The heat wave is here - is your skin ready? This week on the podcast, Heather and Matthew are joined by Dr. Charles Darragh and Dr. Marshall Shuler of Carolina Dermatology, one of the largest dermatology practices in upstate...more
Heather Hoopes-Matthews and Matthew Roberts welcome Chuck Melendi, a seasoned healthcare consultant and former executive with decades of experience in pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medical devices. Chuck joins us to examine...more
In this episode, Heather and Matthew welcome Dr. Leonardo Ferreira, Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina and cofounder of Torpedo Bio. Leo shares how his team at Torpedo Bio is working to develop...more
In this powerful episode, hosts Heather and Matthew are joined by Sydney Severance, a young woman and former competitive athlete whose life changed dramatically when she unexpectedly became wheelchair-bound. After a...more
Recorded at SCbio’s 2025 annual conference, Heather and Lauren welcome Eric Perrault, the CEO of Kiyatec, which focuses on functional precision oncology. Eric discusses their exciting process, which aims to predict how...more
Recorded at SCBio’s 2025 annual conference, hosts Heather and Matthew welcome keynote speaker John Crowley, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the world’s leading advocacy group for the life...more
Recorded at SCbio’s 2025 annual conference, hosts Heather and Lauren are joined by Lindsey Calcutt, an award-winning entrepreneur and the CEO and Co-Founder of Incora Health. Lindsey shares how the gap in women’s health...more
Recorded at SCbio’s 2025 annual conference, Heather Hoopes Matthews and Matthew Roberts welcome Vinnie Durand of Savills, one of the world’s leading property advisors. They discuss the exponential growth of the life sciences...more
Recorded at SCbio’s 2025 annual conference, Heather and Lauren welcome Dr. Ray DuBois, a physician and researcher who has dedicated his life to cancer research and patient-centered care. Dr. DuBois, Director of MUSC’s...more
This week, our hosts Heather and Matthew welcome Dr. Edward Simmer, the Interim Director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health. After leading DHEC through the latter half of the COVID pandemic and its transition...more
Recorded at SCbio’s 2025 annual conference, Heather and Matthew welcome back Kimberlee Steele of SHL Medical, a global leader in medical technology design and manufacturingw. After first joining us six months ago, Kimberlee...more
Recorded at SCbio’s 2025 annual conference, Heather and Matthew welcome Arda Ural, who serves as the Americas Life Sciences Sector Leader for EY. Arda provides a rundown of his keynote, highlighting the key issues and trends...more
On episode 226, we welcome Thibaut van Marke and Amy Allen of Orlando Health, an award-winning network of community and specialty hospitals that recently expanded into Alabama. Thibaut and Amy discuss Orlando Health’s...more
Join hosts Heather, Lauren, and John as they sit down with Dr. Sengar, an accomplished oncologist from Alabama Cancer Care, a network committed to delivering quality cancer care to underserved communities. In this episode, we...more
On episode 224, Lauren and Heather are joined by former Maynard Nexsen attorney Steve McPheeters, who now serves as EVP and Chief Legal Officer of HighFive Healthcare. Steve shares how HighFive Healthcare partners with...more
This week, Heather and Lauren welcome back their colleague Brandon Robinson, head of Maynard Nexsen’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Following up on our discussion of data privacy risks for health care providers on...more
This week, Heather and Lauren welcome Scott Davis, the Managing Director of Provident Healthcare Partners, one of the country’s leading healthcare investment banking firms. Scott and our hosts dive into the latest trends in...more
With President Trump’s 2nd term quickly approaching, Heather and Matthew sit down with Maynard Nexsen attorney Bob Coble to discuss what changes we can expect in healthcare over the next 4 years. As the former Mayor of...more
Ringing in the New Year, hosts Heather and Matthew welcome Terry McDonnell, SVP and Chief Nursing Executive for Duke University Health System. The group discusses leadership and developing the next generation of nurses,...more
Recorded at NC Life Sciences Organization’s Annual Meeting, Heather and Matthew are joined by John Van Hoy, Executive Director of Data Science & Advanced Analytics at PPD, a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher. John is an innovator...more
Recorded at NC Life Sciences Organization’s Annual Meeting, Heather and Lauren welcome David Robinson, an attorney at Maynard Nexsen, who also serves as the Honorary Consul for Japan in North Carolina and Chairman of the NC...more
Recorded at NC Life Sciences Organization’s Annual Meeting, Heather and Lauren welcome Melissa Horn, the Director of State Legislative Affairs at the Arthritis Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure...more
Recorded at NC Life Sciences Organization’s Annual Meeting, Heather and Lauren chat with Jan-Willem van Klinken, Senior VP of Brightseed, a biotech company using AI to develop natural, plant-based compounds to improve human...more
Recorded at NC Life Sciences Organization’s Annual Meeting, Heather and Matthew welcome Ed Hernandez, who oversees drug product manufacturing at Eli Lilly, an international pharmaceutical company. Ed discusses how Eli Lilly...more
Recorded at NC Life Sciences Organization’s Annual Meeting, Heather and Matthew welcome Igor Jablokov, an entrepreneur, former IBM director, and pioneer of the artificial intelligence industry who has been involved in several...more