We strive to Elevate your Leadership Journey
“Being a CEO can be very lonely and LifeScience ORG provides a large community of other CEOs who are on that same journey and going through the same challenges. It is a safe space where CEOs can ask all the difficult questions in a confidential and trusted setting and get all the answers from the speakers and other members in the community.
The speakers are either all well-known life science leaders or thought leaders from the leading business schools and the exchange of insights and experiences during the discussions is really best-in-class.
The largely virtual format also fits perfectly into my crowded CEO agenda. LifeScience ORG really is quite unique as such.”
Ways to Engage
INSIGHTS – High-Impact Keynotes
Learn from the best. World-class thought leaders and seasoned CEOs share critical strategies on leadership, scaling, and transformation in structured keynotes. All sessions are recorded and available 24/7—so you can access them anytime.
CEO CLINICS – Unfiltered, Closed-Door Conversations
When you need candid, real-world advice, CEO Clinics bring small groups together under Chatham House rules. A seasoned leader shares their hard-won lessons, and nothing is recorded—so you get unfiltered insights in a confidential space.
MASTERMIND – Wins, Losses & Lessons Over Lunch
CEOs discuss the real stories behind their latest successes—or setbacks. These informal, open sessions create a space for practical knowledge-sharing and fresh perspectives, helping you turn experience into strategy.
FORUM – A Trusted Inner Circle for Deep-Dive Challenges
For CEOs who want ongoing peer support, Forums provide a small, fixed group setting where leaders tackle critical challenges together. Supported by an expert coach, these sessions offer structured, strategic problem-solving with peers who truly understand your world.
reTREATs @ Major Conferences – Your Private CEO Hub
Our ReTREATs at major events provide an exclusive space where you can:
✔️ Host important investor or partner meetings
✔️ Connect with fellow CEOs in a relaxed, private setting
✔️ Catch up on emails or reset between sessions
INSIGHTS:
A Sneak Peek into Our Community
Upcoming Events
INSIGHTS/ The Investor: Francesco De Rubertis (Medicxi) - Overcoming Sameness on the Board
Francesco de Rubertis - Co-Founder & Partner of Medicxi
Francesco is a key architect of the asset-centric investment model, which focuses on building biotech ventures around singular, high-value drug programs rather than traditional platform companies.
The CEO Clinic: Annalisa Jenkins - Regulatory strategy in an evolving FDA & EMA environment
Annalisa Jenkins - Life Sciences Thought Leader
CEO Clinics are an intimate forum for confidential exchange on a given topic and therefore limited to 8 Members.
INSIGHTS/ The CEO: Peer Schatz - When Leadership Falls Short: Strategies to Address Underperformance in the Boardroom
Peer Schatz - Managing Director at PS Capital Management
Peer M. Schatz has spent decades working with boards, as a CEO, Board Chair and NED. His experience spans governance structures, investor relations, and strategic engagement, making him uniquely positioned to discuss how you can drive board performance.
INSIGHTS/ Death of the Pitch Deck - Chris Tomlin and Richard Barnes (Hype Presentations)
Chris Tomlin & Richard Barnes - Hype Presentations
Chris is a storytelling strategist with a background in copywriting, sales, and business development, focused on shaping clear, investor-ready narratives. Richard is a presentation specialist with over two decades of experience, known for combining visual design, narrative structure, and technology to communicate ideas with clarity and impact. Their work at Hype Presentations spans hundreds of campaigns, from early-stage startups to global brands such as UEFA, BBC, Dell, and Unilever.
NEGOTIATION WORKSHOP: Florian Burgdorf (Partner at BCG) - The Art of Negotiation (Part 1)
Florian Burgdorf - Global Head of Negotiation Academy at Boston Consulting Group
Florian holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering and is a leading member of BCG's Operations and Industrial Goods practice areas, with a focus on procurement and R&D transformations, both digital and conventional.
