Tag Archives: Biotech boards

The Plus-1 in “The Room Where It Happens”: A Survival Guide for Board Observers
July 17, 2026

By Julia Pian, Senior Associate at Atlas Venture, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC Before attending my first board meeting, I fondly remember imagining a board as the “Room Where It Happens,” yearningly described by Aaron

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The Elephant in the Room
December 10, 2020

By Philip Astley-Sparke, CEO of Replimune, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC. One of the biggest elephants in the room regarding starting and scaling young companies is the tension, often healthy but sometimes detrimental, that exist

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Onboarding New Talent: Post-IPO Turnover Of Biotech Boards
October 31, 2016

A biotech’s Board often plays important roles in shaping the company’s success or failure: contributing strategic guidance, providing proper governance, stewarding fiduciary responsibilities, raising a startups’ profile, aiding business development, to name a few. Over the life of a biotech,

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