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Empowering life sciences dealmakers in service of patients. https://xitter.gq/t.co/xYbrTqb4Fh

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Joined May 2016
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That's a wrap for #BIO2019 in Philly! We can't wait to see you at #BIO2020 in California! Details: convention.bio.org/2020/
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Proud to support incredible companies working on rare diseases. #Rareis
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Biogen has lost more value this morning (~$17B) than was raised in all 130+ biotech IPOs since Jan 2015 combined (~$15B)... Ouch. $BIIB
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Kathleen Tregoning @sanofi: we need a system that looks at holistic value, not just at one certain point in time. we don't want to lose this innovation engine which is an inherent value in our healthcare system #JPM19
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This is the key chart that is on everyone’s mind today. $4.5B invested into US BioPharma by Chinese investors in 2018. How will it be impacted by the new CFIUS rule in 2019? Via Katherine Andersen of SVB. #JPM19
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At the @endpts drug pricing panel, @peterbachmd says one problem: we have systematically overemphasized treatments for rare/orphan diseases. #JPM19 – at South San Francisco, CA
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Private healthcare venture money still flowing in 2019... First 5 days of January 2019 saw at least ~$1.5B in venture funding announced across 10+ deals. #JPM19
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As @TheEconomist points out, rising #healthcare costs are driven in part by excessive profits made by insurance companies and other drug cost middlemen – all of which do little to reinvest in innovation. buff.ly/2GaPlQf
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The @US_FDA has taken many important steps to ensure Americans with rare diseases have access to the medicines they need and deserve. #RareDiseaseDay buff.ly/2FF4WVE
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All the decent nuggets of advice in this blog, I learned from others. Big thanks to those that develop & support colleagues, whether as manager, mentor, or friend. Communities, whether physical, corporate, or biotwitter, allow us to grow & improve. So, about that coffee? xitter.gq/LifeSciVC/status/95831…
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On the state of #ArtificialIntelligence - "We’re in the late 1800s, Karl Benz just invented the automobile, people are calling it a teleportation machine. We just call it a faster way to get from A to B."
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In #sanfrancisco for #jpm18 and #bts18 next week? Join the first #biotechbikers network cycle ride on January 11th. Email [email protected] for details #biotech #SocPharm – at Stockholm, Sweden
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The #JPM18 Breakout Brouhaha last week got us thinking: there should be a giant calendar that includes all of the links to all of breakout webcasts. So we're creating one. It's here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets… (you can help edit!) More explanation: linkedin.com/pulse/bringing-…
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RT'ing a post from 4 years ago "Introducing" Atlas' Biotech Startup Seed Class of 2013. Revisited today with update on progress: lifescivc.com/2017/12/portfo… xitter.gq/LifeSciVC/status/41292…
Introducing Atlas’ Biotech Seed Class of 2013. Sharing snapshot of our new startups and our seed-led strategy lifescivc.com/2013/12/introd…
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Less than 20% of 2017 FDA Drug Approvals target novel, first-in-class mechanisms. Trend or blip? @LifeSciVC takes a look at what the implications might be: lifescivc.com/2017/11/search…
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Celgene's Michael Pehl leaps up to lead role at Immunomedics; GSK nabs Hal Barron to helm R&D; Aimmune CEO to step down endpts.com/celgenes-michael-… #biotech
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#BioEurope welcome reception is in full swing! How cool is this venue? 👍🏽
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George Yancopoulos, pres & CSO of @regeneron on building a biotech to last. Listen to Ep3 of The Long Run podcast-> timmermanreport.com/2017/10/…
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