CEO Corner
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What I Learned As A Teacher That Made Me A Better Leader
4/1/2021
Before I started my career in the pharmaceutical industry, I was a chemistry and biology teacher. While my days in the classroom now feel like a lifetime ago, a day rarely passes that I don't draw upon the range of skills I honed back then.
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Never Let Success Go To Your Head — Or Failure Get To Your Heart
3/1/2021
We all know most biotech ventures end in failure, but this does not make it any easier when you experience one, especially as a CEO.
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How Small Patient Advocacy Groups Can Help Advance Drug Development
2/1/2021
Working with large disease societies/organizations can streamline industry efforts to engage with specific patient groups, which can be especially beneficial when developing therapies in larger indications.
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Bringing Global Business Perspectives To An Entrepreneurial Startup
2/1/2021
Entrepreneurs and leaders who can create and implement the needed foundational cultural elements are the ones who find success.
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Benefits Of Beantown Biotech And Lessons For Life Science Leaders
1/4/2021
I have had the opportunity to experience and contribute to the thriving life sciences industry in Massachusetts, and I can say that it has all of the components needed to ultimately bring new treatments forward for patients.
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The Role Of Failure In Innovation
10/30/2020
Being an innovator is not for the faint of heart. Failure is a natural part of the innovation process, and you need to be comfortable with it and embrace it.
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Key Learnings While Forging A Partnership In Unprecedented Times
10/30/2020
My 25+ years in this industry have provided me with unique insights into partnership development strategy and how to leverage this knowledge even amidst a global pandemic.
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Hiring C-Suite Leadership During The Pandemic
10/1/2020
We have continued to recruit senior leadership and board members during these difficult times, and we are seeing new interviewing and hiring practices evolve. Here are a few of our lessons we’ve learned.
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How The Right Culture Leads To Highly Productive Teams
10/1/2020
“Culture” has gone from being a buzzword to a commonplace term in the last several years, and if a company isn’t careful, it can become almost meaningless as it's tossed around in documents and HR discussions.
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Moving From Crisis To Lasting Change
9/1/2020
Our industry has an opportunity — an obligation really — to harness and improve upon the efforts made over the last few months to formalize a new operating model utilizing all of the clinical, digital, and pharmacological tools at our disposal to raise the standard of care for people well into the future.