immunotherapy, and healing the skinThis week, we’re talking about skin and wounds, with Ned Swanson, president and chief medical officer at PolarityBio, and Nikolai Sopko, chief operating officer, chief scientific officer and director at PolarityBio; and we discuss anchored immunotherapy with Howard Kaufman, CEO of Ankyra Therapeutics.04:03 Ankyra Therapeutics34:31 PolarityBioAnchored immunotherapiesAnkyra Therapeutics, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, develops anchored immunotherapies that tether cytokines at the injection site to stimulate local immune responses while limiting systemic toxicity. The company’s technology is designed to unlock cytokines that have historically been limited by safety concerns.
2025-12-191h 09
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 38: EURORANDO 2026This week, we’re headed to the Czech Republic to chat with Jan Kerner, one of the organisers of EURORANDO 2026.EURORANDO is Europe’s largest hiking festival, organised every five years by the European Ramblers Association. Since its first edition in 2001, it has become a tradition that brings together thousands of walkers from across the continent.The 2026 edition will be unique in that it is hosted across two countries — the Czech Republic and Germany — with the Ore Mountains (Krušné hory/Erzgebirge) serving as the central venue.From 20–27 September 2026, the towns of Boží Dar, Loučná po...
2025-12-1226 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 39: Gene therapy for eye problems, GAIA, and separation scienceThis week, we have conversations with Jakob Andersson, vice president of engineering at Anaphora and founder and chairman of GAIA; Coave Therapeutics’ CEO Rodolphe Clerval; and MOBILion Systems’ CEO, Melissa Sherman.Times:03:13 Coave Therapeutics 24:43 GAIA Conference 36:55 MOBILion SystemsGenetic medicine for ophthalmologyCoave Therapeutics is a Paris‑based biotechnology company focused on developing genetic medicines using its ALIGATER platform. The company has pioneered ligand‑conjugated AAV vectors, enabling precision capsids that are highly tissue‑specific, safer, and more effective.In October 2025, Coave presented data at the Europe...
2025-12-121h 06
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 37: Linda Åkeson McGurk on friluftslivLinda Åkeson McGurk is a Swedish‑American writer and journalist best known for her books There’s No Such Thing as Bad Weather (2017) and The Open‑Air Life (2022).Her work explores Scandinavian parenting and lifestyle traditions, especially the cultural ethos of raising children outdoors year‑round.The Scandinavian philosophy of friluftsliv (literally “open‑air life”) is a cultural tradition that emphasises everyday immersion in nature — not as a sport or conquest, but as a way of living. Coined in the 19th century, it reflects a belief that well‑being, resilience, and harmony come from time spent outdoors, whe...
2025-12-0532 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 38: Obesity, life sciences in the Netherlands, and killing cancer cellsThis week, we have conversations with Sjanna Bosma, international relations officer at Health Holland; Mark Bagnall, CEO of Phenomix; and PDS Biotechnology CEO Frank Bedu-Addo.04:17 Phenomix 32:53 Health Holland 44:02 PDS BiotechnologyPhenomix takes on obesityPhenomix Sciences is a biotechnology company focused on precision obesity medicine. The firm has developed the MyPhenome test, a saliva‑based assay that uses machine‑learning algorithms and genetic risk scores to classify obesity phenotypes and predict treatment outcomes.The company positions itself as the first commercial precision obesity medicine biotech, aiming to impr...
2025-12-051h 19
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 37: Life Sciences in Flanders, AI and drug discovery, and healthcare investmentThis week, we have conversations with Jérôme Van Biervliet, chair of the board of Flanders life sciences body Biovia and managing director at VIB; Sylvain Sachot, partner at Asabys Partners; and Jonas Béal, head of science strategy, R&D, at Owkin.03:32 Owkin 27:42 Biovia/VIB 38:06 Asabys PartnersBiovia/VIBBiovia has emerged as a new health innovation cluster in the Belgian region of Flanders, created through the merger of flanders.bio and MEDVIA.The organisation brings together more than 450 members across biotech, medtech, and digital hea...
2025-11-281h 04
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 36: Life science in Gothenburg, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and Ultrasound AIThis week, we have conversations with Robert Bunn, founder and president of Ultrasound AI; Laura MacNeill, CEO of the Charcot Marie Tooth Research Foundation; and Iris Örhn, investment advisor at Business Region Göteborg.03:00 Ultrasound AI 30:19 Business Region Gothenburg 39:35 CMTRFBusiness Region GothenburgBusiness Region Gothenburg (BRG) is the regional development agency for western Sweden, tasked with driving growth and innovation across key sectors, including life sciences. Its work spans business support, investment promotion, and cluster development.Gothenburg has more than 600 life science companies with around 11,000 employees, cr...
2025-11-211h 17
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 36: The Isle of ManThis week’s podcast guest is Emma Craig, author of Slow Travel Isle of Man, which will be published by Bradt in January 2026. The book is part of Bradt’s award-winning Slow Travel series, designed for readers who want to explore destinations in depth and at a more leisurely pace.The Isle of Man guide offers practical advice for discovering the island’s character, from its coastal paths and glens to its historic towns and seasonal traditions such as Hop tu Naa. It also includes tips for quieter routes and cultural events.Craig grew u...
2025-11-2137 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 35: A Journey of Elevation - Lessons for Business Transformation from Everest Base CampKetul Patel, co‑founder of OMIIA Consulting, is the author of A Journey of Elevation: Lessons for Business Transformation from Everest Base Camp, scheduled for publication in January 2026. The book combines accounts of trekking to Everest Base Camp with sections that apply those experiences to business and organisational change.The narrative alternates between descriptions of the walking – the route, altitude, and endurance required on the trek, and then uses these experiences to draw parallels with leadership, planning, and resilience in a corporate setting. The intention is to illustrate how challenges faced in outdoor environments can be t...
2025-11-1428 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 35: Gothenburg Tech Week, osteoarthritis and respiratory virus infectionsThis week, we have conversations with Malin Kjällström, Gothenburg Tech Week Press and partnerships lead; Eliot Forster the CEO of Levicept; and Christophe Demaison, CEO of ENA Respiratory.Gothenburg Tech WeekGothenburg Tech Week is western Sweden’s largest technology event, held annually across multiple venues in the city. The 2025 edition ran from October 14–16, with a programme that includes startup and investor matchmaking, thematic forums, and partner showcases.The event covers a wide range of topics, including AI, life sciences, and sustainable technologies. Sessions are hosted at The Yard, World of Volvo...
