Articles By Rob Wright, Chief Editor 2011-2021
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![ManAnnouncing]( "It’s Time We Ready Americans For The COVID-19 Long Haul")
It’s Time We Ready Americans For The COVID-19 Long Haul7/15/2020Rob Wright issues a call to action to everyone connected to the biopharmaceutical industry, recommending they begin communicating the realities of developing and distributing a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this year.
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![Bioeclipse_450x300.jpg]( "A Small Biopharma’s View Of Working With CROs")
A Small Biopharma’s View Of Working With CROs7/1/2020Running a clinical-stage oncology biopharma with only five employees means you quickly learn a thing or two about the value of outsourcing services. For Pamela Contag, Ph.D., cofounder and CEO of BioEclipse Therapeutics, those learnings have led to her company using five CROs for the company’s lead investigational candidate.
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![Feature_Aligos_450x300.jpg]( "Aligos Therapeutics — The Next Step Of Lawrence Blatt’s Entrepreneurial Expedition")
Aligos Therapeutics — The Next Step Of Lawrence Blatt’s Entrepreneurial Expedition7/1/2020Lawrence Blatt, Ph.D., cofounder and CEO of Aligos Therapeutics, discusses the entrepreneurial journey that took him from startup, to Big Pharma, back to startup.
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![Feature_Cognoa_450x300.jpg]( "Building A Digital Therapeutics Company")
Building A Digital Therapeutics Company7/1/2020Brent Vaughan talks about the differences between building a biotech and building a digital therapeutics company.
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![Rob Wright 2017]( "What’s With All The Stuff On Corporate Culture?")
What’s With All The Stuff On Corporate Culture?7/1/2020If you found a moment of tranquility during the lockdown of this pandemic, then you may have started to reflect on what’s really important — at home and the office. I recently found myself pondering the concept of corporate culture.
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![AndrewSkiboLN]( "Readying For A Virtual Fireside Chat With A Biomanufacturing Icon")
Readying For A Virtual Fireside Chat With A Biomanufacturing Icon6/25/2020Biomanufacturing icon Andy Skibo, and Life Science Leader chief editor Rob Wright, on topics and planning for upcoming fireside chat at the American Biomanufacturing Summit 2020 that has now gone virtual.
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![BIOlogovertical2017]( "BIO Digital Makes The Best Of A Bad COVID-19 Situation")
BIO Digital Makes The Best Of A Bad COVID-19 Situation6/15/2020Life Science Leader’s Rob Wright provides perspective on BIO Digital 2020, and a recommendation for the session every BIO Digital registered attendee should make time to attend.
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![Biosimilars Sandoz Carol Lynch_450x300.jpg]( "A Chat On Biosimilars With Sandoz’s U.S. President Carol Lynch")
A Chat On Biosimilars With Sandoz’s U.S. President Carol Lynch6/1/2020Carol Lynch, president of Sandoz U.S. and head of North America, fields biosimilars-related questions from the audience at the 2020 BIO CEO & Investor Conference.
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![Feature BioNTech Ugur Sahin_450x300.jpg]( "How One Professor Built Two Billion-Dollar Biotechs")
How One Professor Built Two Billion-Dollar Biotechs6/1/2020Professor Ugur Sahin, M.D., Ph.D. never wanted to be an entrepreneur. Yet, today he’s the cofounder and CEO of BioNTech, a publicly traded German biotech aspiring to develop individualized cancer medicines. It was a surprising career path switch.
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