NEGOTIATION WORKSHOP: Florian Burgdorf (Partner at BCG) - Best Practices and the Art of Negotiation in Action (Part 2)
Florian Burgdorf - Global Head of Negotiation Academy at Boston Consulting Group
Florian holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering and is a leading member of BCG's Operations and Industrial Goods practice areas, with a focus on procurement and R&D transformations, both digital and conventional.
reTREAT @ Bio€quity Europe 2025
We are thrilled to partner with Bio Century for a second time to host a LifeScience ORG reTREAT inside the BioEquity venue.
The CEO Clinic: Edwin Moses - What and how to communicate to the Board and what shouldn’t I tell them?
Edwin Moses - Chairman of Achilles Therapeutics (UK), Avantium NV (Netherlands), LabGenius Ltd (UK)
CEO Clinics are an intimate forum for confidential exchange on a given topic and therefore limited to 8 Members.
INSIGHTS/ The Expert: Jeff Berkowitz (Real Endpoints) - U.S. Market Access and Reimbursement Strategies for CEOs
Jeff Berkowitz - CEO of Real Endpoints Inc.
Jeff Berkowitz is CEO of Real Endpoints, a firm specializing in market access and reimbursement strategies that help companies bridge the gap between pharmaceutical innovation and payer expectations.
MASTERMIND: Lisa Deschamps (AviadoBio) & Joe Sandys (Cooley LLP): AviadoBio’s $2.18 Billion Gene Therapy Agreement with Astellas
Lisa Deschamps - CEO of AviadoBio
Joe Sandys - Special Counsel at Cooley (UK)
Tom Goodman - Partner at Cooley (UK)
MASTERMIND is an opportunity for informal CEO peer-to-peer conversations. Each MASTERMIND is anchored by a member willing to share and discuss a particular experience / expertise.
INSIGHTS/ The CEO: Jonathan Montagu, Co-Founder and CEO of HotSpot Therapeutics – Do Transatlantic Ventures have a USP?
Jonathan Montagu - Co-Founder & CEO of HotSpot Therapeutics
Before founding HotSpot, Jonathan worked at Atlas Venture, where he helped launch and build early-stage biotech companies. He also served as Chief Business Officer at Nimbus Therapeutics, where he helped structure key partnerships, and as Vice President of Business Development at Concert Pharmaceuticals.
Jonathan holds a degree in chemistry from Oxford University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
INSIGHTS/ The Expert: Jennifer Garvey Berger (Cultivating Leadership) - Evolving as a Leader through different Development Stages
Jennifer Garvey Berger - CEO of Cultivating Leadership
Jennifer is a writer, speaker, teacher and coach. Her insights stem from her extensive work in leadership development, adult growth, and her exploration of how leaders can thrive in complexity.
Empowering Women Leaders: Workshop 3 -Advocating for Equality in your Team - Cheryl Strauss Einhorn
Cheryl Strauss Einhorn - Founder of Decisive AREA Method
Cheryl is a long time educator, teaching at Columbia University and at Cornell University’s SC Johnson School of Business and Cornell Tech. She is the author of three books, a world-class thought leader and a truly outstanding coach.
Empowering Women Leaders: Workshop 2 - Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Goals - Cheryl Strauss Einhorn
Cheryl Strauss Einhorn - Founder of Decisive AREA Method
Cheryl is a long time educator, teaching at Columbia University and at Cornell University’s SC Johnson School of Business and Cornell Tech. She is the author of three books, a world-class thought leader and a truly outstanding coach.
MASTERMIND: Francesco Lavino (F2G): Raising a $100 mio of Series H capital for an anti-infectives company
Francesco Lavino - CEO of F2G
MASTERMIND is an opportunity for informal CEO peer-to-peer conversations. Each MASTERMIND is anchored by a member willing to share and discuss a particular experience / expertise.
MASTERMIND: Thierry Abribat (CEO Amolyt) / Bill Roegge (Cooley LLP) - Navigating the sale of Amolyt to AstraZeneca
Thierry Abribat - CEO of Amolyt / Bill Roegge - M&A Partner at Cooley LLP
MASTERMIND is an opportunity for informal CEO peer-to-peer conversations. Each MASTERMIND is anchored by a member willing to share and discuss a particular experience / expertise.
