Trending Health

In this special episode of Trending Health, Mindy McGrath and Karen Baldry explore how recent changes across the U.S. federal health agencies and policies from the new administration are impacting the life sciences and biotech industry compounding with other pressures like the IRA, tariffs, and budget constraints. From launch delays at the FDA to supply chain strain and evolving patient access challenges, Mindy and Karen provide strategic considerations for commercial leaders as they navigate these shifts and uncertainties.   To learn more about how we can help your team with scenario planning and navigating these strategic decisions, reach out to . Check out our recent insights for more information: U.S. Federal Health Agency Layoffs Pose Strategic Risk and Disruption to Life Sciences & The Case for Strategic Transformation: An Executive Conversation with Vynamic’s Leaders    Podcast Tags: healthcare, life sciences, public health, life sciences trends, healthcare strategy, health innovation    Panel – Mindy McGrath, Karen Baldry  Research & Production – Mindy McGrath, Karen Baldry, Everly Petruzzelli  Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki   

Healthcare providers (HCPs) are busier and more overwhelmed than ever before, meaning the customer experience can no longer be an afterthought—it must be a strategic priority. In this Trending Health episode, Everly is joined by Raina Dhir & Colleen Lawlor to tackle a challenge every launch team faces—how to break through the noise and truly connect with HCPs at launch. Raina, Colleen, and Everly explore strategies for creating personalized, high-impact HCP experiences to truly enable leaders to differentiate their launches.To learn more about how we can help your team, reach out to colleen.lawlor@vynamic.com and raina.dhir@vynamic.com. Check out our recent Omnichannel Insight on our website for more information: From strategy to execution: Delivering an omnichannel transformation – Vynamic LLC Podcast Tags: healthcare, life sciences, product launch, product launch trends, life sciences trends, launch excellence, customer engagement, customer experience Panel –Everly Petruzzelli, Colleen Lawlor, Raina Dhir Research & Production – Julia Morrison, Adrea Cope, Everly Petruzzelli  Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki For additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com.

In today’s fast-paced environment of product launch, planning and preparation aren’t just important—they are essential to launch success. In our second episode of the Trending Health Product Launch Series, Everly is joined by two more Vynamic Launch Leaders, Christina and Swathi, as they explore critical launch readiness tools and key considerations to ensure launch teams, processes, and crucial systems are well prepared, tested, and ready for launch.  To learn more about how we can help your team to become launch ready or to conduct a mock launch, please contact christina.nikolos@vynamic.com and swathi.ramakrishnan@vynamic.com Podcast Tags: healthcare, life sciences, product launch, product launch trends, life sciences trends, launch excellence, launch readiness, mock launch, launch navigation Panel –Everly Petruzzelli, Christina Nikolos, Swathi Ramakrishnan  Research & Production – Zara Ahmad, Adrea Cope, Everly Petruzzelli  Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki For additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com.

In this Trending Health Series, Vynamic Product Launch leaders will share their experience partnering with teams across the launch journey to provide tips and tricks for leaders to consider adopting in their next launch. For this episode, Everly, Alex, and Felice dive into how companies can establish a strong foundation for their launch by embedding launch excellence into the culture and establishing flexible frameworks to enable teams to be set up for long-term success. To learn more about how we help organizations build or maintain a culture of launch excellence, reach out to  . Please check out our other Launch Excellence Insights on the Vynamic website: Embedding Launch Excellence as a Cultural Mindset & Rethinking Launch Planning: Investing Early for Launch Success – Vynamic LLC    Podcast Tags: healthcare, life sciences, product launch, product launch trends, life sciences trends, launch excellence    Panel – Everly Petruzzelli, Alex Snopko, Felice Walter  Research & Production – Julia Morrison, Adrea Cope, Everly Petruzzelli   Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki    For additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com. 

Can AI make supply chains smarter and more human? In the latest episode of our European Healthcare Innovation Roadshow, Ollie May, Dan Ahern, and Andrés Vadillo from Roche explore how AI is reshaping supply chain planning—from everyday productivity boosts to balancing resilience, cost, and culture. Andrés is sharing his own personal views, which might not necessarily reflect Roche\’s position.   Podcast Tags: AI, Healthcare Innovation, Digital Health   Panel – Ollie May, Dan Ahern, Andres Vadillo Research & Production – Dan Ahern, Andres Vadillo Recording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel Skonecki   For additional discussion, please leave a comment or contact us at TrendingHealth.com.

France is making waves in AI-driven healthcare—scaling fast, innovating boldly, and balancing Silicon Valley agility with EU oversight. But is this the winning formula? In the latest episode in our European Healthcare Innovation Roadshow series, Ollie May, Jack Young, and Nathan Carroll break it all down.Podcast Tags: AI, Healthcare Innovation, Digital HealthSource Links:Artificial intelligence in drug development | Nature MedicineUsing Artificial Intelligence to Fight Dengue | UNICEF USAFrance Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare Market AnalysisFrance leads Europe in AI innovation with 751 start-upsHealthcare innovation 2030.pdfHealthTech: French companies tap into data and AI to become world leaders in medical innovation – Bpifrance.comEthics are at the heart of France\’s digital health strategy | MobiHealthNewsThe French Health Data Hub and the German Medical Informatics Initiatives: Two National Projects to Promote Data Sharing in HealthcareHealthTech: French companies tap into data and AI to become world leaders in medical innovation – Bpifrance.comAP-HP has selected Aiforia as a partner for AI-assisted pathology image analysisAP-HP partners with Gleamer to innovate in the detection of thoracic radiological anomaliesFederated learning in healthcare: the future of collaborative clinical and biomedical researchOwkin unveils new insights into the opportunities and challenges for digital pathology and AI solutions in healthcare – OwkinOwkin launches PortrAIt, in collaboration with Gustave RoussyNew regulatory thinking is needed for AI-based personalised drug and cell therapies in precision oncology | npj Precision OncologyOwkin launches PortrAIt – a €33 million project to make France a global leader in using AI to diagnose and treat diseases – OwkinOwkin and Cerba Path collaborate to use AI to improve breast and colorectal cancer diagnosisPerceptions of artificial intelligence in healthcare: findings from a qualitative survey study among actors in FrancePerceptions of artificial intelligence in healthcare: findings from a qualitative survey study among actors in FrancePartner Spotlight: Owkin and Sanofi embrace the “golden era” of precision medicine with AIPanel – Ollie May, Jack Young, Nathan CarrollResearch & Production – Nathan CarrollRecording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel SkoneckiFor additional discussion, please leave a comment or contact us at TrendingHealth.com.