2025-11-1450 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 34: World Immunization Day and infertilityIt’s World Immunization Day on Monday, so we had a chat with Geovax chairman, president and CEO David Dodd, and in our other conversation, we talked about infertility, with Igyxos Biotherapeutics’ chief medical officer Elke Bestel.Challenging infertilityIgyxos Biotherapeutics is a French biotechnology company founded in 2017 and based in Nouzilly, France. The company focuses exclusively on infertility, developing monoclonal antibody‑based therapeutics designed to enhance the activity of gonadotropins, the hormones central to reproduction.Its lead program involves a first‑in‑class antibody that potentiates follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), aiming to improve th...
2025-11-071h 02
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 34: Replacing detention with hikingAt Morse High School in Bath, Maine, school counselor Leslie Trundy has introduced an alternative to traditional detention. Instead of sitting in a classroom, students who break school rules are offered the option of a supervised hike on the nearby Whiskeag Trail.The program takes students outdoors for several hours, combining physical activity with time away from the usual classroom environment. Trundy leads the walks, explaining routes and encouraging students to engage with the natural surroundings.The initiative has been positioned as a restorative approach, replacing punitive detention with an activity that emphasizes reflection and...
2025-11-0730 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 33: The psychology of long-distance walksOn the podcast this week, we are talking about the increased incidences of people tackling longer walks.Whether it’s the Camino in Spain, or the Appalachian Trail in the US, people seem to be looking for bigger and bigger challenges. But why? And what are the challenges and dangers associated with this?Our guest is Vladimir Novkov, a Bulgaria-based psychologist and founder of Sportpersonalities.com, a consultancy that blends psychology, data science, and sport to help individuals and organisations unlock their full potential.With more than 15 years of experience in applied psychology, he...
2025-10-3141 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 33: Pain relief, fungi and psychedelicsThis week, we have conversations with Cosmo Feilding Mellen, CEO of Beckley Psytech; Sirli Rosenvald, CEO of Estonian company Funki, and Per von Mentzer, CEO of Swedish company PharmNovo. We spoke with Funki at Life Sciences Baltics in Vilnius, Lithuania, recently, and with von Mentzer at NLS Days in Gothenburg.Taking on painPharmNovo AB is a biotechnology company headquartered at Medicon Village in Lund, Sweden. Founded in 2008, it specialises in the development of novel treatments for neuropathic pain, a condition that affects millions of patients worldwide and remains difficult to manage.The...
2025-10-3159 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 32: 1,000 miles, 1,000 beachesGreg Keaney walked the length of coastal New South Wales in Australia from Dreamstime to Eden over a two-year period.The journey was completed in 16 one-week stages between 2023 and 2025, fitted around his work commitments. In total, he spent 80 days walking.The route followed the eastern edge of the state, covering beaches, headlands, bush tracks, and roads. Keaney aimed to walk every beach and headland where access allowed, adjusting the route as needed based on terrain and conditions.The total distance covered was approximately 1,000 miles. He carried his own gear, walked solo, and documented...
2025-10-2445 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 32: Multi-omics data and protein degradationThis week, we have conversations on data integration with Lithuanian company Vugene, and we talk protein degradation with Amphista Therapeutics.Multi-omicsVugene is a Lithuanian bioinformatics company focused on multi-omics data integration. Founded in 2021 by CTO Juozas Gordevičius, the company is headquartered in Kaunas.Its core offering is a software platform designed to help researchers make sense of complex biological datasets — including transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and epigenomics — without requiring deep coding expertise.The platform is a flexible, modular tool for academic and commercial labs that need to process high-throughput data but l...
2025-10-241h 00
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 31: The Yukon QuestMark Hines is a writer and endurance athlete whose books document long‑distance expeditions in demanding environments. Drawing on his background in exercise physiology, he has written on challenges ranging from desert ultramarathons to jungle treks.In Hiking the Yukon Quest, he recounts walking the thousand‑mile trail that links Fairbanks, Alaska with Whitehorse in the Canadian territory of the Yukon. Normally the course of a sled dog race, Hines tackled it alone in winter, hauling his supplies across frozen rivers and mountain passes.The book sets out the physical demands of the journey alongside the...
2025-10-1746 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 31: The Yukon QuestMark Hines is a writer and endurance athlete whose books document long‑distance expeditions in demanding environments. Drawing on his background in exercise physiology, he has written on challenges ranging from desert ultramarathons to jungle treks.In Hiking the Yukon Quest, he recounts walking the thousand‑mile trail that links Fairbanks, Alaska with Whitehorse in the Canadian territory of the Yukon. Normally the course of a sled dog race, Hines tackled it alone in winter, hauling his supplies across frozen rivers and mountain passes.The book sets out the physical demands of the journey alongside the...
2025-10-1746 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 31: The Yukon QuestMark Hines is a writer and endurance athlete whose books document long‑distance expeditions in demanding environments. Drawing on his background in exercise physiology, he has written on challenges ranging from desert ultramarathons to jungle treks.In Hiking the Yukon Quest, he recounts walking the thousand‑mile trail that links Fairbanks, Alaska with Whitehorse in the Canadian territory of the Yukon. Normally the course of a sled dog race, Hines tackled it alone in winter, hauling his supplies across frozen rivers and mountain passes.The book sets out the physical demands of the journey alongside the...
2025-10-1746 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 31: Exhilarating enzymes and super socksThis week, we have one interview, covering enzymes and AI with Biomatter Designs, from our visit to Life Sciences Baltics in Vilnius, Lithuania recently. And from the trip to Dublin in Ireland we talked about technology that can be useful in neurological condition diagnosis, and much more, with Danu Sports.Enzymes and AIBiomatter Designs is a Lithuania‑based biotech working at the frontier of protein design. Since its launch in 2018, the company has concentrated on building tools that use artificial intelligence to generate new enzymes and proteins from the ground up.The id...
