Jack Scannell on drug R&D decision-making: The value of getting it right

In this episode, Dr. Jack Scannell delves into topics such as R&D productivity, decision-making, model validity, and more.

If you're looking to deepen your understanding of these areas, there's no better guide than Jack.

Jack brings a deep and holistic understanding of the biotech and pharma industry, having held a variety of roles—including being a neuroscientist, strategy consultant, investment analyst, and now the CEO of Etheros Pharmaceuticals.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:08 Guest introduction - Dr. Jack Scannell
05:46 R&D productivity from past to present to future
34:00 Decision making, model validity and quality
56:00 Practitioner's view and advice
01:04:04 Closing remarks with Jack
01:05:45 Episode summary and discussion with Martin and Simon

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Etheros Pharmaceuticals: https://etherospharma.com

Paper: Diagnosing the decline in pharmaceutical R&D efficiency Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/nrd3681

Paper: Predictive validity in drug discovery: what it is, why it matters and how to improve it Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41573-022-00552-x

Paper: When Quality Beats Quantity: Decision Theory, Drug Discovery, and the Reproducibility Crisis Link: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0147215

Paper: Performance assessment and economic analysis of a human Liver-Chip for predictive toxicology (Novel approach to DCF valuation of biopharma assets is here in Supplementary Data 2 of the paper) Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-022-00209-1

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