How can we drive medical innovation while keeping healthcare costs in check? In the second episode of our European Healthcare Innovation Roadshow series, Ollie and Jack are joined by special guest Rosie Beacon from Reform UK to tackle this paradox. From government-backed initiatives to real-world success stories, this episode dives into the UK’s leadership in digital and AI —and what the world can learn from it.Podcast Tags: digital health, AI, innovationSource Links:OECD Data Explorer: Government budget allocations for R&DUK Life Sciences VisionNHS Long Term Plan: Research and innovation to drive future outcomes improvementUK invests £82.6 Million to support AI in cancer care and drug discoveryTop Digital Health Trends to Watch in 2025NHS England commissions impact evaluation of virtual wardsDigital transformation in the future of UK healthcare | RSM UKPanel – Ollie May, Rosie Beacon, Jack YoungResearch & Production – Nathan CarrollRecording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel SkoneckiFor additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com.

In this episode, Ollie, Jack, and Nathan discuss the rise of Barcelona as a hotbed for Digital Health Innovation. They discuss digital health trends, how Barcelona has achieved such success, and what lessons the rest of the world can learn.Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, life sciences, health policy, public health, digital health, digital, artificial intelligence, AI, telemedicine, virtual care, electronic patient recordsSource Links:https://www.4yfn.com/news/barcelona-top-10-in-europe-and-the-middle-east-in-healthtech-investment https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/digital/en/actualidad/noticias/barcelona-ranks-5th-among-european-cities-in-investment-in-digital-health-1096812https://gkc.himss.org/news/himss-defines-digital-health-global-healthcare-industryhttps://vynamic.com/insights/creating-a-digital-therapeutics-launch-playbook/https://catalonia.com/key-industries-technologies/technologies/digital-health-in-cataloniahttps://barcelonahealthhub.com/en/news/pharmaceutical-company-gebro-pharma-and-barcelona-health-hub-to-collaborate-to-promote-innovation-in-the-field-of-digital-health/https://www.techbarcelona.com/en/angelini-pharma-se-une-a-tech-barcelona-para-impulsar-el-ecosistema-de-salud-digital/https://barcelonahealthhub.com/en/news/4yfn-interview-with-iomed/https://healthtechforward.comhttps://echalliance.com/events-health-connector/flagship-events/the-digital-health-wellness-summit-2025/https://exteriors.gencat.cat/en/actualitat/not_240506_digital_healthhttps://apiumhub.com/tech-blog-barcelona/digital-health/https://www.sjdhospitalbarcelona.org/en/news/sjd-barcelona-childrens-hospital-microsoft-are-collaborating-creation-ai-laboratory-development-digital-health-projectshttps://www.better.care/news/with-promoting-the-open-data-digital-health-platform-in-spain-better-joins-barcelona-health-hub/https://catalonia.com/w/cristian-pascual-barcelona-health-hub-barcelona-has-all-the-ingredients-to-become-one-of-the-world-s-digital-health-capitals-https://www.irsjd.org/en/news-and-events/news/811/retaining-talent-and-fostering-public-private-partnerships-some-of-the-challenges-that-is-facing-the-healthtech-sectorPanel – Ollie May, Jack Young, Nathan CarrollResearch & Production – Nathan CarrollRecording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel SkoneckiFor additional discussion, leave a comment or contact us at TrendingHealth.com.

For the final installment in Vynamic’s 2025 health industry outlook series, Jen is joined by Vynamic’s Head of Life Sciences, Karen Baldry, and Head of Life Sciences Europe, Gemma Pfister, to focus on the Life Sciences industry – the trends most impacting the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors.To learn more about Vynamic’s overall 2025 Health Industry Outlook, visit: https://vynamic.com/insights/navigating-turbulence-and-transformation-2025-health-industry-outlook/Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, life sciences, pharmaceutical, biotech, Inflation Reduction Act, product launch, direct-to-consumer, pharmacy, integrated delivery networksPanel – Karen Baldry, Gemma Pfister, Jen BurkeResearch & Production – Jen Burke, Mindy McGrathRecording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel SkoneckiFor additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com.

For the second installment in Vynamic’s 2025 health industry outlook series, Jen is joined by Vynamic’s Head of Health Services, Ryan Hummel, and Director, Vish Kaushik, to focus on the Health Services industry – the trends most impacting providers, health plans, and pharmacy. To learn more about Vynamic’s 2025 Health Industry Outlook, visit: https://vynamic.com/insights/navigating-turbulence-and-transformation-2025-health-industry-outlook/Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, health services, providers, pharmacy, PBMs, hybrid care, virtual care, value-based care, Inflation Reduction Act, AI, digital tools, next-generation medicine, drug shortages, supply chainPanel – Jen Burke, Ryan Hummel, Vish KaushikResearch & Production – Jen Burke, Mindy McGrathRecording & Editing – Mike Liberto, Rachel SkoneckiFor additional discussion, please contact us at TrendingHealth.com.