2025-10-1744 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 30: Life sciences in LithuaniaThis week, we have three interviews done during Life Sciences Baltics, which was held in Vilnius, Lithuania recently. While we have more still to come, this week on the podcast we have conversations with Justinas Mačiulaitis, Keli Therapeutics’ founder and CEO; Arnas Karužas, CEO of Ligence; and Emilė Radytė, CEO and co-founder of Samphire Neuroscience.LigenceLigence is a health‑tech startup using artificial intelligence to automate echocardiography.Founded in 2019 by a team of medical doctors and engineers, the company’s flagship product, Ligence Heart, applies deep learning to 2D ultrasou...
2025-10-1051 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 30: Smart socks from DublinFounded in 2017, Danu Sports develops wearable technology designed to help athletes train smarter and reduce injuries.The company’s flagship product is a “smart sock” system that uses embedded sensors to capture gait and movement data in real time. Coaches, physiotherapists, and athletes can use the analytics platform to monitor performance, identify risks, and support rehabilitation.Backed by venture funding and based in Dublin, Danu Sports is part of a new wave of sports‑tech companies blending biomechanics, data science, and everyday usability to make high‑level performance insights available outside the lab.In Septemb...
2025-10-0928 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 29: Blood pressure and radiopharmaceuticalsThis week, we have two interviews again. We talk about treating high blood pressure with CEO of George Medicines, Mark Mallon, and have a conversation with Jack Hoppin, CEO of Ratio Therapeutics, and John Babich, CSO, about the field of radiotherapeutics.Blood pressureNearly half of US adults have high blood pressure and despite all the treatments already available, three in four remain uncontrolled. This is often because the traditional stepwise treatment approach stalls before reaching target blood pressure.George Medicines believes its solution could help millions of patients achieve better outcomes, faster.
2025-10-0357 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 29: VilniusThis week our focus is on the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius.It’s a beautiful and green city, with a population of just over 600,000. It’s also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with amazing architecture spanning the centuries. It has two rivers, the main one, the Neris, runs right through the city, and can be walked along for pretty much the entire length through the city. If you do walk along the river, there are now boats that have been added to the local transport system. There are also views along the river, including the Stalo kalnas, a smal...
2025-09-2523 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 28: CTPS1 and ocular therapeuticsThis week, we have two interviews. We chat with Step Pharma CEO, Andy Parker, and also have a conversation with Re-Vana CEO, Michael O’Rourke.Ocular therapeuticsRe-Vana Therapeutics and Boehringer Ingelheim recently announced a $1bn+ deal to develop long-acting ophthalmic therapies.Re-Vana Therapeutics is a privately held, US and UK based developer of ocular therapeutics and innovative ocular drug delivery technologies which spun out of Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland.Terms of the deal include up to three development programmes per year leading to a potential total deal value exceeding $1bn...
2025-09-2549 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 27: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and DNA-based technology platformsThis week, we have two interviews: one to mark Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, on osteosarcoma with Paul Romness from OS Therapies; and IMUNON’s CEO, Stacy Lindborg, talking about ovarian cancer, immunotherapy, covid, and more.Interview times:02:33 OS Therapies23:03 IMUNONChallenging osteosarcomaOS Therapies is a clinical stage oncology company focused on the identification, development, and commercialisation of treatments for osteosarcoma (OS) and other solid tumours. OST-HER2, the company's lead asset, is an immunotherapy leveraging the immune-stimulatory effects of Listeria bacteria to initiate a strong immune response targeting the HE...
2025-09-1954 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 28: Walking & Wayfinding: Create Your Own Mindful Practice, One Step at a TimeThis week, we’re talking with US author Lea Appleton about her helpful book, published earlier this year, Walking & Wayfinding: Create Your Own Mindful Practice, One Step at a Time.Interview time: 02:57 Walking & Wayfinding: Create Your Own Mindful Practice, One Step at a TimeOriginally planning to walk the Camino de Santiago in Spain, Lea was thwarted by the Covid-19 pandemic.However, she instead embarked on a series of more local walks that became a source of profound self-discovery and awareness. In this book, Lea shares her personal reflections and stories, in...
2025-09-1940 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 27: Walk N Talk 4 Mental HealthThis week, our guest is Jude Price, founder and CEO of Walk N Talk 4 Mental Health.Interview time:03:42 Walk N Talk 4 Mental HealthBased in Hampshire, the charity creates supportive communities through walking and talking together.The walks take place in most weather conditions, and last for around 45 minutes. The chosen walks are designed to be accessible to everyone, regardless of fitness level or walking experience.Each walk is led by a qualified mental health first-aider, who creates a welcoming and supportive environment.Currently, the group leads...
2025-09-1224 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 26: Stand Up To Cancer DayThis week, we have three interviews to mark Stand Up To Cancer Day. We have conversations with Simon Kerry, co-founder and CEO of Curve Therapeutics; Poolbeg Pharma CEO Jeremy Skillington; and Stefano Gulla, CSO of Kling Biotherapeutics.Interview times:03:12 Curve Therapeutics21:32 Kling Bio37:10 Poolbeg PharmaMicrocycles to address cancerCurve Therapeutics, a private biotechnology company using its gene-encoded Microcycle discovery platform to build a pipeline of innovative cyclic peptide and small molecule drugs to address high priority intracellular disease targets, with an initial focus on cancer, immunology...
2025-09-1258 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 26: High Weald Walking FestivalNow in its eighth year, the High Weald Walking Festival has planned new routes and experiences to help more people discover the beauty and history of the High Weald's national landscape.Interview time:04:43 High Weald Walking FestivalThe festival is free and runs from 13th to 21st September 2025.In 2024, the event attracted more than 600 walkers from across the High Weald, the UK and abroad. This year's programme is now live and has been expanded and designed to enable every level of walker to experience the High Weald's landscape.This...
2025-09-0527 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 25: Molecular glue degradationThis week, we have an in-depth conversation on molecular glue degradation, with Monte Rosa Therapeutics’ chief data and information officer John Castle.Interview time:03:52 Monte Rosa TherapeuticsMolecular glue degradationA recent cover article in Science showcased research that expands by more than 1,000 the number of therapeutic targets (including undruggables) accessible through a protein degradation approach known as molecular glue degradation.Using proprietary AI and ML approaches, researchers from Monte Rosa Therapeutics used algorithms to identify more than 1,600 human proteins predicted to be compatible with cereblon (a protein with a...
