Development and Research

About Development and Research

The clinical trials process is broken. It is unbelievably expensive and slow: it takes more than ten years and a billion dollars to get a typical drug approved. Join Ross Rheingans-Yoo on Development & Research—a new video series on fixing drug development, with new episodes on some Tuesdays.

Publisher

Ross Rheingans-Yoo

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 May 2025

Latest episode

20 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Aug 2025

   Drugs that work for everyone — with Mark Dybul

   Host [Host Name] interviews Ambassador Mark Dybul about how global health investments drive economic growth and improve drug development for all.

2. 

   31 Jul 2025

   Fighting bacteria with viruses — with Jessica Sacher

   Host [Host Name] interviews Stanford phage biologist Jessica Sacher about using natural viruses to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria, revealing the potential of phage therapy in modern medicine.

3. 

   15 Jul 2025

   Can public health make a profit? — with Charlie Petty

   Host [Host Name] interviews Charlie Petty, Managing Director at Global Health Investment Corporation, about profitable investments in developing world health solutions.

4. 

   24 Jun 2025

   Drugs Cheaper Than Beer — with Brian Finrow

   Brian Finrow, CEO of Lumen Bioscience, discusses producing drugs in algae as a safer and more cost-effective alternative to traditional methods, in this interview.

5. 

   13 May 2025

   Meri Beckwith: How not to waste a billion dollars (on your clinical trial)

   Clinical researcher Meri Beckwith shares insights on avoiding costly mistakes in clinical trials.

6. 

   8 May 2025

   Development And Research Trailer

   Samuel Cottrell explores innovative approaches to clinical trials in this trailer for the "Development and Research" video series.

Who has been a guest on Development and Research

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

• Mark Dybul
• Jessica Sacher
• Charlie Petty
• Brian Finrow
• Meri Beckwith

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

1,410

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100

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

Quality

19

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.