from Dreamers to Disruptors

from Dreamers to Disruptors

By: Medidata

Language: en

Categories: Health, Fitness, Medicine, Technology

This is a call to the world’s visionaries who made waves. The ones who gave themselves the green light to turn bold dreams into disruptive realities and shake up the status quo. Hear straight from industry leaders across tech, healthcare, and life sciences as they share their stories and innovations with us. This is from Dreamers to Disruptors, a podcast by Medidata.

Episodes

How Drug Repurposing Unlocks New Uses for Existing Medicines: Every Cure’s David Fajgenbaum
Dec 15, 2025

David Fajgenbaum’s relationship to drug repurposing is personal, professional, and one of the most inspiring stories in modern medicine. Diagnosed with Castleman disease and running out of treatment options, David used his research skills to identify an existing drug that saved his life.

Join David and Medidata CEO Anthony Costello to explore the origins of Every Cure—and how David’s experience became the seed for a nonprofit that uncovers life-changing uses for treatments already approved for other conditions. Discover Every Cure’s innovative approaches to data, the scope of unmet needs across healthcare, and how pharmace...

Duration: 00:48:33
The Challenges of Clinical Trial Digitization and The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) Mission: Jennifer Goldsack
Nov 11, 2025

Jennifer Goldsack has made it her mission to push the boundaries of how technology can enhance healthcare. As founder and CEO of the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe), she supports digital innovators exploring new ways to deliver better outcomes for patients everywhere.

Jennifer and Medidata CEO Anthony Costello explore how clinical trials once led the way in life sciences digitization, why they’re falling behind, and how we can get our industry back on track.

Join them to discover how Jennifer is promoting innovation and making smarter use of clinical data, as well as her personal st...

Duration: 00:55:43
Patient-centric Clinical Trials, from Sign-up to Treatment: IQVIA’s Tracy Mayer
Oct 13, 2025

Patient-centric trials are essential for the future of clinical development, but there are hurdles to overcome. The industry must adapt to the needs and preferences of patients, incorporate high-quality data, and embrace innovative technology so patients and trials can thrive together.

IQVIA is leading the healthcare industry with its unparalleled management of clinical data. SVP, Data Sciences, Safety and Medical Writing Tracy Mayer sits down with Medidata CEO Anthony Costello to explore the growth of patient-centric trials and the adoption of AI that have made this growth possible.

Join Tracy and Anthony to discover the...

Duration: 00:39:55
Prescription Digital Therapeutics, from Trials to Treatment: Click Therapeutics’ David Benshoof Klein
Sep 15, 2025

Digital therapeutics are poised to transform healthcare as we know it, delivering Software-Enhanced Drugs™ to patients that extend and expand on traditional treatments, as well as valuable data and new commercial opportunities to pharmaceutical companies.

Click Therapeutics is a leading light in prescription digital therapeutics, and CEO David Benshoof Klein’s insights into their design and implementation are second to none. He joins Medidata Solutions’ CEO Anthony Costello to explore the growth of evidence-based, Software-Enhanced Drugs™ and the art of creating effective technologies that change lives.

Join David and Anthony to explore the vast potential of digit...

Duration: 00:57:57
AI Ethics, Patient Recruitment, and a New Vision for Clinical Data: Arnaub Chatterjee
Aug 12, 2025

When it comes to understanding the application and potential of AI in clinical trials, you’re unlikely to find a greater expert than Arnaub Chatterjee, Datavant’s GM and president, life sciences, ecosystem and public sector.

Arnaub has experience working for private companies, the US government, and as a teacher at Harvard Medical School, giving him unparalleled insight into the AI technologies reshaping study design and helping us to draw valuable insights from the vast amounts of data captured by healthcare organizations.

Join Arnaub and Medidata CEO Anthony Costello as they take a deep dive into...

Duration: 00:43:56
AI, Decentralized Clinical Trials, and Paving the Way for New Technologies in Pharma: Marisa Co
Jul 14, 2025

Marisa Co has built a career based on intimate knowledge of every aspect of the pharmaceutical industry, giving her unparalleled insight into clinical trials and how to drive change in life sciences. Alongside senior roles at some of the biggest names in healthcare, her participation in the launch of Mytrus paved the way for decentralized clinical trials (DCTs).

Join Marisa and Medidata CEO Anthony Costello as they dive into the technologies that enable DCTs to give patients ownership of their clinical trial journeys, and the AI boom that is transforming every aspect of clinical research.

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Duration: 00:48:23
Alzheimer’s Treatments, Dementia Early Detection, and the Future of Central Nervous System Research: Brad O’Connor
Jun 16, 2025

As life expectancy increases and survival rates for cancer and heart disease improve, central nervous system (CNS) conditions are increasingly becoming a focus in healthcare. The search to treat Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia grows every day as more people feel their impact.

Cogstate CEO Brad O’Connor has over 20 years of experience driving his company to expand our collective knowledge and ability to detect CNS diseases as we work towards a cure for dementia. He and Medidata CEO Anthony Costello explore this critical and challenging area of clinical research, plus the strides being made...

Duration: 00:45:14
Women’s Health, Digital Therapeutics, and Driving Change in Pharma: Jessica Federer
May 10, 2025

As Bayer’s first Chief Digital Officer, Jessica Federer is a true pioneer in life sciences. An early driver of digital transformation in clinical research and a champion for women’s health, she has a unique grasp on the challenges we face, and the opportunities waiting to be realized.

Listen as Medidata CEO Anthony Costello sits down with Jessica to explore her exceptional career, from her work to uplift women’s voices in the industry and tackle gender-based inequalities in healthcare, to the potential of AI, digital therapeutics, and other emerging technologies.

Jessica shares her insigh...

Duration: 00:44:06