Molecule to Market: Inside the outsourcing space

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Pharma outsourcing, from strategy to shop floor.

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Molecule to Market is a business-focused interview show about the companies behind pharma and biopharma development. Conversations move from CEO career paths to CDMO capacity, cell and gene therapy tools, regulatory consulting, and the commercial bets shaping service providers.

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About Molecule to Market: Inside the outsourcing space

Molecule to Market covers the business machinery behind pharma and biopharma development. Its focus is the outsourcing ecosystem: CDMOs, CROs, regulatory consultancies, bioproduction tool providers, and the executives trying to build durable companies in a volatile market. The conversations are detailed. They are also personable. Episodes often begin with a leader's career path, then move into the harder operating questions: what to build, where to invest, how to read customer demand, and how to stay useful when clients rationalize suppliers. Interviews move across regulatory complexity at Eloquent Life Sciences, cell and gene therapy tools at BioLife Solutions, clinical development and regulatory affairs at Accelogen, and global manufacturing strategy at SK Pharmteco. Live DCAT recordings bring a different texture. There, the show captures senior CDMO voices talking about capacity, M&A, biologics growth, bioconjugation, formulation, and the pressure to skate toward demand before the market report makes it obvious. The tone is fluent in industry language without turning into a lecture. Acronyms are part of the air. So are questions about trust, value creation, risk sharing, and client communication. The show repeatedly returns to the idea that outsourced pharma work is not just technical execution; it is relationship-heavy, capital-intensive, and shaped by timing. It also gives listeners a close look at how leaders frame their own judgment. Some episodes lean into company origin stories. Others examine second-order market effects, such as GLP-1 demand crowding out capacity for other customers. The Pulse-style episodes are more trend-led, drawing together themes heard from CEOs, advisors, and C-suite voices. Across formats, the editorial value is consistency: serious sector conversations with enough warmth to reveal the person behind the role. Molecule to Market is best for listeners already working near pharma services, biotech operations, outsourcing strategy, or industry investing. It rewards people who care about the companies that make development possible after the science leaves the lab.

Made for: Designed for pharma services operators, biotech leaders, CDMO and CRO teams, investors, consultants, and anyone tracking how outsourced drug development actually functions.

What sets it apart: The show pairs executive career stories with concrete operating detail, moving easily from regulatory complexity and cryopreservation tools to DCAT-stage debates about capacity, M&A, and market timing.

In their own words

Molecule to Market takes you inside the global pharma and biopharma outsourcing ecosystem. Each week, our host Raman Sehgal sits down with the founders, entrepreneurs, CEOs and C-suite leaders shaping the pharma services and tools that power discovery, drug development and commercialization. Listeners get real stories and practical insights from across the entire value chain, from big pharma and emerging biotechs to private equity investors, CROs, CDMOs, technology platforms and specialist consulting firms. Our host Raman is an entrepreneur, investor, bestselling author, speaker and long time industry insider. https://moleculetomarketpod.com

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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Executive interviews turn pharma outsourcing's technical shifts into clear questions about capacity, growth, partnerships and operating risk.

Molecule to Market follows the business decisions behind outsourced drug development, with Romain Segal pressing executives on where they invest, how they grow and what clients will need next.

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CDMO capacity bets become your boardroom thought experiment before the market report arrives.

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  • to hear C-suite operators explain where they'd invest when certainty is in short supply
  • to understand the picks and shovels behind cell therapies, from cryopreservation to manufacturing
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    The Indian CEO driving change

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    DCAT Live - Morgan Stanley CDMO CEO Dinner

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  3. 3

    DCAT Live Panel - Stick or Twist with Capacity in Times of Uncertainty

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    DCAT Live Panel - Stick or Twist with Capacity in Times of Uncertainty

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    From consulting stay at home dad to global CRO CEO

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  6. 6

    From big pharma manufacturing lead to CDMO CEO

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    M2M Pulse: 7 Trends CDMO You Can’t Ignore

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    25+ years & 200+ deals - meet the prolific pharma dealmaker

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    The 30-year, overnight success

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    The CDMO CEO Operator Playbook for 2026

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    The AI CEO changing pharma from the inside

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  12. 12

    CDMO & C-suite headwinds for 2026

    ·29m
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    Insights from JPM

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    CDMO C-suite optimism pulse for 2026

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    The AI entrepreneur fighting against cancer

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  17. 17

    2025 Unwrapped: Top 5 Episodes

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    M2M Monitor Special - 2026

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    The master building CEO leading Codis

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    From R&D to CRO CEO

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    M&A Roundtable Q4 2025 – Reflections and Predictions

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    From Pharma to CRO entrepreneur

