Deeya Kotecha
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Stories from the history and frontier of biotechnology.

The discoveries, companies and people changing medicine.

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Episode 01Eli Lilly logo1 hr 6 min

Eli Lilly · Part one

The race to make insulin

A family firm, a scientific partnership, and the challenge of turning a life-saving discovery into a medicine that could be made at scale.

Hosted by Deeya Kotecha

  • Insulin
  • Family business
  • Manufacturing
0:00 1 hr 6 min
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Episode 02Amgen logo1 hr 5 min

Amgen

From biotech startup to big pharma

The discovery of EPO, the deals that kept a young company alive, and the blockbuster drugs that turned Amgen into a pharmaceutical giant.

Hosted by Deeya Kotecha & Rohan

  • EPO
  • Company building
  • Blockbusters
0:00 1 hr 5 min
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