Better Biopharma Latest Episode

1. Reprogramming T Cells And Reducing Manufacturing Costs With RegCell's Michael McCullar, Ph.D. 4/6/2026

   In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello speaks with Michael McCullar, Ph.D., CEO at RegCell, a cell-therapy company developing regulatory T cell (Treg) therapies for autoimmune diseases.

2. Scaling Regenerative Medicine Production With PolarityBio's Nikolai Sopko, MD, Ph.D. 3/20/2026

   In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Nikolai Sopko, MD, Ph.D., chief operating officer, chief scientific officer, and director at PolarityBio, a biotech company developing SkinTE, an investigational autologous regenerative skin therapy for diabetic foot ulcers.

3. Pursuing Quality While Maintaining Process Control With Richard Moroney, Ph.D. 3/10/2026

   In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Richard Moroney, Ph.D., managing director at Stat Consulting.

4. Unlocking The Therapeutic Power Of Fibroblasts With Pete O'Heeron And Hamid Khoja, Ph.D. 2/24/2026

   In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by FibroBiologics’ CEO and Founder, Pete O’Heeron, and chief scientific officer, Hamid Khoja, Ph.D.

5. Supporting The Bioprocessing Workforce In The AI Era With Sanofi's Eric Doerr 2/6/2026

   In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Eric Doerr, a drug substance technical lead in the manufacturing science and technology (MSAT) group at Sanofi.

6. Putting Pressure On CDMOs With Herman Bozenhardt 1/27/2026

   In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Herman Bozenhardt, a consultant and industry veteran who has spent decades advancing the fields of biopharmaceutical manufacturing, engineering, and regulatory compliance.

7. Data Governance And Regulations For AI Use In GMP With Peter Baker 1/13/2026

   In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Peter Baker, former FDA investigator and president of Live Oak Quality Assurance.

8. The Editors' Roundtable: A 2025 Retrospective Of The Life Science Industry 12/26/2025

   In this special edition of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by fellow chief editors from across the Life Science Connect ecosystem to reflect on the year and share their industry outlooks for 2026. 

9. Combining AI With Operations Research To Advance Biomanufacturing With Tinglong Dai, Ph.D., and Tugce Martagan, Ph.D. 12/16/2025

   In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Tinglong Dai, Ph.D., Bernard T. Ferrari Professor of Business at Johns Hopkins University, and Tugce Martagan, Ph.D., associate professor at Northeastern University, to talk about the potential advancements that can be made in biomanufacturing by combining AI with operations research (OR).

10. Building An Oral Vaccine Platform With Vaxart's Sean Tucker, Ph.D. 12/2/2025

    In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Sean Tucker, Ph.D., founder and chief scientific officer at Vaxart, a company developing oral recombinant pill vaccines.