Balancing The Future
by METTLER TOLEDO
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Biosimilars at a Turning Point: Market Growth, Regulation, and Access
Biosimilars at a Turning Point: Market Growth, Regulation, and Access
About this podcast
Science and technology play a key role in solving many of the world’s toughest problems. Balancing the Future introduces listeners to the people and innovations addressing these challenges.
We explore wide-ranging creative solutions that are changing our world for the better. You will hear directly from people making an impact in science and technology. Like how cultivated foods could shake up both our diets and traditional agriculture, the ways AI could help us find a cure for Alzheimer's, and how tiny 3D ‘organoids’ are already changing the way we test new drugs.
Each episode offers hopeful conversations with scientists, leaders, and communicators who are making a difference in their fields.
Join us as we decode the mechanisms behind impactful developments and new ways of thinking. Subscribe or follow us to be sure you never miss an episode.
Episodes
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- Biosimilars at a Turning Point: Market Growth, Regulation, and Access · 21 min · Season 3 Episode 10Biologic medicines have transformed the treatment of many diseases, but access and affordability remain important challenges across healthcare systems. Could biosimilars offer a…
- Cell-Free Bioengineering: The New Chemical Manufacturing Frontier · 21 min · Season 3 Episode 9In traditional chemical manufacturing, multiple chemical reactions must take place before the desired final product is achieved. Even then, purity and yield can be extremely low…
- We're Taking a Break! · 1 min · Season 3 Episode 9Balancing the Future is taking a few weeks off. Join Micah and Chai later this month for more conversations about the science and technology solutions transforming our lives. In…
- Plastic-Derived Cookies: From Pollution to Nutrition · 21 min · Season 3 Episode 8The International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates that more than 20 million metric tons of plastic waste enter the environment each year. At the same time, the UN…
- Mushroom Boxes: The Nature-Inspired Solution Making Cold Chain Sustainable · 20 min · Season 3 Episode 7The cold chain industry helps move food, vaccines, and other perishable goods around the world. But it also has a big carbon footprint, so finding cleaner, smarter ways to…
- Out of Thin Air: The New Device Reinventing Water Production · 19 min · Season 3 Episode 6According to the World Health Organization and UNICEF, one in four people around the world lack access to drinking water. Many people also spend over thirty minutes each day just…
- Treatable by Design: Rethinking How We Make Chemicals · 20 min · Season 3 Episode 5It’s widely recognized that many persistent chemicals pose risks to both environmental and human health. Addressing this significant global challenge requires innovative…
- Space Economy: A New Frontier for Future Medicine · 20 min · Season 3 Episode 4By 2026 80% of the 500 pharmaceutical and industrial crystals produced in space exhibited better structure, greater consistency, and fewer defects. So, what does that tell us…
- The Road to Market: How Regulations Shape the Future of Medical Devices · 20 min · Season 3 Episode 3Medical devices range from simple fillings to highly sophisticated robotics, with more than half a million available in the EU alone. However, regulations differ widely across…
- The Bioreactor Breakthrough: Crafting Coffee and Cocoa in the Lab · 21 min · Season 3 Episode 2Around 2 billion people enjoy chocolate and coffee every single day. But growing enough of these crops uses a huge number of resources. For example, making just one cup of coffee…
- Democratizing Global Science: The Power of Redistributing Lab Equipment · 21 min · Season 3 Episode 1Roughly 80% of funding, research, and equipment ends up in the 10 wealthiest countries. This means most people around the world have fewer opportunities to work on scientific…
- Season 3 of Balancing the Future is Coming Soon! · 1 min · Season 3 Episode 1Join Chai Nussbaumer and Micah Schweizer on June 16th for a brand-new season of Balancing the Future. This time, we’re exploring the science and technology innovations and…
- Where AI Meets Neuroscience: Unlocking the Mysteries of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 12Neuroscience and artificial intelligence were once distant disciplines that have been brought together in technological advancement and access to high-quality data. At Dementia…
- Inside the Green Lab: How Scientists Are Cutting Carbon Without Compromising Discovery · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 11Laboratories are the engines of scientific discovery, but they’re also a very resource-intensive workplace. In fact, the average lab produces around 20 tons of carbon emissions…
- Forever Chemicals: How PFAS Took Over the World · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 10Rainwater around the world now contains detectable levels of PFAS or ‘forever chemicals.’ Found in everything from waterproof mascara to firefighting foam, PFAS now accumulates…
- From COVID to Cancer: The Extraordinary Potential of mRNA · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 9What happens when you volunteer to be the first human injected with mRNA? For Dr. Steve Pascolo, it meant glowing skin, but it took many years for this technology to hit the…
- Distilling Change: What Carbon Negative Rum Can Teach Us About Planet, Profit and Scale · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 8What happens when you build sustainability into a business from day one? For Russ Wakeham, co-founder of Two Drifters Distillery, the answer is a rum that’s not just delicious…
- Iron Nails and Citizen Scientists: How Researchers are Fighting Back Against Arsenic Contamination · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 7An estimated 220 million people worldwide are affected by arsenic exposure. So how can communities be empowered to create and implement solutions themselves? In this episode of…
- Balancing the Future is Taking a Summer Break! · 1 min · Season 2 Episode 6Balancing the Future will be taking a break in August. In the meantime, you can catch up on any episodes you’ve missed in your podcast app of choice. Balancing the Future will…
- Closing the Loop: How EV Battery Recycling Could Power a Circular Economy · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 6What happens to electric vehicle batteries at the end of their life? The answer could help reshape not just battery recycling, but entire local economies. In this episode of…
