“Safety doesn't live outside of you. It's not a yellow ribbon that you wear in hospitals
that says, ‘it's patient safety week.’ It's not a sign in your office that says, ‘this is
patient safety month.’ It's a consequence of how we approach our work on a day-today and hour to hour basis. And it's by definition, therefore, an emergent property of who we are and how we engage with our work.”
Dr. Jason Campagna

With great innovation comes great responsibility especially as it pertains to developing new and emerging therapeutics, devices and treatments
–which is why we’re covering a new topic here on the show today. We’re focusing on cultivating a culture of safety.

In previous episodes of the Emerging Biotech Leader, we have talked about various types of responsibility. There’s the responsibility of managing the team. There’s the responsibility of navigating cross-functional stakeholder relationships. We’ve even
touched on the responsibility of presenting to the board. That said, today’s podcast topic of safety is just as pertinent. By textbook definition,
safety is the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.
To help us navigate this topic from the lens of the biotech sector, we have two new voices on the show: Amit Patel, Senior Vice President at SSI Strategy and Dr. Jason Campagna, Chief Medical Officer at Q32 Bio, Inc. Q32 Bio is a biotechnology company developing therapeutics targeting powerful regulators of the innate and adaptive immune systems, with the goal of re-balancing the immune system in severe autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

Our main co-host, Ramin Farhood, Sr. Vice President of Medical Affairs
Practice at SSI, also lends his thoughts, voice and observations on this topic as well. Back to our featured guest. When it comes to safety, Jason Campagna’s expertise is extensive and vast. He's been a licensed physician leader who's practiced in academic, clinical medicine and private practice. He’s held roles in hospital administration and he’s worked and served on boards in industry as well. We’re thrilled to have Jason as a guest for many reasons including the opportunity
to discuss how he prioritizes and strives to cultivate a culture of safety in any organization he leads. If the quote at the top of the page is any indication of his interview style, Jason holds no punches and offers insights that are clear, direct and compelling.