Welcome To Leading Beyond The Lab

Conversations at the cutting edge of science and leadership.

Leading Beyond the Lab is ARTO’s original podcast spotlighting the thinkers, builders, and trailblazers shaping the future of Life Sciences. From scaling biotech startups to steering global pharma, our guests share what it really takes to lead with impact.

🎙️ New episodes weekly. Watch the latest conversations below or listen on your favorite podcast platform.

Episode One: Behzad Kharabi: Biotech Executive, Clinical Development, Hematology & Oncology

In this Episode, our guest is Dr. Behzad Kharabi, a consultant and CMO of multiple biotechs. At present, Dr Kharabi is the Medical Advisor at MaaT Pharma, the leading microbiome company in oncology, and has established the most complete approach to restoring patient-microbiome symbiosis to improve survival outcomes in life-threatening diseases. Behzad is also the CMO at Tigen, a clinical-stage biotech company in the field of cell therapies to cure cancer.. Dr. Kharabi has founded his own clinical consulting company – Kharabi Consulting, aiming to provide the highest quality of clinical development support.

We discuss Behzad’s profound career beginnings, and then move into topics around becoming a successful biotech and the key lessons Behzad learnt to get to where he is today. Dr. Kharabi unveils a mix of stories and insights, including discussions about biotech success and failure, communicating with investors, recruitment in life sciences, how AI is being using in drug development, recent oncology discovery and more. This conversation applies broadly to all types of connections in the Life Sciences Industry, and aims to educate and inspire those who want to excel in leadership.