2025-09-0539 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 24: Dissecting the US cuts to mRNA vaccine projects and Herantis takes on Parkinson’s diseaseThis week, we look at Herantis Pharma's work on Parkinson's disease, with the company's CEO, Antti Vuolanto, and we have an in-depth look at the recent cuts to mRNA vaccine projects, with Jean Peccoud, GenoFAB founder and professor at Colorado State University.Interview times:03:22 Herantis16:28 mRNA cutsCuts to mRNA vaccine projectsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced a major shift in its vaccine development priorities, initiating a “co‑ordinated wind‑down” of mRNA vaccine projects under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authorit...
2025-08-2946 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 25: KeelaThis week, we’re talking with Grace MacGregor from the marketing department at Scottish outdoor gear manufacturer, Keela. Interview times: 05:04 KeelaKeelaKeela was started in 1989 in Glenrothes, Fife. In the 1990s, Keela team began working on how to manage inner condensation in wet and cold conditions. The result was system dual protection (SDP), a double-layer fabric system that offered game-changing breathability.It netted the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation. The company also came up with the world’s first fully tape-sealed fleece to carbon activated fabrics with inhere...
2025-08-2222 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 23: Digitalisation in labs, and are fibroblasts the future of regenerative medicine?This week, we have a wide-ranging conversation with Anna Codina, senior director strategy and business development at SciY (part of Bruker), as we discuss artificial intelligence, and digitalisation, and the effect on labs. We also chat with Fibrobiologics’ CEO Pete O'Heeron about fibroblast spheroid technology.Interview times:03:49 FibroBiologics21:26 SciYSciY on the path to digitalisationThis week, we have a wide-ranging conversation with Anna Codina, senior director strategy and business development at SciY (part of Bruker), as we discuss artificial intelligence, and digitalisation, and the effect on labs....
2025-08-2247 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 24: Cawthorn Roman Camps and CoolcationsThis week, we’re talking about the trend of avoiding hot places for vacations, and about a new trail at a Roman site in North Yorkshire.Interview times: 04:17 Edge of Empire Trail 23:17 CoolcationsCawthorn Roman CampsNearly 2,000 years ago, Roman legions set out from their fortress at York to conquer the north by defeating and controlling the local British tribes; particularly the Brigantes.They constructed a network of camps and forts connected by military roads, systematically occupying new territory and carving their mark into the land. Now, vi...
2025-08-1550 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 22: A new treatment for dry AMD and tackling peanut allergiesThis week, we talk about new treatments for wet dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with Judith Greciet, CEO of PulseSight Therapeutics, and there’s a conversation with Maite Agüeros, CEO and co-founder of InnoUp Farma about, among other things, peanut allergies.Interview times: 03:24 PulseSight 20:43 InnoUpTackling dry AMDPulseSight Therapeutics SAS, an ophthalmology biotech company developing non-viral vectorised therapies with minimally-invasive delivery technology, recently announced the first patient has been successfully dosed in its phase I clinical trial (PST-611-CT1) aiming to assess safety and tolerability of its lea...
2025-08-1547 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 21: Elix drug discovery platform, and CytoAgents on CAR-T, CRS and the FDAThis week, we talk about drug discovery with Shinya Yuki, co-founder and CEO of Elix Inc., and Teresa Whalen, CEO of CytoAgents, about CAR-T therapies, cytokine release syndrome, and the FDA. Interview times: 03:53 Elix 20:58 CytoAgentsElix drug discovery platformAI drug discovery company Elix, Inc. and the Life Intelligence Consortium (LINC) have announced that for the first time in the world, an AI drug discovery platform has been commercialized that incorporates multiple AI models trained using federated learning on data provided by 16 pharmaceutical companies.The key to...
2025-08-0842 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 23: T-Reks in Leicestershire and 80-mile walking challengeThis week, we’re talking about a series of trails with dinosaur markers in Leicestershire, and the 8-Day Walking Challenge in Somerset.Interview times: 03:51 Dino T-Reks 16:48 80-mile walking challengeDino T-Reks in LeicestershireA series of free ‘Dino T-Reks’ walking trails for the summer is taking place in 14 Leicestershire parks.Schoolchildren were tasked with creating the designs for the trail markers by Leicestershire County Council’s Sustainable Travel team.A total of 95 dinosaur trail markers inspired by sustainable travel methods are positioned along trails the parks.
2025-08-0844 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 22: Trent Vale Trail and Finding the WayfarerThis week, we’re talking about the completion of the Trent Vale Trail in Nottinghamshire, and a new book about walking called Finding the Wayfarers.Interview times: 04:33 Trent Vale Trail 16:46 Emma Rose BarberTrent Vale TrailThe Trent Vale Trail, a rural connectivity project led by the volunteer-run charity, Friends of Trent Vale Trail (FoTVT), is now complete.More than £700,000 has been raised by the charity to deliver the 15-mile trail, linking Newark to the rural villages of Winthorpe, Collingham, Besthorpe, Girton, and South Clifton. This was ach...
2025-08-0140 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 20: Terumo BCT boosts CAR-T cell manufacturing, and Orbis on macrocyclesThis week, our conversations are with Wenyan Leong, director of APAC commercial and global strategic partnerships for cell and gene therapies at Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, and Morten Graugaard, CEO of Orbis Medicines.Interview times: 04:01 Terumo BCT 24:52 Orbis MedicinesTerumo Blood and Cell Technologies shows integrated 3-in-1 CAR-T workflow with quantum platformTerumo Blood and Cell Technologies, (Terumo BCT), a medical technology company, recently published a new protocol in a paper demonstrating expanded capabilities for its quantum system to unlock rapid CAR-T cell expansion.The protocol...
2025-08-0153 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 21: Walking smart in the heat and choosing a headlampThis week, we’re talking about what you should be looking for in a headlamp and, considering many locations are experiencing higher temperatures, we have a conversation about walking (or not walking) in the heat.Interview times: 03:44 Fenix 26:16 Adventure 360360 Adventures – dealing with heatRecently, the term coolcations has been a common one, as people look to avoid hot climates for holidays, especially if it involves walking or other strenuous activity.There have also been some high-profile rescues in hot climates as people ignore closed trails and find them...
