In this episode, host Nicola Hill, is joined by Professor Maddie Parsons, Dean of Research Excellence Frameworks at King’s College London, and Dr Graham Price, Head of Global Clinical Development at UCB, to examine whether today’s trials are fit for tomorrow’s science.

Listen to our guests unpick the tensions in modern drug development from conservative endpoints, missed opportunities and lack of integration across clinical and scientific disciplines. Can smarter design, better data sharing, and deeper collaboration unlock the future of precision medicine?

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GL-OT-2600003 – March 2026

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Deep in the shadowy corridors of laboratories and the silent pages of medical journals, progress can falter, not for lack of brilliance, but because of the systems surrounding it. Ideas are delayed, discoveries are hidden, and bold thinking is quietly discouraged. This is Crimes Against Innovation.

Join Professor Maddie Parsons and Dr Graham Price as they go head-to-head on two major offenders in healthcare innovation. Maddie argues that playing it safe and avoiding high-risk research is suppressing transformative breakthroughs, while Graham challenges that the bigger crime is secrecy in science - a true assassin of progress.

Host Nicola Hill weighs the evidence and delivers the verdict on which of these “crimes” does the greatest damage to discovery.

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GL-OT-2600003 – March 2026

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Is scientific innovation enough to drive the future of gene therapy, or is patient engagement the missing key? Join host Nicola Hill as she explores this question with Laurence Woollard, a rare disease advocate, and UCB’s Global Patient Engagement Lead, Dr. Emma Lane. Together, they discuss the critical role of patients in co-creating therapies that meet real-world needs, the ethical challenges of gene editing, and how early collaboration can build trust and transparency. Hear real-world insights into how patient voices are reshaping R&D—and how industry can embrace this paradigm shift.

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IE-OT-2500003 – July 2025

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