Obsidian Therapeutics has named Paul Wotton as CEO. The appointment gives Obsidian a full-time CEO following a period in which Michael Gilman helmed the biotech while also running Arrakis Therapeutics.

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Life science-focused venture capital firms Atlas Venture, F-Prime Capital, RA Capital Management, and Osage University Partners (OUP) have partnered to create Science2Startup (S2S)™, an invitation-only symposium aimed at strengthening connections between biotech investors and therapeutics researchers at the world’s top academic research institutions. S2S will take place on April 23, 2019, in Cambridge at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

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Every morning before I go to work, I review my calendar for the day. This gets me into the right frame of mind and helps me set my priorities. On Thursday, January 3, 2019, I reviewed my schedule and saw that I had a clear calendar: dermatologist appointment, management team meeting, and nothing else.

This blog was written by Tariq Kassum, COO of Obsidian Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC.

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The predictions around the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) have been broad reaching but it’s clear that not everyone is convinced and the trajectory of the current AI hype cycle feels downwards.

This blog was written by Jonathan Montagu, CEO and founder of HotSpot Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC.

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Atlas Venture portfolio companies have been busy recruiting all-star talent to their teams and boards. Check out some of the recent additions on our People News postcard!

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