2025-07-2751 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 19: Nipro on dialysis and LenioBio on cell-free protein synthesisThis week’s podcast is sponsored by Nipro.This week, our conversations are with Jesus Garcia, Nipro Product Manager Water Treatment, on Nipro ’s recently-launched product LiniXia, a reverse osmosis (RO) system that ensures safe and pure water for every dialysis session, and on the future of biologics manufacturing with cell-free protein synthesis with LenioBio CEO André Goerke.Interview times:05:16 Nipro 15:52 LenioBioNIPRONipro Medical Europe is part of Nipro Corporation Japan, a leading global healthcare company established in 1954. With over 40.000 employees worldwide, Nipro serves the Medical Devic...
2025-07-2539 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 20: Women walking pioneers and water purifier bottlesThis week, we’re talking about a new book, Het Wilde Vrouwenpad. Avontuurlijke wandel (The Wild Women’s Trail. Adventure Walks) by Brigitte Ars, and water purifier bottles, with US company Grayl.Interview times: 05:29 Grayl 23:26 Brigitte ArsBrigitte ArsThere are countless hiking trails based on the paths of conquerors, philosophers and male saints. However, few hiking trails are dedicated to women, discovered researcher and lecturer Ars, who works at the Academy for Tourism at Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.This prompted Ars to expl...
2025-07-1846 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 18: NETs and AI to tackle antimicrobial resistanceThis week, we have conversations with Eduardo Bravo, CEO of Citryll, and Dermot Tierney, COO of AMPLY Discovery.Interview times:02:53 Citryll21:56 AMPLY DiscoveryCitryllCitryll’s recent Series B financing of €85m at the end of last year is helping to advance its first-in-class therapy targeting neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs).Discovered in 2004, NETs are web-like structures released by white blood cells that are now understood to be fundamental drivers of inflammation - yet they've never been successfully targeted therapeutically.Three major strategic investors are backing this...
2025-07-1850 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 19: A Ramble Through the History of Walking, and travels in AfricaThis week, we’re talking about a new book, A Ramble Through the History of Walking, with author Bill Laws, and the diversity of travel in Africa with Acacia is Africa director Vivian McCarthy.Interview times:05:05 Acacia is Africa 20:50 Bill LawsAcacia is AfricaAcacia is considered as an expert on travel to Africa and offers a range of tours from its original adventure tours to treks, city stays and tailor-made packages.The company says its goal is to provide adventure through exciting, affordable tours.Ac...
2025-07-1156 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 17: Silico nanoparticle gene delivery, and diagnosing urinary tract infectionsThis week, our subjects are a silica nanoparticle gene delivery system in a conversation with Nigel Theobald, CEO of N4 Pharma, and a point-of-care diagnostics system for urinary tract infections developed by Welsh company Llusern Scientific. We spoke with the company's co-founder and CEO, Dr Emma Hayhurst.Interview times:03:00 N4 Pharma 24:45 Llusern ScientificN4 PharmaN4 Pharma is a UK biotech company developing a silica nanoparticle gene delivery system called Nuvec.Nuvec is being used to enable advanced therapies for cancer and other diseases. N4 Pharma has...
2025-07-1154 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 18: Hemp hiking shoes from 8000Kicks, and TfL on new walking mapsThis week, we’re talking about hemp hiking shoes, and other hemp products, with João Matos, business developer at 8000Kicks, and walking in London and new maps from Transport for London, with Alexandra Goodship, head of transport strategy and planning at Transport for London.We also have a special offer from 8000Kicks for listeners - enter WALKINGPOST15 as a coupon code at checkout to get 15% off all products at 8000Kicks.comInterview times05:43 8000Kicks20:50 Transport for London (TfL)Transport for LondonTransport for London (TfL) has cre...
2025-07-0442 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 16: Domain Therapeutics, SandboxAQ and LinkGevityThis week, we have conversations with Sean MacDonald, CEO of Domain Therapeutics, Carina Kern, CEO and founder of LinkGevity, and Nadia Harhen, general manager of AI Simulation at SandboxAQ. Interview times:03:41 Domain Therapeutics 27:14 SandboxAQ48:04 LinkGevityDomain TherapeuticsDomain Therapeutics is delivering breakthrough GPCR-targeting therapies in immuno-oncology and inflammation.Domain recently shared first-in-human results for EP4 antagonist DT-9081 (tumour-growth inhibition + clear RP2D), new pre-clinical detail on Treg-depleting anti-CCR8 mAb DT-7012, and breakthrough findings showing their PAR2 biased NAM can re-programme macrophages and restore checkpoint-blockade sensitivity.
2025-07-041h 13
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 17: Gait Happens on Japanese walking, and Brighton tops the chartsThis week, we’re talking about Japanese walking, with Dr Milica McDowell, VP of operations at Gait Happens, and Brighton & Hove being named the best city in the UK for walking, with Brighton and Hove City Council’s walking officer, Delphine Jacq.Interview times:05:28 Brighton21:05 Gait HappensGait HappensWhile it’s not a new phenomenon, you might think it is – Japanese walking is appearing all over social media as a great way to get a workout from walking. But is it? What is it?To answer all of o...
2025-06-2750 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 15: Bio-convergence and cancer vaccinesThis week, we have conversations with Phil L'Huillier, CEO of Scancell, and Shai Melcer, head of Israel’s National Bio-Convergence Program.Interview times:03:25 Scancell 28:04 National Bio-Convergence ProgramScancellScancell recently announced a partnership with the UK’s NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad, enabling fast-tracked access for melanoma patients.The company’s DNA off-the-shelf cancer vaccine (iSCIB1+) is addressing a critical unmet need in advanced metastatic melanoma. It is currently in phase 2 clinical development with the next key data read outs expected in the middle of this year. Initia...
2025-06-2755 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 14: How to build reputation, and treating spastic paraplegia 47This week, we have conversations with Peter Nolan, CEO of BlackFinBio, and Kim Kraemer, CEO and founder of Waterhouse Brands.Interview times:01:57 BlackFinBio 19:36 Waterhouse BrandsBlackFinBioBlackfinBio is a clinical stage gene therapy company focused on the development of treatments for rare neurological diseases.Its pipeline comprises BFB-101, a clinical stage AP4B1 replacement adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy for spastic paraplegia 47 – an ultra-rare genetic neurological disease for which no treatment currently exists.BFB-201 is a preclinical stage gene therapy to treat several rare dopamine de...
