The NGBIdeas Podcast
Who are today’s visionaries and tomorrow’s leaders in Canada’s Life Sciences sector? What are they doing and how did they get there? Listen as Jim Wilson sits down with notable leaders, innovators and disruptors who are working on the Next Great Big Ideas in Biotech, Genetics, Medtech and Life Sciences.
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Episodes
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Feb 14, 2023 - Based in Victoria, BC and founded by Scott Phillips, Starfish Medical has grown into one of the largest medical device design and manufacturing companies in North America. Listen in as Scott shares stories about growing up in the Vancouver area, his adventures in travel and business, how goodwill can sometimes backfire and why the Next Great Big Idea on his horizon is about diversification.
StarFish Medical: starfishmedical.com
LabOccupier: laboccupier.com
Summit: nextgreatbigideas.com
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
February 7, 2023 - The land at the corner of Longwood and Aberdeen in Hamilton has been an industrial manufacturing park for over 100 years. Now the home of McMaster Innovation Park (MIP), manufacturing remains a significant focus here - but it is not the kind of manufacturing most people expect. Our guest today is Ty Shattuck, CEO of MIP, who shares his journey from Calgary to Baker Lake, to RMC in Kingston and ultimately to Hamilton – and he suggests the Next Great Big Idea just might involve small modular reactors.
MIP: mcmasterinnovationpark.ca
LabOccupier: laboccupier.com
Summit: nextgreatbigideas.com
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
January 31, 2023 - This week our guest is Ian McDermott, Executive Director of Planning and Integration at University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto. We discuss Ian's journey from Ireland to Toronto via northern Ontario, his years at the University of Toronto, the history of UHN, how lab design has changed over the years and why wet lab space is (again) difficult to find in Toronto.
UHN: www.uhn.ca
LabOccupier: laboccupier.com
Summit: nextgreatbigideas.com
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
January 24, 2023 - Molecular Forecaster is a research-as-a-service company providing computer-aided drug discovery technology to biotechs and pharma companies around the world. CEO Josh Pottel talks about growing up in Montreal, sleeping in class, the importance of being open to advice and where the Next Great Big Idea will likely come from.
Molecular Forecaster: molecularforecaster.com
LabOccupier: laboccupier.com
Summit: nextgreatbigideas.com
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
January 17, 2023 - This week on the NGBI podcast we speak with Jay Levine from Dialog in Toronto. Learn about Jay's journey, some of the obstacles he has faced and why he believes one of the Next Great Big Ideas in life sciences architecture is focused on clean air.
LabOccupier: laboccupier.com
Dialog: dialogdesign.ca
Summit: nextgreatbigideas.com
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
January 9, 2023 - This week on the NGBI podcast we speak with Aaron Styles, CEO of Environment Systems Corporation about his work journey back to his home town of Barrie Ontario. Aaron and I also discuss how the next great big idea in clean room environments is about data rather than construction.
ESC: www.e-s-c.com
Lab Occupier: laboccupier.com
Summit: nextgreatbigideas.com
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Who are today’s leaders in Canada’s Life Sciences community? Join Jim Wilson as he sits down with innovators and disruptors to discuss their personal journey and hear about the lessons they have learned along the way.
LabOccupier: Laboccupier.com
NGBiSummit: nextgreatbigideas.com