    ·49m
  24. 24

    The CEO leading Ensera's evolution

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  25. 25

    CPHI 2025 wrap-up

    ·29m
  26. 26

    20 years of CPHI - Veterans Guide

    ·34m
  27. 27

    Themes from PBOA Conference 2025

    ·42m
  28. 28

    The understated CDMO CCO

    ·55m
  29. 29

    Driving growth and removing waste for big pharma

    ·59m
  30. 30

    Riding the ups and downs of entrepreneurship

    ·43m
  31. 31

    Unlocking CDMO growth via commercial excellence

    ·55m
  32. 32

    Pharma services market sentiment at the midpoint of 25

    ·53m
  33. 33

    Doc to CEO - 40 years of reinvention in biopharma

    ·56m
  34. 34

    Meet the new boss of CPHI Europe

    ·44m
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    30 years on the rollercoaster of clinical trials

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    The Indiana boy driving CGT development

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    40 years, 6 exits - a CEO addict

    ·58m
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    CDMO Live insights: Industry leaders on the future of pharma

    ·1h 16m
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    The learning curve of a biotech founder/CSO

    ·49m
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    The cancer Doc, driven by impact

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    The GM focused on inhaled & nasal drugs

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    The impact of a CEO who loves to work

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    From brink of bankruptcy to boom

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    The CEO addicted to challenge

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    The COO leveraging the ‘power of we’

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    The pharma CEO focused on US commercial growth

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  48. 48

    The Spanish solid state specialist

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    The bullish CDMO CEO making bold moves

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    Geordie lad done good in pharma

    ·57m
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    The CEO driven by lentiviral vector success

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  52. 52

    The CRDMO CEO making his luck

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    The biotech CEO focused on curing paediatric deafness

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  54. 54

    Inside the mind of the CDMO customer

    ·53m
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    The master-builder now on a cell therapy crusade

    ·49m
  56. 56

    From astrophysicist to biopharma industry leader

    ·55m
  57. 57

    From Big Pharma to Snapdragon

    ·53m
  58. 58

    The LATAM CRO Queen

    ·47m
  59. 59

    The pulse of Big Pharma CEOs

    ·56m
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    How to plan for life sciences events in 2025

    ·42m
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    Biopharma Global Supply veteran

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    Meet the healthcare futurist

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    The dynamic duo driving global growth

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    Biopharma Insights: Live from J.P. Morgan

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    The CEO making a global impact

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  66. 66

    2024 reflections and 2025 outlook in pharma services

    ·45m
  67. 67

    From questions to answers: Celebrating 200 episodes

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    Charles River's lifelong CDMO leader

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    The pharma ingredients disruptor

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    Baking success to IQVIA exit

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  71. 71

    The biotech-MedTech CEO tackling obesity

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  72. 72

    Delhi boy, done good

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  73. 73

    Meet the Top Gun CDMO Maverick

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  74. 74

    Tasty Topics: Navigating Novo Nordisk’s Acquisition of Catalent

    ·19m
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    Pfizer's retired manufacturing veteran

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    Reimagining drug development

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  77. 77

    A lifetime of drug hunting

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    The pink-haired CEO

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    The Harvard spin-out disrupting drug discovery

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    The rare disease champion

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    The VC Biotech investor

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    The diamond in the rough

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    One-hour special - The President of the PBOA

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    The puzzle-solving CEO

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    Summer sentiment: A life science industry check-in & where you'll find me

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    Pivoting to partnership success in clinical trial

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    A Sterling, CDMO leader

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    AI as a force for good in drug development

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    Harnessing tech to improve the economics of making medicine

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    Tasty Topics: Addressing the potential impact of the BIOSECURE Act

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    Becoming...a world class scientific leader

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    Mission-driven doctor, inventor & entrepreneur

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    The boomerang boy impacting gene therapies

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    Taking on the biologics CDMOs from down under

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    A true nerd of CGT

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    The virtual and decentralized clinical trials specialists

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    Jumping into CDMO after a lifetime as a sponsor

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    Zero to a billion... A CDMO original - part 2

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    The People-first CEO of FUJIFILM Biotechnologies

    Roman Segal interviews Lars Peterson, CEO of Fujifilm Biotechnologies, about his people-first leadership approach and the company's role in the pharma and biopharma ecosystem.

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    The CEO driving change at Curia

    CEO Phil McNabb discusses his leadership at Curia, a major CDMO, and his background in healthcare and PE.

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    The unconventional CEO

    Hidden gem

    Interview with Tim Dietlein, CEO of Eluent Life Sciences, discussing his career and the pharma services industry.

    Apr 17, 2026·46m·2 clips
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    The Indiana boy driving CGT development

    Hidden gem

    Roman Seagal interviews Sean Werner, Chief Technology Officer at BioLife Solutions, about cell and gene therapy tools, cryopreservation, and biopharma development.

