

Few & Far Between: Conversations from the Front Lines of Drug Development
Chris O'Brien
Welcome to Few & Far Between! Chris O'Brien, CEO of Biorasi, is your host for Conversations from the Front Lines of Drug Development - from clinical research and policymakers to biotech innovators and industry leaders.
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Jun 20, 2023 • 45min
Episode 31: Pam Cusick, SVP, Rare Patient Voice
"What can I contribute that my doctor can't contribute? And that's a real 'a-ha' moment when we share with them how they're the experts in their condition and they know more about the everyday kind of what they go through than their doctor even would because they're not with them 24/7." - Pam Cusick, SVP, Rare Patient Voice
Biorasi's Marc Gas welcomes Pam Cusick, SVP at Rare Patient Voice, to the Few & Far Between podcast for an episode focusing on the power of rare patient input across the clinical trials industry.
Connect with Rare Patient Voice on the road in 2023 at:
UXPA International - Austin, TX - June 20-22DIA - Boston, MA - June 26-28Global Genes - San Diego, CA - September 19-21

May 23, 2023 • 35min
Episode 30, Part Two: Dr. Francisco Harrison, CEO and owner, Harrison CST Holding GmbH
"We have to rethink the sense of clinical research from the point of view that if we have the possibility to have markers that indicate that there may be hope for that patient, we should do something to hear the voice of that patient and learn." - Dr. Francisco Harrison, CEO and owner, Harrison CST Holding GmbH
Welcome back to part two of our conversation with Dr. Francisco Harrison. Join us in this Few & Far Between episode as we dive deeper to discuss new opportunities, new responsibilities, and new experiences...including walking the 500-mile Camino trail from France to the Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

May 3, 2023 • 45min
Episode 30, Part One: Dr. Francisco Harrison, CEO and owner, Harrison CST Holding GmbH
"I love clinical research. I will spend my life in clinical research." Dr. Francisco Harrison, CEO and owner, Harrison CST Holding GmbH
Biorasi welcomes Dr. Francisco Harrison to the Few and Far Between podcast for a special two-part episode. In part one, we track Dr. Harrison's origin story - from medical school to his first forays into clinical research.

Mar 21, 2023 • 47min
Episode 29: Mika Newton, CEO at XCures
"We work with hundreds of patients a month, helping them understand their own medical history and then tracking what happens to them in the future and providing them and their physicians with decision support and alternative thinking about ways to treat their cancer." Mika Newton, CEO at xCures
Biorasi welcomes Mika Newton to the Few & Far Between podcast to examine how the connection between AI and oncology leads to a more patient-centric world.

Feb 23, 2023 • 31min
Episode 28: Dr. Alok Tayi, Founder and CEO of VibeBio
“I think one of the key insights and observations you make when you have a child who's sick and you spend time with other families who have sick kids is that we all have a tremendous amount of hope that a potential treatment will come to the forefront for our child.” – Dr. Alok Tayi, Founder and CEO of Vibe Bio
Biorasi welcomes Dr. Alok Tayi to the Few & Far Between podcast to explore the power and determination that patients have when it comes to finding a treatment for rare disease.