S03 E03: Deconstructing Big Pharma w/ Phil DeSantis

Today we’re jumping into the pharmaceutical industry with Phil DeSantis. Phil brings over fifty years of executive experience with firms such as Merck, Squibb and J&J. He is also the past Chair of the Parenteral Drug Association Science Advisory Board and is active in the International society for pharmaceutical engineering. He has published numerous articles, technical reports and books in the area of pharmaceutical engineering and is the co-editor of the forthcoming book Handbook of Validation of Pharmaceutical processes. Phil and Kelly breakdown "Big Pharma" and shed some light on misconceptions about the pharmaceutical industry. They also talk about the balance between innovation and expense, how the pharmaceutical industry intersects with the larger conversation of healthcare policy and the effect of over regulation.

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Here’s the problem...the world is a mess; but a mediator and political scientist think they have figured out a way to change the current disheartening trajectory of our society. Motivated by a shared passion for creating a positive change in the world and empowering others to rise as leaders, Matthew DeSantis and Kelly Nagle founded the Teen Think Tank Project, with the vision of giving a future generation of change agents a voice in the world they will inherit. In order to facilitate the goals of the Teen Think Tank Project and engage both our students and our listeners in thought-provoking conversations, we’ve created this podcast. Each week, thought leaders and experts will join Kelly to explore a specific problem facing our society. We will rely on fact-based information, listen to understand and challenge our own ingrained perspectives. Because at Here’s the Problem Podcast we believe that this is the only way to chart a course towards cooperation, empathy and ultimately effective change.