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If You Want To Recruit Top Talent – Take A Personal Approach
I recently interviewed two executives for stories in Life Science Leader magazine. Both had something in common to which they attribute their success – surrounding themselves with top talent. By  Rob Wright  Continue Reading..
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I Have A Dream: Celebrate Gender Differences And Eliminate Stereotypes
Following the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association’s Woman of the Year award, I received a variety of emails about two blog posts I wrote, “The Pink Male Elephant in the Room” and “Why the HBA Women of the Year Award is a Big Deal”. By  Rob Wright  Continue Reading..
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Gender Diversity Of Your Board – A Best Business Practice
I recently posted a blog entitled “The Pink Elephant in the Room.” This generated a substantial amount of email responses. By  Rob Wright  Continue Reading..
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Pharmaceutical Marketing - Go Back to the Drawing Board
I recently got an email from Mike Myatt, leadership expert and author. During a recent trip, Mike must have seen one too many Viagra TV commercials while waiting at the airport. With his permission, I wanted to publish what he wrote, and provide some additional background surrounding pharmaceutical industry marketing practices. By  Rob Wright  Continue Reading..
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A Review Of The 2011 Post-Approval Summit
There is an enormous amount of data generated by post-approval research, but one of the nagging questions is: how can researchers get even more, better data and refine it into information that plays a role in decision-making by regulators, biopharma, physicians, insurers, and patients, ultimately improving health outcomes? Speakers at the two-day Post-Approval Summit in Boston (www.postapproval.com) shared a myriad of ways in which they were...  Continue Reading..
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Ten Rules for Strategic Innovation
At the 2011 Partnerships in Clinical Trials Show I met Vijay Govindarajan, professor of international business at Dartmouth and author. He shared with me some of his thoughts on innovation. By  Rob Wright  Continue Reading..
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AAPS San Francisco – Up Close And Personal
The 2011 AAPS National Biotechnology Conference was held May 16 to 18 at the Hilton San Francisco, Union Square. Unlike other meetings where I try to sit in on sessions to learn what is going on in the industry, for this one, I opted to spend most of my time in the exhibit hall.  Continue Reading..
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Why The HBA Women Of The Year Award Is A Big Deal
On Thursday, May 5, 2011, the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) celebrated its Woman of the Year Award (WOTY) via a luncheon in New York City.  Continue Reading..
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The Circle Of Influence
A couple of months ago I wrote a blog about social media (SM), whereby I pointed out my SM inadequacies. I have been making a concerted effort to improve my SM knowledge base and use of this communication tool. By  Rob Wright  Continue Reading..
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The Pink Male Elephant In The Room
Since becoming the chief editor of Life Science Leader magazine, I have had the opportunity to attend a variety of trade shows and conferences. Several things have become apparent to me.  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