    Apr 10, 2026·47m·3 clips
  103. 103

    DCAT Live - Morgan Stanley CDMO CEO Dinner

    Hidden gem

    Molecule to Market host Romain Tagal interviews Catalent CEO Alessandro Maselli and Simtra Biopharma Solutions CEO Franco Negron at the Morgan Stanley CDMO CEO Dinner during DCAT.

    Apr 3, 2026·46m·3 clips
  104. 104

    DCAT Live Panel - Stick or Twist with Capacity in Times of Uncertainty

    Hidden gem

    Host Romantical introduces a live panel recorded at DCAT discussing capacity decisions in times of uncertainty within the pharma services industry.

    Mar 30, 2026·52m·2 clips
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    DCAT Live Panel - Stick or Twist with Capacity in Times of Uncertainty

    Host Romantical introduces a live panel recorded at DCAT about managing capacity in uncertain times, with a recap of a networking event.

    Mar 27, 2026·52m
  106. 106

    From consulting stay at home dad to global CRO CEO

    Host Romantic Al interviews Greg Plunkett, founder and CEO of Accelogen, about his journey from consulting to leading a global CRO in the pharma services industry.

    Mar 20, 2026·57m
  107. 107

    From big pharma manufacturing lead to CDMO CEO

    Host Romance Gal interviews Jorg Algrim, CEO of SK Pharmteco, about the pharma and biopharma outsourcing ecosystem.

    Mar 13, 2026·53m
  108. 108

    M2M Pulse: 7 Trends CDMO You Can’t Ignore

    Hidden gem

    GLP-1 demand is crowding out other CDMO clients, and J.D. Mary compares it to a longer-running vaccine boom.

    Mar 6, 2026·26m·1 clip
  109. 109

    25+ years & 200+ deals - meet the prolific pharma dealmaker

    Feb 27, 2026·49m
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    The 30-year, overnight success

    Hidden gem

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    Feb 20, 2026·46m·3 clips
  111. 111

    The CDMO CEO Operator Playbook for 2026

    Feb 13, 2026·34m
  112. 112

    The AI CEO changing pharma from the inside

    Feb 6, 2026·55m
  113. 113

    CDMO & C-suite headwinds for 2026

    Jan 30, 2026·29m
  114. 114

    Insights from JPM

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  115. 115

    CDMO C-suite optimism pulse for 2026

    Jan 16, 2026·32m
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  117. 117

    25+ years as pharma-focused PE fund

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  118. 118

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    Doctor Entrepreneur who pulled off a $1.4b exit

    Dec 19, 2025·57m
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    M2M Monitor Special - 2026

    Dec 12, 2025·25m
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    The master building CEO leading Codis

    Dec 5, 2025·50m
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    From R&D to CRO CEO

    Nov 28, 2025·50m
  123. 123

    M&A Roundtable Q4 2025 – Reflections and Predictions

    Nov 21, 2025·1h 13m
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    From Pharma to CRO entrepreneur

    Nov 14, 2025·49m
  125. 125

    The CEO leading Ensera's evolution

    Nov 7, 2025·56m
  126. 126

    CPHI 2025 wrap-up

    Oct 31, 2025·29m
  127. 127

    20 years of CPHI - Veterans Guide

    Host Romain Al announces his appearances at CPHI Frankfurt and previews a special episode focused on the pharma and biopharma ecosystem.

    Oct 24, 2025·34m
  128. 128

    Themes from PBOA Conference 2025

    Oct 21, 2025·42m
  129. 129

    The understated CDMO CCO

    Oct 17, 2025·55m
  130. 130

    The CEO driving change at Curia

    Oct 10, 2025·45m
  131. 131

    The People-first CEO of FUJIFILM Biotechnologies

    Oct 3, 2025·53m
  132. 132

    Driving growth and removing waste for big pharma

    Sep 26, 2025·59m
  133. 133

    Riding the ups and downs of entrepreneurship

    Sep 19, 2025·43m
  134. 134

    Unlocking CDMO growth via commercial excellence

    Sep 12, 2025·55m
  135. 135

    Pharma services market sentiment at the midpoint of 25

    Sep 5, 2025·53m
  136. 136

    Doc to CEO - 40 years of reinvention in biopharma

    Aug 29, 2025·56m
  137. 137

    Meet the new boss of CPHI Europe

    Aug 21, 2025·44m
  138. 138

    30 years on the rollercoaster of clinical trials

    Aug 15, 2025·53m
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    The rain-making, 2X exit founder

    Aug 8, 2025·57m
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    The Indian CEO driving change

    Aug 1, 2025·51m
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    40 years, 6 exits - a CEO addict

    Jul 25, 2025·58m
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    CDMO Live insights: Industry leaders on the future of pharma

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    The learning curve of a biotech founder/CSO

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    The cancer Doc, driven by impact

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    The GM focused on inhaled & nasal drugs

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    The impact of a CEO who loves to work

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    The CEO addicted to challenge

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    The COO leveraging the ‘power of we’

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