2025-06-2054 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 16: Bug repellent and Himalayan clothes at the Outdoor ShowThe Outdoor Show took place in Liverpool this week, and walkingpost.com was in attendance. There were all kinds of companies associated with outdoor products in attendance, with products ranging from socks to sunglasses, and camping food to smartwatches.Interview times:08:44 Manaslu Clothing Ltd 15:04 The Milford CollectionSticks and bracelets to keep bugs awayThe Milford Collection, based in Wales, has been supplying gifts for the home and garden since 1985.They supply products to companies around the world to sell on to the public. Its most recent...
2025-06-1327 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 13: Syngene commits to US market, and Nimbus Therapeutics on computational chemistryThis week, we have conversations with Dr Peter Tummino, president of R&D at Nimbus, and Alex Del Priore, senior vice president, manufacturing at Syngene International Limited.Interview times:02:00 Syngene 20:27 Nimbus TherapeuticsNimbus TherapeuticsNimbus Therapeutics is perhaps best known for two high-profile deals – Gilead’s $1.2bn acquisition of its NASH program and Takeda’s $4bn acquisition of its TYK2 candidate for psoriasis. NASH and TYK2 are well-known targets that many companies have tried and failed to address over the last four decades. What enables Nimbus to take on these...
2025-06-1346 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 15: Moray Walking & Outdoor Festival and Castlebar International 4 Days' WalksThis week we have conversations about the Moray Walking & Outdoor Festival in Scotland, and the Castlebar International 4 Days' Walks in Ireland.Interview times:06:12 Castlebar International 4Days’ Walks 18:32 Moray Walking & Outdoor FestivalMoray Walking & Outdoor FestivalThe Moray Walking & Outdoor Festival takes place from June 13th to 23rd. The cost of each walk varies, but details on each individual walk can be found on the website.The festival, with more than 35 events, kicks off with the five-mile walk Hidden Tales and Trails of Glenlivet. There are history walks, a...
2025-06-0640 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 12: CLS boosts drug discovery capabilities, and Sitryx – pioneers in immunometabolismThis week, our guests are Ben Cliff, CEO of UK-based CRO, Concept Life Sciences, and Ravi Rao, chief medical officer of Sitryx.Interview times01:12 Sitryx 19:40 CLS Concept Life SciencesConcept Life Sciences (CLS), a provider of drug discovery, development, and manufacturing services to the global pharma and biotech sector, recently announced an investment into its drug discovery capabilities.CLS is the UK’s biggest independent CRO, employing over 250 people, and with a corporate heritage spanning 25 years. Its recent strategic investment in the automation of its ADME (absorption, di...
2025-06-0640 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 14: True Traveller on insurance and the Coast to Coast PassportThis week we have conversations about the importance of travel insurance when on a walking holiday, and the new Coast to Coast passport.Interview times07:20 True Traveller Insurance 30:36 Coast to Coast Path passportTrue Traveller InsuranceThe True Traveller is a travel insurance company that caters to backpackers and trekkers, gap year travellers, winter sports enthusiasts, and scuba divers, among others.The company has different options for single trips, as well as annual multi-trip policies, such as the True Value and Traveller policy, which is valid for...
2025-05-301h 01
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 11: Turning cancer into a chronic disease, and a different way to draw bloodThis week, we have a conversation with Ben Zeskind, CEO and co-founder of Immuneering, and a discussion with Tasso Inc.’s co-founder and chief technology officer, Erwin Berthier.Interview times:01:27 Tasso27:25 ImmuneeringImmuneeringThere is no cure for HIV, yet many people with the virus now live long, healthy lives – thanks to available medicines that prevent disease progression with minimal side effects, treating HIV almost like a chronic condition.So why don’t we treat cancer the same way?Curing cancer is seen as the gold s...
2025-05-3054 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 13: Jajiktek Seawall Hiking Trail and Mammut Mountain SchoolThis week we have conversations about a new trail being constructed in Nova Scotia, Canada, and about the Mammut Mountain School.Interview times:05:30 Jajiktek Seawall Hiking Trail21:53 Mammut Mountain School UKJajiktek Seawall Hiking TrailA new 50km coastal trail in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, has received Government of Canada funding, in the form of a non-repayable contribution of $3m to the Municipality of the County of Inverness.The funds will help the municipality design and build the Jajiktek Seawall Hiking Trail, a 50km coastal trail in...
2025-05-2347 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 10: 3D printing human organs and early detection of ovarian cancerThis week, we have a conversation with Vidmantas Šakalys, CEO of bioprinting company Vital3D Technologies, and a chat with Oriana Papin-Zoghbi, CEO and co-founder of AOA Dx, another of the companies that attended the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting in Chicago recently.Interview times:01:47 Vital3D Technologies20:46 AOA DxVital3D TechnologiesLithuanian company Vital3D Technologies is developing 3D bioprinting technology aimed at bridging the organ supply-demand gap by specializing in the 3D printing of human organs.As the company progresses on i...
2025-05-2342 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 12: The Otley Walking Festival and One Woman Walks Europe by Ursula MartinThis week we have conversations about an upcoming walking festival in Otley, in Yorkshire, and about a new book called One Woman Walks Europe, the follow up to Ursula Martin’s first book, One Woman Walks Wales.Interview times:06:37 Otley Walking Festival 25:35 Ursula MartinOtley Walking FestivalFrom Saturday 28 June to Sunday 6 July, the popular Otley Walking Festival is back.With more than 40 walks and events over the nine days of the event, organisers say there is something for everyone – short town-based walks, meadows and field paths, stre...
2025-05-1647 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 9: Microbiotica, 1Cell.Ai and Tessellate Bio at AACRThis week, we’re talking to some of the companies that attended the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting in Chicago.We have interviews with Microbiotica, 1Cell.Ai, and Tessellate Bio.Interview times:01:55 Tessellate Bio17:02 1Cell.Ai (formerlyOneCell Diagnostics)44:04 MicrobioticaMicrobioticaMat Robinson, SVP Research at Microbiotica, is one of our guests.Microbiotica presented new data at AACR about the microbiome and the mechanism of action of MB097, a clinical-stage drug candidate being evaluated in combination with KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in patients wi...
