I thought I was done with immunology. I’m not formally trained as an immunologist, but I fell for it hard back in graduate school, when immunology was leading the molecular biology revolution. Read more.
December 18, 2014 |   From the Trenches
Rekindling The Flame
December 11, 2014 |   In the News
Atlas-backed Nimbus hits milestone in agricultural partnership with Monsanto
An Atlas Venture-backed startup that’s developing drugs for various metabolic diseases reached a milestone this week in a partnership that’s totally unrelated to drug discovery — one with the agricultural biotech giant, Monsanto. Read more.
December 11, 2014 |   From the Trenches
Company Culture: Continuation On A LifeSciVC Theme
Over the past two weeks in LifeSciVC, I read with great interest and appreciation the blogs of two friends of mine – Bill Marshall and Ankit Mahadevia – as they offered useful perspective on the most powerful tool we have as leaders – company culture.
I am a big believer in working hard at creating the best possible culture for one’s team, so last week, I was deeply honored to see my company recognized as one of the ‘Best Places to Work’ in the state of Pennsylvania.
December 10, 2014 |   LifeSciVC
Deck The Halls With… Compensation Committees
It’s that time of year again: Santa is preparing his list of naughty and nice biotech management teams, and taking his recommendations to the Compensation Committee. Read more.
December 1, 2014 |   From the Trenches
Riding The Biotech Roller Coaster Like A Pro: Some Observations
As startup folks we are great at keeping our heads down and looking ahead; this blog post was a good excuse to take a look back while digesting Thanksgiving leftovers. I’m a bit early for the end of the year analyses; however, in thinking about all of the triumphs and setbacks we’ve encountered in 2014, it occurred to me that much is made of these actual events, but very little is said about how teams handle them.