ARTICLES BY ROB WRIGHT

  • The Little-Known Coalition Tasked With Saving The World From COVID-19
    3/27/2020

    Vaccine manufacturing veteran James Robinson details a little-known organization (i.e., the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation [CEPI]) and their task of saving the world from COVID-19.

  • Life Science Connect Chief Editors Get Rare Behind Scenes Tour Of Lilly Research Labs
    10/8/2013

    Life Science Leader magazine’s chief editor Rob Wright, and Outsourced Pharma and Clinical Leader chief editor Ed Miseta (part of the Life Science Connect group of publications), were recently granted a rare behind the scenes tour of three of Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) Research Laboratories (LRL) at the company’s global corporate headquarter in Indianapolis on October 2, 2013.

  • Does Your Pharma CMO Deliver On Its Promises After Being Acquired?
    10/1/2013

    I first met Mark Bamforth, the president and CEO of Gallus BioPharmaceuticals, at a conference shortly after he had acquired/founded his CMO in St. Louis. The company was so new many of the employees at the event didn’t even have business cards.

  • The Secret To True Strategic Partnerships
    6/17/2013

    In the May 2013 issue of Life Science Leader magazine, Wayne Koberstein wrote an article asking the question, When Does a Supplier Become A Partner? I shared Koberstein’s skepticism when he said, “Just doing business with a developer doesn’t make you a partner.” He goes on to define what makes a true partner, but providing a real-world example of these kinds of companies is difficult because — frankly — they are rare and often lack the willingness to share their story.

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Rob Wright

Rob Wright was chief editor of Life Science Leader magazine from 2011-2021. Prior to joining the publication, he spent nearly 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry. During his industry career, Wright conducted well over 1,000 presentations and roundtable discussions, including the facilitation of FDA-mandated clinical training programs for hundreds of licensed healthcare providers. He has chaired, moderated, and served as a speaker at industry and academic conferences, and served as co-chair for the 2015 and 2018 BIO International conference’s educational planning committee. Wright’s 500+ published articles have appeared in peer-reviewed academic journals, B2B magazines and online publications. He received a B.S. in Business Administration from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, MBA with distinction from Gannon University, and completed his doctoral coursework in marketing at Cleveland State University. He is a member of international business honor societies Sigma Beta Delta and Beta Gamma Sigma. He can be followed on Twitter @RfwrightLSL