High Character People Lead To Business Success
At this year’s Interphex conference, I had the opportunity to host a roundtable dinner event. The group was diverse, including readers, advertisers, and a member of our editorial advisory board, John LaMattina. By Rob Wright  Continue Reading..
A Simple Way To Improve Diversity In Clinical Trials
As I prepared to moderate a panel discussion on provider perspectives for improving diversity in clinical trials, I was reminded of the Occam’s Razor principle — “The simplest explanation for some phenomenon is more likely to be accurate than more complicated explanations. By Rob Wright  Continue Reading..
Why Reverse Innovation Is Important
Vijay Govindarajan, recently sent me a copy of his book, Reverse Innovation. I have to admit, I am a raving fan. Probably because the last two articles I wrote for Life Science Leader’s June 2012 issue focused on innovation. By Rob Wright  Continue Reading..
Leadership Lessons From HBA WOTY 2012
The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) held its 23rd annual Woman of the Year (WOTY) luncheon on May 3rd in New York City. I was impressed with last year’s event,  and I wondered if this year’s would be able to top it.  Continue Reading..
Put Your Best Foot Forward At Tradeshows
Just off the heels of attending one of the biggest life sciences industry tradeshows, Interphex, and preparing for DIA and BIO, I wanted to share some tradeshow tips. By Rob Wright  Continue Reading..
In The Unemployment Line
Layoffs are nothing new to the pharmaceutical industry. During my days in pharma, I went through re-alignments, restructurings, downsizing, right sizing, and layoffs about every 18 months. By Rob Wright  Continue Reading..
A Powerful Reminder On The Importance Of Human Touch
Research by the University of Miami’s Touch Research Institute has revealed that human touch has wide-ranging physical and emotional benefits for people of all age groups.  Continue Reading..
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How Might U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Impact Personalized Medicine
Dr. Anita Goel, M.D., Ph.D., chairman and CEO for Nanobiosym, recently called me about her current project – integrating physics, biomedicine, and nanotechnology to accelerate the FDA approval process. By Rob Wright  Continue Reading..
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The Times Are A Changin’ In Drug Development R&D
This year’s R&D Leadership Summit took place March 19 to 20 in Aventura, FL. Organized by The Conference Forum and sponsored by RPS, the focus was on driving innovation, change, and performance of drug development and discovery. By  Rob Wright  Continue Reading..
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Women In Biotech – 10 Years Young And Growing
Women In Bio (WIB) recently held its 2012 annual dinner at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C., and I was lucky enough to be invited. By  Rob Wright  Continue Reading..
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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