Author Archives: Jeff Hatfield

About Jeff Hatfield

CEO of Vitae

BIO Comes To Philadelphia, Birthplace Of U.S. Innovation
June 10, 2015

This blog was written by Jeff Hatfield, CEO of Pennsylvania-based Vitae Pharmaceuticals, as part of the “From the Trenches” feature of LifeSciVC. Next week, BIO returns to Philadelphia for its massive annual convention, bringing together from around the world more than

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Seed Stage Investing in Talent
March 26, 2015

A few weeks ago, Michael Gladstone wrote a blog, here, about infusing young blood into the ‘C’ suite of biotech. I thought he made a number of important points and great suggestions about the topic. Today, I’d like to expand

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Company Culture: Continuation On A LifeSciVC Theme
December 11, 2014

This blog was written by Jeff Hatfield, CEO of Vitae Pharmaceuticals, as part of the “From the Trenches” feature of LifeSciVC. Over the past two weeks in LifeSciVC, I read with great interest and appreciation the blogs of two friends of

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Patients: Our Purpose, Our Partners
July 9, 2014

My first experience in this life sciences industry, many years ago, was working as a pharmacist in a small town in the midwest. My most valued memories from that time were the instances when I was able to engage directly

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