Category Archives: The Human Element

Having just turned 50, I’ve been reflecting on my first half-century of late… many fun and impactful moments, a few regrets, and a life I’ve tried to live to the fullest. One thread that has run throughout it has been

By René Russo, CEO of Xilio Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC I had the opportunity to witness true courage as I met Chrissy Harding several times before she passed away from advanced lung cancer.

By Josh Brumm, CEO of Dyne Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC One morning in early June I was reading my LinkedIn feed and saw something that caught my eye – a university was establishing

By Samantha Truex, CEO of Quench Bio, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC In the fall of 2019, I wrote a blog called Ode to Patients.  As stresses from many directions have mounted over the past

Just before I chaired a Board meeting last year, I spent a frustratingly painful hour going through many of the uncomfortable details of my divorce process and a set of emotional custody issues with my lawyers. Immediately after hanging up,

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

This blog was written by Samantha Truex, CEO of Quench Bio, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. Due to meetings in London on a Friday and in Dortmund on the following Monday, I spent the weekend

JB Harvey broke his personal record earlier this winter by skiing over 22 trails in a single day at Loon Mountain. It was an awesome day. And 22 runs would be a huge day for anyone, but it was particularly

My experience as an adaptive ski coach has been nothing short of life-changing. I don’t say that with hyperbole. By bringing together my passion for the mountains with my profession as an investor in biomedical therapies, adaptive coaching completes the