S3e01 Life Changing Innovation with Paul Peter Tak, CEO of Candel Therapeutics

S3e01 Life Changing Innovation with Paul Peter Tak, CEO of Candel Therapeutics

April 25, 2025 · 58 min · Season 3 · Episode 1

About this episode

Dr. Paul Peter Tak shares his journey and insights on transforming cancer treatment through innovative leadership at Candel Therapeutics.

Launching Season 3 of the Mindful Leadership Podcast featuring stories of inspirational leaders who do different things differently! Our inaugural guest on Season 3 is Dr Paul Peter Tak , who is dramatically changing the life of CANCER patients through transformative NEW medicines‼️ He is the CEO of Candel Therapeutics. He is a visionary, a physician, a scientist, an academic, a F500 pharma leader, AND a serial biotech entrepreneur. He has published >600 papers and been cited 100,000+ times‼️ Phew‼️😰 In this episode, we dig into: ✅ His story and what has shaped him ✅ The moment that changed his life forever, and inspired him to be a doctor ✅ The mentor whose advice changed the trajectory of his career ✅ What made him move from being in celebrity in academia to GSK ✅ Why he chose to take a chance on Candel ✅ What drives him. A glimpse into his Purpose ✅ How Candel almost got delisted from NASDAQ‼️ ✅ Candel’s turnaround story (truly remarkable!) ✅ The impact - through the lens of patient stories ✅ Biases in medicine (❗️) ✅ A leadership lesson he learnt the hard way ✅ A failure he is proud of and many more great Rapid Fire questions ‼️ ✅ His Mindful Leadership Challenge of the…

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