Articles By Rob Wright, Chief Editor 2011-2021

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How To Be A Great Presenter Like Steve Jobs
Throughout my career I have the opportunity to attend conferences, tradeshows, shareholder meetings and the like. What has always struck me is the dichotomy which exists in peoples’ presentation skills. By  Rob Wright  Continue Reading..
  • Unloading A Core Asset
    10/4/2011

    The other day I received a phone call from a CEO of a pharmaceutical company. During our conversation this person mentioned they were in the process of unloading a non-core asset. By  Rob Wright

  • Sometimes It's Hot When It's Freezing
    10/3/2011

    IQPC’s 9th Annual Cold Chain & Temperature Management Global Forum is a conference focused on keeping pharmaceutical and biological products cool. By  Rob Wright

  • Higher Ed Hypocrisy In Policy Implementation
    9/27/2011

    I recently read a story about industry support for continuing medical education (CME) dropping for the third consecutive year. To this I say, “Well it’s about time. By  Rob Wright

  • Yo Adrian! – The Disruptive Innovation Event Was A Knockout
    9/20/2011

    Philadelphia has a history of being the place where dreams become reality. Home to the signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and fictional boxing legend Rocky Balboa, Philly can now lay claim to yet another success — The Conference Forum’s Disruptive Innovation in Clinical Trials. By  Rob Wright

  • Virtual Varmints
    9/5/2011

    Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee are developing virtual varmints for disease research. By  Rob Wright

  • Keys To Corporate Excellence
    8/30/2011

    For the past few weeks I have been reading “Corporate Excellence” by Dr. Jim Harris over lunch. It won’t take you a couple of weeks, as it is only 128 pages and well worth reading. By  Rob Wright

  • Succeed Through Freedom Of Choice
    8/24/2011

    I usually like to post a blog about a book once I have finished reading it. However, I was reading “Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals” by Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D., and I got to an interesting section I felt compelled to share. By  Rob Wright

  • China's Biotech Boom – One Person's Answer To Corporate Grief
    8/18/2011

    A couple of Fridays ago, I got a call from an executive who left Big Pharma for less money to join BeiGene, a China-based biotech company. By  Rob Wright

  • Irritating Business Buzzwords
    8/16/2011

    I was reading an e-book recently and it got me to thinking about the variety of buzzwords and phrases which business executives consistently adopt and incorporate into their vocabulary. 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