This episode features a conversation with Jason Foster. Jason is a dynamic leader with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare and technology sectors across the US, UK, and Europe. As the Chief Executive Officer of Ori Biotech, he spearheads the company's efforts in revolutionizing cell and gene therapy manufacturing technology.

Through digital transformation, Ori Biotech's technology is automating and standardizing cell and gene therapy manufacturing. As a result, their system facilitates an innovative progression from pre-clinical stages to large-scale commercial production for therapy developers.

The platform’s advanced hardware, intuitive software, and detailed analytical tools, is designed to boost production efficiency and reliability, all while simultaneously reducing costs. This advancement is pivotal in scaling up the production of critical therapies, facilitating their accessibility to a broader range of patients globally.

In the medtech sector, the significance of people extends far beyond the confines of a single company. It's not merely the internal team that propels a business forward; success also hinges on a network of partners, including collaborators from other organizations, local government, and the broader healthcare ecosystem. These diverse contributors, ranging from researchers and specialists to external stakeholders, all play a vital role. They are more than just a workforce or partners; they are integral to embodying and advancing the company's mission. In medtech, the collective efforts and alignment of all these people towards a purposeful mission are what truly differentiate and drive successful ventures. This holistic approach to embracing people in every aspect of the ecosystem is what marks the path to meaningful progress in healthcare.

This is Favorable Environments, a podcast sponsored by the USD Discovery District.

“I am mindful that scientific achievement is rooted in the past, is cultivated to full stature by many contemporaries and flourishes only in favorable environment.” - Ernest O. Lawrence. Ernest Lawrence was an American nuclear physicist and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939 for his invention of the cyclotron. He was born and educated in South Dakota. In 2023, he was portrayed in the Christopher Nolan film, 'Oppenheimer,' which explores the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the development of the atomic bomb, a project to which Lawrence significantly contributed.

EPISODE LINKS:

Ori Biotech: https://oribiotech.com/

USD Discovery District: https://www.usddiscovery.com/