How Academia and Industry Intersect to Improve Oncology Research and Patient Care: With D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD; and Tim Eisen, MB BChir, PhD

How This Is Building Me, hosted by world-renowned oncologist D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, is a podcast focused on the highs and lows, ups and downs of all those involved with cancer, cancer medicine, and cancer science across the full spectrum of life’s experiences.

In this episode, Dr Camidge sat down with Tim Eisen, MB BChir, PhD, the franchise head of GU Oncology at Roche, as well as a professor of medical oncology at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

Drs Camidge and Eisen discussed Dr Eisen's dual career in academia and industry. Growing up in London, he pursued medicine, excelling in cell pathology at University College London, and later specialized in oncology at Cambridge. He joined Roche in 2020. Dr Eisen emphasized the importance of aligning academic and clinical strengths, advocating for industry experience to enhance drug development. He aims to foster interfaces between academia and industry, ensuring sustainable health research and training the next generation of drug developers.