Author Archives: Guest Blogger

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do – But It Doesn’t Have To Be!
October 4, 2022

By Rene Russo, CEO of Xilio Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC As one thinks about the iconic break-up lines, it doesn’t take long to come up with: It’s not you; it’s me… I am

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The Power Of Hope: A Joint Perspective On Finding Balance In The Search For Life-Changing Therapies
October 13, 2020

By Joachim Boekelmann and Joshua Brumm, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC.   At first blush, we may seem an unlikely duo: An attorney for a global insurance company living with a rare form of muscular dystrophy

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Right From The Beginning: Returning To The Origins Of The Orphan Drug Movement
May 1, 2018

This blog was co-written by Doug Kerr, Head of Preclinical Research & Clinical Development, and Geoff McDonough, CEO, both of GenerationBio, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. Our industry stands at the beginning of the most

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The Road to Lexington: RaNA’s Midnight Ride Ignites the mRNA Revolution
June 2, 2017

This blog was written by Brian Fenton and Paul Burgess, CBO and GC of RaNA Therapeutics, respectively, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC.  On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere was summoned by Dr. Joseph Warren of

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The Hunt For Novel Treatments Against Deadly Bacteria:  Spero Therapeutics And Its Potentiators
March 16, 2017

This guest blog was written by Troy Lister, Head of Chemistry, and Cristina Larkin, Chief Commercial Officer, of Spero Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. A national security threat equivalent to terrorism?  This is how

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