About the show
With Timothy Wheeler and David Tsai
This is a humanity-first exploration of what it actually takes to move medicine from promise to impact.
Before the Cure is a podcast conversation series exploring the human motivations behind today’s most meaningful advances in medicine — at a moment when scientific possibility is accelerating, but trust, access, and systems are under strain.
Each episode centers on the people driving innovation forward before outcomes are certain: clinicians, founders, caregivers, and families whose lived experience reshapes healthcare long before results arrive.
Timothy Wheeler
Documentary filmmaker/founder, Stories That Save Lives
An award-winning documentary filmmaker focused on humanizing complex science and innovation. Through Stories That Save Lives, Timothy partners with biotech teams, clinicians, and founders to help good science travel.
LinkedInDavid Tsai
Biotech operations leader, strategic advisor & patient advocate
A biotech operations leader and operator with broad experience from enrolling patients onto complex trials to leading clinical operations at small startups to large pharma — now working at the cutting edge of applied AI in drug development.
LinkedInTogether, they explore how medicines actually move from idea to impact, before the cure exists.
This is not a promotional interview.
It is a space to reflect on the motivations behind life-changing work, and the challenges overcome.
A generous human conversation — grounded in lived experience, respectful of uncertainty, and focused on the realities behind innovation.