2025-05-161h 08
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 11: Walking Festivals – Wrexham and WirralThis week we have seem to have a connection with the letter 'W' - with conversations about walking festivals in Wrexham and the Wirral. Oh, and a bit of a rant about path etiquette.Interview times:03:43 Wrexham Walking Festival 16:10 Wirral Walking FestivalWrexham Walking FestivalThe Wrexham Walking Festival is a nine-day event that takes place annually in June – this year, from 7 to 15 June.Unlike many other festivals, all walks are free, and no pre-booking is required. There are two or three walks each day, which vary in...
2025-05-0934 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 8: ‘Photoshop for proteins’ and improving operationsThis week on the podcast, we have a conversation with Elise de Reus, the co-founder of Cradle, a biotech startup that is revolutionising protein design, and a chat about improving hospital operations with Proximie’s CEO and founder, plastic surgeon Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram.Interview times:01:55 Proximie 21:40 CradleProximieProximie has built the only cloud OS for intelligent operating rooms. With 800 operating rooms across the US and UK utilizing Proximie, the company is rapidly growing its US footprint leveraging its connected surgical platform to drive operational efficiency.With Pr...
2025-05-0943 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 10: The Strawberry Line and Holy Dirt by Molly LordThis week we have conversations about a a recently-published book about walking the Camino in Spain, and about an old railway line, the Strawberry Line, being turned into a walking route in Somerset.Interview times:04:53 The Strawberry Line22:55 Molly Lord – Holy DirtHoly Dirt - A Camino Journey: Out of my mind. Into My Body. Saved By Song. by Molly LordMolly Lord is an educator with a career spent in varied fields of human behaviour studies, and runs her own company, Tuned-In Productions, which hosts workshops, keynotes, and vi...
2025-05-0252 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 7: The DSCSA deadline and MoonLake's NanobodyThis week on the podcast, we have a conversation with Tim Tinnel, executive vice president/chief operating officer of Intelliguard, talking about – among other things – the looming Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) deadline, and Jorge Jorge Santos da Silva, founder and CEO of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics, about its Nanobody programme.Interview times: 01:42 MoonLake Immunotherapeutics 25:24 IntelliguardMoonLake ImmunotherapeuticsLater this year, MoonLake Immunotherapeutics will be announcing its hotly anticipated phase 3 results for its Nanobody sonelokimab for the skin condition hidradenitis suppurativa. The company is looking to sonelokimab to become the firs...
2025-05-0247 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 6: Persica Pharmaceuticals and CaszymeThis week on the podcast, we have a conversation with Steve Ruston, CEO of Persica Pharmaceuticals, about treating chronic low back pain, and with Monika Paulė, CEO and co-founder of Caszyme.Interview time stamps:Times: 01:40 Caszyme 16:04 Persica PharmaceuticalsPersica PharmaceuticalsPersica is developing a potentially transformative non-opioid treatment for chronic low back pain (cLBP) with some interesting phase 1b data.Chronic low back pain is a problem that affects millions of people, many of whom aren’t helped by existing treatments. Persica’s drug aims to be the f...
2025-04-2534 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 09: Nick Thorpe - Walking Europe's Last Wilderness, and the Guernsey Walking FestivalThis week we have conversations about a a recently-published book about walking in the Carpathian Mountains, and on the Guernsey Walking Festival.Interview times:04:42 Guernsey Spring Walking Festival 20:15 Nick Thorpe - Walking Europe's Last WildernessNick ThorpeAward-winning journalist and film-maker Nick Thorpe’s day job is as the central Europe correspondent for BBC Radio and TV. Because of this, he has lived in the region for around 40 years, and currently calls Budapest home.He has written several books, including The Danube: A Journey Upriver from the Bl...
2025-04-2551 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 08: Hong Kong’s Argyle Ross Trail and the Haltwhistle Walking FestivalThis week we have conversations about a new and challenging trail in Hong Kong that involves swimming in the ocean, and on the Haltwhistle Walking Festival in Northumberland.Times:03:37 Haltwhistle Walking Festival 18:55 The Argyll Ross TrailArgyle Ross TrailThe Argyle Ross Trail is a challenging 12-section, 100km swim hike across the length of Hong Kong. The hike includes sea swimming between islands, hiking in streams, jumping in waterfalls and traversing rugged coastlines, ridges, reservoirs and beaches. Best hiked in Hong Kong’s hot summer months, every section is we...
2025-04-1843 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 5: Vitalant’s vital role in blood products, and Brainomix gives hope to stroke victimsThis week on the podcast, we have a conversation with Vitalant’s Kevin Land, executive medical director, Biotherapies, and VP of Clinical Services, and Becky Cap, SVP, Biotherapies; and chat with Brainomix CEO and co-founder Michalis Papadakis about making a difference in getting faster treatments for stroke victims.Times: 01:52 Brainomix 21:44 VitalantVitalantVitalant, which used to be known as Blood Systems Inc., is a US nonprofit organization that collects blood from volunteer donors and provides blood, blood products and services across the US.It is the country’s la...
2025-04-1854 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 4: A new class of therapeutics, and biotech hiring in 2025This week on the podcast, we have conversations about hiring in the lifesciences industry in 2025, and about a potential new class of synthetic therapeutics.Interview times: 02:49 ThirdLaw Molecular 21:14 Occam GlobalThirdLaw MolecularThirdLaw Molecular is a biotech company that has pioneered the discovery and development of Spiroligomer molecules – a groundbreaking new platform for targeted drug discovery.The company is designing and synthesizing libraries of billions of Spiroligomer-based molecules and is entering into research collaborations with pharmaceutical organizations to identify and optimize highly targeted drug-development candidates.Th...
2025-04-1150 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 07: The xTx Trail and the Talgarth Walking FestivalThis week we have conversations about the development of a cross-state trail in Texas, the xTx, and on the Talgarth Walking Festival in Wales.Interview times03:35: Talgarth Walking Festival 12:30: X-Texas TrailTalgarth Walking FestivalTalgarth is in Mid-Wales, in the county of Powys, between Hay-on-Wye and Brecon.It hosts the annual Talgarth Walking Festival, which this year is the 11th edition of the event. Beyond the walks, participants can enjoy talks from local experts, family-friendly activities and opportunities to connect with fellow nature enthusiasts and walkers.
