How to Avoid 3 Common Pitfalls for Early-Stage Biotech Funding

February 1, 2022

Many CEOs and Boards make one or more significant mistakes during early biotech funding rounds. Discover three of the most common mistakes and crucial mitigation strategies you can take.

Managing a Board of Advisors: 4 Best Practices for Your Leadership Pipeline and Outside Experts

January 7, 2022

Purpose and Motivation The Board of Advisors has a narrower, less central role than the other components of your firm’s leadership. However, where your Directors and executives are integral to every aspect of company function, advisors should be relied on to fill specific, well-defined knowledge gaps and do so in particular problem-solving contexts. Advisors may,…

Women in Biotech: Highlighting Leaders & Major Achievements

December 21, 2021

Less than 10% of leadership roles in biotech are held by women. Learn from the women in biotech leadership roles and their accomplishments.

3 Outcomes of Leveraging Hybrid & Remote Work for Talent Retention

December 20, 2021

Talent retention and talent attraction are major concerns in our current landscape. As such, hybrid or remote work can be a strategy to use.

How to Improve Gender Diversity: The Pros and Cons of Quotas in Executive Hiring

December 20, 2021

Executive hiring should be gender-neutral, with clear inequities between female and male leaders, we must ask if quotas are the answer to solving gender diversity in the workplace.

Age-Inclusive Leadership: How Employers Are Adapting to a Changing Workforce

November 23, 2021

The Five-Generation Workplace Biotech is an ever-evolving industry. It is one of the most innovative, inventive, and adaptive industries globally, alongside finance and applied tech. Talent competition is fierce, and at the moment, turnover is exceptionally high. This is forcing companies to adapt to attract and retain the best talent. Thanks to increasing life expectancy…

Seizing the Moment: Psychedelic Startups Offer a Masterclass in Capitalizing on Market Readiness

August 6, 2021

Psychedelics have had a hard time finding their way to commercial markets. Starting in the 1970s, cultural and political pressure led to the cancellation of most serious studies, and as recently as 2015 the BMJ was writing that legal restrictions were “making [medical] trials almost impossible.”

The UK as a World Leader in Clinical Trials

August 6, 2021

Although the US and Canada typically top lists for clinical trials destinations, Europe still remains one of the most important regions.  When it comes to early trials, the UK still leads Europe.

Board Composition Audits: Establishing the Guardrails on the Road to Success

August 6, 2021

During the early stages of research, conceptualization, and then incorporation, biotech founders are under intense pressure to form a high-profile Board of Directors capable of attracting attention and successfully leading fundraising.

Hiring at a Distance, the Realities of Pandemic Hiring

August 6, 2021

As we continue to navigate COVID-19, many of the biggest names in pharma and biotech are experiencing staffing shortages and hiring challenges brought on by the global pandemic.