From Aha Moment To $10 Billion Biopharma

By Rob Wright, Chief Editor, Life Science Leader
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Ever have an aha moment? Then you can likely relate to the experience of Neil Kumar, Ph.D.

In 2011 he was working as a principal at Third Rock Ventures building companies within the area of genetic medicine, a job that he felt was his passion. “It’s just that we were doing it so slowly,” he shares. In this role, he saw what seemed like a plethora of innovation just sitting on academic shelves — innovations that could potentially improve the lives of patients suffering from various diseases and ailments.