Good Medicine Podcast Science, Strategy and Humility in Drug Development | Dr. Karson Kump
This week on the Good Medicine Podcast, Dr. David Bearss speaks with Dr. Karson Kump of Aditum Bio, an organization focused on advancing treatments for unmet medical needs by guiding programs through development with a disciplined, data-driven approach.
Dave opens the discussion by explaining how business development in life sciences is really about resource allocation. Scientists often follow what interests them, but companies must stay focused on what patients actually need and where the biggest gaps in medicine still exist.
Karson shares how spending enough time in science humbles you. He explains that good decisions come from yielding to the science and letting objective data lead the way. At the same time, choosing to take a program outside your own company and into the world of partnerships can feel risky, even though it may be the best path forward.
The conversation ends with Dave reflecting on ego, humility and delegation. In a field filled with smart, driven people, he has learned that real success comes from knowing when to step back and let someone who is better at a specific task take the lead.
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