Melissa Rones of Ropes & Gray masterfully moderated the panel on Investment Themes that Will Shape Life Sciences Dealmaking Strategies in 2023 and Beyond on Sunday afternoon. These in-person From the Boardroom events have become one of the highlights of my JPM week events. The diverse, esteemed, and brilliant panel…

A local biotech company has an opening for an Executive Director of IT Quality and Compliance and after a quick inquiry with a friend who works at the company, I learned it reports up into the CFO. This is a good thing. Not the best thing. …

Life sciences companies, especially biotech and small pharma, have lagged behind other industries in their adoption of technology to optimize business performance and get to market more quickly. …

I’ve received a few inquiries lately from SaaS vendors interested in selling into life sciences. They see the big dollars in the sector and want a piece of it. I don’t blame them. The calls I received were for validation services. They wanted me to come in and ‘validate’ their…

Welcome Back My Above-Ground Passengers: We are headed to the funeral for a friend’s mom this afternoon and I realized that I haven’t been to many funerals. I haven’t been to that many weddings, either, but I don’t think there’s a connection. …

Paris: day three: Terri and Adam’s Philosophy, Food, and Art (PhFArt)Tour 2023. Accommodations: Ibis Styles Paris Gare de l’Est TGV (do not recommend) Restaurant(s): Saint-Andre, Apero Square, Musee d’Orsay restaurant, Cafe Corcorde Highlight(s): Louis Vuitton art installations by Yayoi Kusama, Saule Pleureur de la Pointe, Square du Vert Galant, Place…

Amsterdam — Paris: Day two: Terri and Adam’s Philosophy, Food, and Art (PhFArt)Tour 2023. Accommodations: Mercure Amsterdam North Station, Ibis Styles Paris Gare de l’Est TGV (do not recommend) Restaurant(s): Boules Bites and Bar Highlight(s): Van Gogh Museum, Albert Cuyp Market, Oedipus beer Transportation: Thalys train (now Eurostar)

Amsterdam: Day one: Terri and Adam’s Philosophy, Food, and Art (PhFArt)Tour 2023. Accommodations: Mercure Amsterdam North Station Restaurant(s): De Beren Amsterdam Noord, Bar Saloon or De Saloon, Highlight(s): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Duck Store The taxi driver at the Amsterdam airport was quite surprised when we directed him to the Mercure Amsterdam…

Welcome Back My Hearth-Warming Passengers: We are rapidly sliding into the holiday season, beginning with Thanksgiving (in the US), and I find myself in in lovely 7th floor apartment overlooking Cheesmark Park in Denver, Coloado. …