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The pharma industry doesn’t have always have the best image in the eyes of the public, despite conducting lifesaving research. It has often been said that pharma can do a better job of telling its story – and what better place to do that than in a bar? “Two Scientists Walk Into a Bar” is a new podcast series developed by Genentech where scientists from the company team discuss what they do in the lab and why it matters. According to Robin Snyder, director of science communications at Genentech and the creator of the podcast, the aim is to give “listeners the sense that they’re eavesdropping on some brainiacs ‘talking shop’ over cocktails in a bar”. There will be eight episodes in the first season, with topics ranging from cancer to pain to superbugs.

“We see this podcast as a way to bring science to life and to convey what science means to us. The topics are serious, but the tone of the discussion is breezy, even a little irreverent at times, which is why it’s set in a bar,” says Snyder. “We hope that the scientific community in both industry and academia find it informative and entertaining, but we also hope that it helps bring the excitement of scientific inquiry and drug discovery to non-scientists.”