Biotech Under Pressure: Why Proposed Federal Science Cuts Will Reshape Innovation More Than Any Market Cycle
The proposed removal of approximately $16.6 billion from science, research, public health, and innovation funding is often discussed as a…
Biotech Innovation Is Not Just Science. It Is Execution.
Disclaimer: AI generated image Over the last several weeks, I have had a series of conversations with emerging biotech leaders that all…
Biotech Is Different. And If We Want Breakthrough Medicines, We Cannot Wait for Perfect Conditions.
Disclaimer: AI generated image Biotechnology is not a pipeline category or a procurement line. It is the upstream engine of scientific…
Biotech vs. Biopharma: Why the Distinction Now Matters Again
I strongly believe that biotech and pharma are different and nowhere is that clearer than in how the United States is responding to China…
Biotechnology Was Born Different. We Should Stop Pretending Otherwise!
A Marnie Hoolahan Opinion Article Biotechnology was never meant to be a subset of traditional pharmaceuticals. That distinction mattered…
Career Series Part 7: The Accidental Biopharma Consultant
(and What I Learned Along the Way) Fifteen years ago, on May 31, 2010, I walked out of Genzyme for the last time, right in the middle of…
Career Series Part 6: Lessons in Managing, Maturing, and Making Yourself Invaluable
From Red to Real Photo credit: Genzyme Center, 500 Kendall Where the Magic Happened! When my boss left Genzyme for a new role, I was…
Career Series Part 5: Daring Beginnings
My First Foray into Biopharma They say sometimes the biggest leaps happen when you least expect them. For me, that leap happened in Las…
Career Series Part 4: Stepping into Management
Ever agree to “just help out for a bit” and suddenly find yourself steering the ship? That was me. One day I was a sales rep hustling…
Career Series Part 3: Authenticity and Pantsuits
My Big Pharma Sales Career Launch If you had asked me in my twenties whether I was prepared to sell pharmaceutical products for a…
Career Series Part 2: From Lipstick to French Fries
Lessons Beyond the Paycheck There are pivotal moments in every career when it becomes time for a change. For me, that moment arrived…
Career Series Part 1: Navigating to Career Joy
My Revlon Beginning Even as graduation capped off years of study from Boston College, I entered the job market knowing my education…