Articles By Rob Wright, Chief Editor 2011-2021

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Leaders Don’t Puke
By Rob WrightChief Editor, Life Science Leader
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Ron Karr is a popular public speaker and business development expert. He is also the author of “Lead, Sell Or Get Out Of The Way.” He and I recently had a discussion about his book as I was interested in having him submit an article for Life Science Leader’s very popular Leadership Lessons column. By  Rob Wright  Continue Reading..
  • An Unlikely Path To The Pharma C-Suite
    2/9/2012

    Santosh Vetticaden had an unconventional approach to getting to the c-suite. With the ink barely dry on his Bachelor of Pharmacy degree, in 1980 he emigrated from India to Richmond, VA, to begin the pursuit of a Ph.D. in pharmacy and pharmaceutics. By Rob Wright, Life Science Leader magazine

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    Does Drug Delivery Partnerships Deliver?
    2/6/2012

    Las Vegas served as the host city for this year’s Drug Delivery Partnerships’ (DDP) conference. Unlike most outings to “Sin City,” when it comes to this conference, Sesha Neervannan, Ph.D., VP pharmaceutical development with Allergan (NYSE: AGN) advises that what happens in Vegas SHOULD NOT stay in Vegas, because there was too much good content at this event. I echo his sentiment. By  Rob Wright

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    Is Our Content Relevant
    1/15/2012

    Not too long ago, I was contacted by a marketing manager of one of the top CMOs. He wanted to pick my brain to help enhance the company’s knowledge of industry trends with the goal of staying ahead of the competition. By  Rob Wright

  • No Guts, No Glory
    1/12/2012

    In November I had a wonderful opportunity to participate in two end user groups as a moderator for roundtable discussions. Both were inaugural events.

  • More Conferences, Old Acquaintances
    1/12/2012

    After a short hiatus from traveling during the end of 2011, I got “back in the saddle” in January, attending two different conferences. The theme of both events revolved around getting drugs to market quicker — a consistent theme this past year and one that is sure to continue through 2012.

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    Conversation With Clinical Data Consolidation Guru
    1/8/2012

    At a number of shows this past year, I was exposed to some of the issues surrounding data. By  Rob Wright

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    Want To Develop Better Leaders
    1/2/2012

    I met one of my academic mentors, Dr. David Frew, D.B.A, while pursuing my MBA at Gannon University. His areas of expertise are management and organizational behavior and thus, why I asked him to participate as a member of Life Science Leader magazine’s editorial advisory board. By  Rob Wright

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    Ask Pharma Execs The Tough Questions
    12/27/2011

    A reader recently had this to say about one of our stories – “I’m hoping to see you ask some harder questions to the execs and how they cope with tough challenges. By  Rob Wright

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    A Novel Approach To Shortening The Drug Approval Process
    12/21/2011

    Two pharmaceutical industry stories recently caught my attention. The first involves Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: NABI) which recently announced that the company's smoking cessation vaccine NicVAX failed a second late-stage trial. By  Rob Wright

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Rob Wright

Rob Wright was chief editor of Life Science Leader magazine from 2011-2021. Prior to joining the publication, he spent nearly 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry. During his industry career, Wright conducted well over 1,000 presentations and roundtable discussions, including the facilitation of FDA-mandated clinical training programs for hundreds of licensed healthcare providers. He has chaired, moderated, and served as a speaker at industry and academic conferences, and served as co-chair for the 2015 and 2018 BIO International conference’s educational planning committee. Wright’s 500+ published articles have appeared in peer-reviewed academic journals, B2B magazines and online publications. He received a B.S. in Business Administration from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, MBA with distinction from Gannon University, and completed his doctoral coursework in marketing at Cleveland State University. He is a member of international business honor societies Sigma Beta Delta and Beta Gamma Sigma. He can be followed on Twitter @RfwrightLSL