This blog was written by Jonathan Montagu, CEO of Hotspot Therapeutics and Atlas EIR, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. It starts off with flu-like symptoms and progresses to a perpetual low-grade fever, excessive sweating and

Today we recognize and celebrate #RareDiseaseDay to raise awareness of rare diseases and their impact on patients’ lives. Nearly 1 out of 10 Americans lives with a rare disease – more than 30M people in the United States.  NORD has documented over

Biotech venture investors often prefer to back executives and entrepreneurs with a bit of grey hair. Seasoned industry veterans that possess leadership charisma along with years of experience, and the oft-accompanying learned judgement, are highly sought-after in biopharma’s seemingly endless

This blog was written by Ros Deegan, CBO of Bicycle Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. Two years ago, Bloomberg Business published a feature entitled At Biotech Party, Gender Diversity Means Cocktail Waitresses. Within three

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

This blog was written by Adam Rosenberg, CEO of Rodin Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC.   In 2015 I went to both the JPMorgan and CES conferences, back to back, and attended numerous can’t-miss dinners,

This blog was written by Deanna Petersen, Chief Business Officer of AvroBio, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC.   It seems so clear now: gene therapy is on a roll.  As 2017 came to a close, the

This blog was written by Jeb Keiper, CFO & CBO of Nimbus Therapeutics LLC, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. A fresh Q1 is underway, your meetings at JPMorgan were top notch, and you have a

Yesterday Celgene finalized its acquisition of Juno Therapeutics for $9B, only a few short months after Gilead bought Kite Pharma for $11.9B. With only a few hundred patients ever treated with their therapies, $20B represents a lot of promise in

This blog was written by Michael Gladstone, Principal at Atlas Venture, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. Biotech newsflow came out the gate a little slow in 2018 (though it appears it may be speeding up

As 2018 begins, and we prepare for the biopharma sector’s annual kickoff in San Francisco next week, my thoughts are focused on the snow. I’m literally watching bombogenesis unleash a blizzard white-out in Boston right now. As a winter sports

Heading into the winter holidays always brings out festive reflections of the past year. Twelve months ago, we were thrilled to say goodbye to 2016 and excited to embrace 2017’s promise.  And in large part, the past year has delivered