Building a Global Hub for Advanced Therapies with Anji Miller

“Advanced cell and gene therapies are revolutionizing how to approach and treat a wide range of diseases.”
There are few things (if any) more impactful than transforming healthcare for millions of patients, including those with rare and life-threatening diseases. Today’s guest is Anji Miller, and as the Senior Business Manager in the technology transfer team at LifeArc and Skills Lead for the Innovation Hubs for Gene Therapies, she is at the forefront of that transformation.
In this episode, Anji talks about the various challenges involved in building a global hub for advanced therapies, the importance of fostering cross-sector collaboration in the space, how she is working towards enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion so that everybody has access to the care they need, and lots more!
During the course of Anji’s impressive career, she has played a pivotal role in identifying, cultivating, funding, and commercializing early-stage healthcare technologies, so as you can imagine, this conversation is filled to the brim with invaluable insights that you don’t want to miss out on hearing!
In This Episode:
[00:25] The huge investment that has been made to establish a network of gene therapy innovation hubs in the UK.
[01:41] Introducing Anji Miller, Senior Business Manager in the technology transfer team at LifeArc and Skills Lead for the Innovation Hubs for Gene Therapies.
[02:57] Progress that has taken place in the field of advanced therapies in recent years.
[05:47] Some of the major challenges that come with working in the advanced therapies field.
[14:06] The motivation behind creating the Innovation Hubs for Gene Therapies.
[16:34] Keys to fostering collaboration between the many different players involved in the advanced therapies space.
[19:45] Navigating the complex regulatory environment of the advanced therapies space.
[24:21] IP challenges to expect in the advanced therapies space and advice for how to deal with them.
[29:47] Work that Anji is doing to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the advanced therapies space and why this is so important.
[35:30] How the LifeArc Philanthropic Fund works and the impact it has had.
[37:53] The transformative potential of the Innovation Hubs.
[40:15] Anji’s hope for the future of the Innovation Hubs.
[43:32] Characteristics that make for a successful career in the advanced therapies or technology transfer space.
Resources:
Anji Miller on LinkedIn ( / anji-miller-ph-d-clp-r... )
LifeArc (www.lifearc.org/)
Innovation Hubs for Gene Therapies (www.genetherapyhubs.uk/)