Ian Simon | When following the science isn’t enough: risk, communication, and the future of biotechnology | TPM podcast #52
From Talking Precision Medicine by Genialis
December 12, 2025 · 40 min · Season 8 · Episode 11
About this episode
Ian Simon discusses the intersection of biotechnology, public health, and the impact of AI on science.
In this episode, I’m joined by my longtime friend Ian Simon , Head of Biotechnology at Aspis Intelligence. Ian’s path runs from grad school vaccine research at Yale to senior roles at the White House, HHS, NIH, the State Department, and the Office of Long Covid. We talk about de-risking young biotech companies, what Covid taught us about science and public health, and how new technologies like AI might change how we do science altogether. TPM E52 highlights > Episode 52 links: Ian Simon on LinkedIn Aspis Intelligence
People in this episode
Guest: Ian Simon
Topics covered
- biotechnology
- public health
- AI in science
- Covid-19
- risk communication
- de-risking biotech
Keywords
- biotechnology
- public health
- AI
- Covid-19
- risk communication
- de-risking
- vaccine research
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Aspis Intelligence, Yale, White House, HHS, NIH, State Department, Office of Long Covid
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