Being a Life Sciences Leader
With a bird’s-eye-view of the life sciences industry, Life Sciences Pennsylvania President & CEO, Chris Molineaux, joins Rachael Bushey, Partner and Co-managing Partner of the Philadelphia office of Goodwin Procter to welcome life sciences leaders to give insights into the complex and high-risk world of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, diagnostics and the services that support them. Here we learn what it means to be a life sciences leader.
Episodes
In this episode, Lex discusses Dispatch Bio’s growth from its early days, how academia and entrepreneurship have shaped their approach to innovation, and what it means to be named LSPA’s Emerging Company of the Year. The conversation also explores the milestones behind the recognition, Pennsylvania’s thriving life sciences ecosystem, and what’s next for the company as it continues to advance ...
Stream the third episode of Season 9 - featuring the 2026 Award Honorees. Join Zev as he discusses his work at CHOP, advancing innovation in pediatric healthcare, and the power of collaboration across the life sciences industry. Hear insights on leadership, service, and the impact of building connections that drive research, discovery and patient care forward.
Stream the second episode of Season 9 - featuring the 2026 Award Honorees. This week’s episode is with Dr. Stanley Plotkin, renowned virologist and developer of the rubella vaccine, as he reflects on his career, key vaccine breakthroughs and the impact of receiving the Scientific Achievement Award.
Stream the first episode of Season 9 - featuring the 2026 Award Honorees. We kick off Season 9 with Dr. Paul Friedman, recipient of the Hubert J.P. Schoemaker Award, as he discusses his career journey from academic medicine at Harvard Medical School to leadership roles in the biotechnology industry. He will also reflect on Pennsylvania’s life sciences industry and what the Hubert J.P. Schoemaker Leadership Awa...
Tune in to the Season 8 finale of Being a Life Sciences Leader featuring Will Kane. In this episode, Will reflects on his leadership experiences that span startups and global organizations. Learn about his role leading organizations through clinical trials, funding, acquisitions and commercialization, the evolution of his leadership style and advice for aspiring leaders in the life sciences industry.
Tune in to this episode featuring David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, as he shares his remarkable journey from being diagnosed with Castleman disease to identifying a repurposed drug that ultimately saved his life. Learn how his experience led to the founding of Every Cure and how drug repurposing is creating new hope for patients living with rare diseases.
Tune in to this episode featuring Kris, Vaddi, PhD, as he shares his insights on leadership, vision and resilience. From founding successful biotech and therapeutic companies to pioneering a product that generates nearly $5 billion in worldwide sales, Kris reflects on the lessons that shaped his career and offers advice for leaders entering the biotech and pharmaceutical space.
Tune in to this episode to hear from Jeanne Cunicelli as she discusses her role as the President of UPMC Enterprises. Learn about her experience as a venture capitalist, leadership advice for emerging leaders in the industry, the opportunities coming out of UPMC Enterprises and what the future holds for the city of Pittsburgh.
Tune in to this episode to hear from Ger Brophy as he discusses his global leadership success. Learn about his career spanning the UK, Sweden, Ireland and the United States, his role in the completion of a $3.33 billion IPO and advice for aspiring leaders on what it takes to be a successful leader in the life sciences.
In this episode, Nick shares his career journey spanning almost 30 years of clinical and industry experience in the life sciences, including orthopedic surgery, med tech and biotech. Learn about Nick's career path and his advice to aspiring leaders in the industry shaped by his experience as an operator, board member, advisor and investor.
Episode 3 features Jonathan Steckbeck, PhD, MBA, CEO & Founder, Peptilogics. Tune in as Jonathan shares his career journey, the inspiration behind starting Peptilogics - a company that revolutionizes the discovery process for novel peptide therapeutics and his advice for emerging leaders in the industry.
This episode features Teresa Whalen, CEO, CytoAgents. Learn about Teresa's motivation to keeping patients at the forefront of her work, her experience as a leader in the life sciences industry, advice on how to fundraise in a difficult environment and how CytoAgents was able to secure NIH funding to advance the research on cytokine release syndrome (CRS).
This episode features Caroll Neubauer, Executive Advisor, Water Street Healthcare Advisors. Learn about Caroll's career spanning over 3 decades in the med tech industry, his leadership role as the Chairman and CEO at B. Braun USA and advice for aspiring leaders in the industry.
Tune in and learn about the $660 million public offering Madrigal Pharmaceuticals received to deliver novel therapeutics for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Hear from Bill Sibold as he shares his experience leading one of the year's most significant biotech fundraisings, the preparations and strategies behind the raise and how this milestone positions Madrigal to bring innovative treatments to patients.
Join us as Senator Robinson discusses his key role in passing SB954 - which provides Pennsylvanians better access to personalized treatments following a diagnosis of cancer and other specific diseases through biomarker testing and precision medicine. Learn about Senator Robinson's journey as the bill's prime sponsor, the collaborative efforts to get it unanimously passed in the Senate and what this milestone means f...
Tune in to this episode with Representative Mullins, recipient of the 2024 State Official of the Year Award, and learn about his pivotal role in passing HB 1754 - which requires all state-regulated health plans to cover comprehensive biomarker testing. Hear about the personal motivation Representative Mullins had to be the prime sponsor of this bill, the collaborative efforts leading to this near unanimous passage i...
Ben Doranz, recipient of the 2024 Frank Baldino Bioscience CEO of the Year Award, joins Chris and Rachael this episode to discuss how he led his team through a transformative year in 2024. Under Ben's leadership, Integral Molecular secured an $8 million contract from NIAID to combat emerging viruses, as well as $2.7 million award to advance the Membrane Proteome Array for FDA qualifications as a drug development too...
This episode features Adrian (Ad) Rawcliffe, CEO, Adaptimmune, recipient of the Life Sciences PA 2024 Patient Impact Award.
Ad shares the story behind TECELRA - the first FDA approved engineered cell therapy for a solid tumor. Learn about the journey leading up to this groundbreaking approval, the challenges of bringing a cell therapy to market and the next steps for Adaptimmune in the landscape of tumor trea...
This episode features Fred Vogt, Interim CEO at Iovance Biotherapeutics, recipient of the 2024 Patient Impact Award.
In this episode, Fred shares the journey behind AMTAGVI - the first FDA approved tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy. Learn about the clinical trial process, how they brought this groundbreaking treatment to market, the impact the Iovance team has on the life sciences industry and how the...
This episode features Rob Albert, CEO of B. Braun of America, the organization receiving the 2024 Patient Impact Award.
Hear from Rob and discover how B. Braun took decisive action during Hurricanes Helene and Milton to secure the supply of critical I.V. fluids to hospitals affected by these disasters. Learn how they collaborated with government agencies like the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Re...
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