2025-04-1145 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 06: The March March March, and the IMLThis week we have conversations about the IML – the International Marching League, and a feature on an annual long-distance walk from March in Cambridgeshire, to Cambridge, called the March March March.IMLThe IML (International Marching League) Walking Association is a non-political, non-profit organisation that promotes walking and international cooperation and friendship.The IML, which consists of the European region and Pan-Pacific region, promotes international multi-day non-competitive walking events in each of the member countries.IML walkers must walk a minimum of two days at an event, and cover at least 20km...
2025-04-0441 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 3: Nanoparticles and Duchenne muscular dystrophyInterview timestamps: 02:20 Satellos 26:00 EVŌQ NanoAntibiotic-resistant infections are a top 10 global health threat demanding urgent innovation.A US-based nanotech company, EVŌQ Nano, has developed a novel nanoparticle that destroys bacteria from the inside – without triggering antimicrobial resistance (AMR).The nanoparticle is already in development for an inhaled therapeutic for Cystic Fibrosis patients, as well as for antimicrobial medical devices and treatment of the surface of textiles. It is also being earmarked for applications in energy and agriculture.The company’s multi-patented, high-volume laser nanofabrication process create...
2025-04-0452 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 05: Bristol Walk Fest, Newton Stewart Walking FestivalThis week we feature two walking festivals, almost at opposite ends of the UK – in Bristol and Newton Stewart.Bristol's month-long walking festival, Bristol Walk Fest, has a new closing celebration, the Walk:Bristol event.Walk:Bristol event on Saturday, May 31 has a choice of four marshalled walks of varying distances, from five to 20 miles. Participants are encouraged to raise sponsorship for good causes, and organisers promise to donate any profit the event may make back to Bristol Walk Fest, to help ensure it continues in the future.The first ever Walk:Bristol ev...
2025-03-2834 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 2: Opioid alternatives and epiproteomicsOur guest, Dr. Hernan Bazan, is the CEO and co-founder of South Rampart Pharma. He is also a board-certified vascular surgeon.Bazan is also the recipient of the 2024 NIH HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Director's Trailblazer Award for his work in developing a non-addictive pain medication as an alternative to opioids.At South Rampart Pharma, he is leading the development of SRP-001, a new type of pain medication that lacks the addictive potential of opioids and avoids safety and toxicity issues associated with other pain medications.SRP-001 has already received...
2025-03-2848 min
Base to Base BiotechBase to Base biotech podcast 1: Osteoboost and Pheast TherapeuticsOsteoboost Health Inc. just announced its sixth U.S. patent for its wearable device that uses vibration therapy to strengthen bones and help women live stronger, longer lives.The company is tackling acritical health challenge: osteopenia, a condition affecting millions of women worldwide. Osteoboost is the first and only FDA-cleared, non-drug prescription treatment for low bone density. Powered by NASA-inspired technology, the wearable belt targets high-risk areas like the lumbar spine and hips, using a proprietary vibration frequency to stimulate bone growth effectively.Osteoboost’s clinical trials show up to 85% reduction in spine bo...
2025-03-2144 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 04: The Pennine Way 60th anniversary and Cyprus StrollersThis week, we’re talking about the 60th anniversary of the Pennine Way, and walking in Cyprus.The Pennine Way starts in Edale, Derbyshire, and continues north, ending at Kirk Yetholm, in the Scottish Borders. Unless you’re walking north to south.The 268-mile long-trail was the first National Trail in England and is one of the UK’s most famous long-distance walks. It officially opened on April 24, 1965. However, the idea behind the path was conceived in 1935.The Pennine Way has a combined ascent greater than the height of Mount Everest, and its varied...
2025-03-2139 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 03: Saskatchewan and English Riviera Walking FestivalThis week, we’re talking about Canada, and Devon.The English Riviera not only boasts some of the best weather in the UK, but also has many perfect walking paths.The English Riviera Walking Festival is returning with more than 20 guided walks from the 14th to the 22nd of June.The Riviera covers the coastal part of Devon that includes Brixham, Torquay and Paignton. The South West Coast Path takes in the Riviera coastline, and it is also a UNESCO Geopark. Of the 140 Geoparks around the world, the English Riviera is the only se...
2025-03-1441 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 02: Chepstow Walking Festival, Xperience PakistanThis week on the podcast – which is available here on the walkingpost.com website as well as all the podcast platforms like Spotify and Apple – we are covering another walking festival in the UK, the Chepstow Walking Festival, and we are also looking at a company that arranges bespoke holidays in Pakistan, which can include walking, and that is Xperience Pakistan.The Chepstow Walking Festival recently announced the hikes on offer for this year’s festival, which takes place this year from Tuesday, April 22 to Sunday, April 27, 2025.And tickets are now available for purchase for the wa...
2025-03-0755 min
Walking PostWalking Post podcast 01: Malvern Walking Festival & Capricorn Mohair SocksThis week on the walkingpost.com podcast our features are on the Malvern Walking Festival, and Capricorn Mohair Socks.The Malvern Walking Festival features nine days of themed walks from May 24 to June 1. To tell us all about it is Peter Reynolds, chairman of the festival.We also have a feature on the sock company Capricorn Mohair Socks, to discuss the company, the benefits of mohair and socks in general.
2025-02-2838 min
RotationsLocal tunes, old and newAn idiosyncratic collection of local tunes, old and new. Quiet, loud, quiet. Featuring a brief detour into late-70s/early-80s Australian new wave. Presented by Kim. Wala is Life / Allara ngatha nhawa-l nanyirr / Allara (with Pataphysics, Maru Elias and Coree Thorpe) I Don’t Speak Your Language / Mindy Meng Wang + Sui Zhen Wake in Might / Party Dozen Bass Clef / Native Cats Do that Dance / Primitive Calculators Cradle Song / Stray Dags No Word from China / Pel Mel Better than Het / Jan Cornall and Elizabeth Drake These scenes / Kisses Marketplace / Jim White Pet Sematary / RVG
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