Bench to Boardroom
Bench to Boardroom is a highly curated podcast for life sciences leaders who value signal over noise. Each concise episode distills the most relevant ideas, trends, and strategic insights shaping biotech, pharma, medtech, and healthcare today—always practical, always actionable. Select episodes feature distinguished guests sharing real-world perspectives from the front lines of innovation and leadership.
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Monday May 11, 2026
Monday May 11, 2026
Launching innovative medicines can no longer follow conventional precedent. The old formula -- U.S. first, Europe second, rest of world later -- is increasingly misaligned with the realities of today’s health policy, pricing, and market access environment.
And for some assets, following the traditional launch sequence may actually destroy long-term value.
Not because the science is flawed.
But because the strategy is.
Monday Apr 27, 2026
Monday Apr 27, 2026
The term Portfolio Strategy gets used constantly in life sciences. Board decks use it. Investors use it. Management teams use it. Consultants use it. But too often, portfolio strategy is treated as a static spreadsheet exercise -- ranking assets, cutting budgets, and reallocating headcount. In this episode, we discuss why (and how) real portfolio strategy is far more consequential than that.
Friday Apr 24, 2026