Bio from the Bayou

About Bio from the Bayou

Are you struggling to find investors, funding, collaborators, and strategic connections in the ever-changing world of biotech? This show empowers biotech leaders with the tools, assets, and expertise to improve healthcare outcomes. Listen to “Bio from the Bayou” to learn how to: - Expand your network - Advance your product line - Make your company thrive With over two decades of experience in biotech and business development each, hosts James Zanewicz and Elaine Hamm (from Tulane University School of Medicine) talk with their friends from the Gulf South and beyond to offer advice on networking, communication, and innovation, as well as unprecedented access to interviews with key opinion leaders in biotech. Every Wednesday, tune in to hear 15–20-minute episodes centered around solving biotech’s greatest challenges. If you’re ready to take the necessary steps towards success, start with fan-favorite Episode 58: Top Ways to Build Your Network as an Introvert in Biotech.

Publisher

Elaine Hamm

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 May 2022

Latest episode

4 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

59 of 209 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 161: How to Build a Clinical-Stage Biotech Company Without Venture Capital

   Host Elaine Hamm, PhD, interviews Nazneen Dewji, PhD, about building a clinical-stage biotech company without venture capital using non-dilutive funding.

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   28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 160: Canaan Heard

   Host Dr. Sarah Miller interviews Canaan Heard, a leading biotech investor, about navigating the venture capital landscape.

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   21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 159: Venture Philanthropy in Biotech – Investing in Innovation to Fight Blindness

   Host Elaine Hamm, PhD, interviews Rusty Kelley, PhD, MBA, about how venture philanthropy accelerates biotech innovation for fighting blindness.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 161: How to Build a Clinical-Stage Biotech Company Without Venture Capital

Published 4 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I think you will know when, you know, you have to have a certain amount of confidence in what you're doing to know that it is going to make a drug. One thing I would say is, I mean, that transition is not easy. They're two completely different cultures. Yeah, very much so. But just recently, there's a book out. It's called Dual Fluency by David Green. Okay. And I really suggest And I really think really it's required reading for any life sciences academic who's going into business. I love this. I haven't heard of this. It's just out. And what David Crean says is that it's not enough to have really great science in order to make a great business. that you have to speak both languages fluently, the language of science and the language of business. […]

Who has been a guest on Bio from the Bayou

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Nazneen Dewji
• Canaan Heard
• Rusty Kelley
• Sabrina Martucci Johnson
• Tim Coetzee

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

95

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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