Empowering Women Leaders: Workshop 1 - Navigating Female Leadership - Cheryl Strauss Einhorn
Cheryl Strauss Einhorn - Founder of Decisive AREA Method
Cheryl is a long time educator, teaching at Columbia University and at Cornell University’s SC Johnson School of Business and Cornell Tech. She is the author of three books, a world-class thought leader and a truly outstanding coach.
reTREAT @ JP Morgan '25
Those who came last year know that we have a wonderful space for our members in San Francisco.
Harry M. Smith Conference Room at Union Square
414 Mason St. 8th Floor, Suite 800,
San Francisco, CA, 94102
We will be open for meetings from 7am - 6pm Monday - Wednesday.
INSIGHTS/ The Expert: Jeff Berkowitz (CEO Real Endpoints Inc.) - Market Access & The U.S.
Jeff Berkowitz - CEO Real Endpoints Inc.
Jeff is a leader in providing insights, support and tools to strengthen access to pharmaceutical innovation for an evolving healthcare landscape with a concentrated focus on value based arrangements, patient services and market access support for pharmaceutical manufacturers and payors.
MASTERMIND: Catherine Pickering (iOnctura) / Roel Bulthuis (Syncona) - Raising a €80 mil Series B round for iOnctura
Catherine Pickering - CEO of iOnctura
Roel Bulthuis - Managing Partner and Head of Investments of Syncona Investment Management Ltd
MASTERMIND is an opportunity for informal CEO peer-to-peer conversations. Each MASTERMIND is anchored by a member willing to share and discuss a particular experience / expertise.
INSIGHTS/ The CEO: Aoife Brennan (ex-CEO Synlogic Therapeutics): Lessons learned from leading a cross functional team through crisis
Aoife Brennan - ex-CEO Synlogic Therapeutics
Dr. Aoife Brennan, M.B. Ch.B., is an accomplished biotechnology leader with over 20 years of experience leading drug development organizations across a range of stages and therapeutic areas.
INSIGHTS/ The Expert: Nathan Furr (INSEAD) - Leadership in Uncertain Times
Nathan Furr - Professor of Innovation and Strategy at INSEAD
Nathan earned his PhD from the Stanford Technology Ventures Program at Stanford University and holds BA, MA and MBA degrees from Brigham Young University. He has held permanent or visiting positions at INSEAD, ESSEC, and BYU.
In Person CEO Clinic - Ted Love: Developing and managing your Exit Strategy
Ted Love - Chair of the Board of Directors at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
CEO Clinics are an intimate forum for confidential exchange on a given topic and therefore limited to 8 Members.
CEO reTREAT Jeffries London '24
We are offering a CEO reTREAT on the Tuesday of the Jeffries Conference.
The CEO Clinic: Eliot Forster (CEO Levicept) - The Leader as a Coach
Eliot Forster - CEO at Levicept
CEO Clinics are an intimate forum for confidential exchange on a given topic and therefore limited to 8 Members.
The CEO Clinic: Jean Christophe Tellier (CEO UCB) - Defining your own Leadership Style
Jean-Christophe Tellier - Chief Executive Officer at UCB
CEO Clinics are an intimate forum for confidential exchange on a given topic and therefore limited to 8 Members.
INSIGHTS/ The Experts: François Candelon & Leonid Zhukov (BCG Henderson Institute) - How can GenAI expand your workforce?
François Candelon & Leonid Zhukov - BCG Henderson Institute
François Candelon is currently a Partner at Seven2, a French private equity firm. Previously, he served as the Global Director of the BCG Henderson Institute (2019-2024).
Leonid Zhukovis the Director of the BCG Global AI Institute, where he plays a pivotal role in exploring how artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI (GenAI), can transform industries.
The CEO Clinic: Ted Love - Developing and managing your exit strategy
Ted Love - Chair of the Board of Directors at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
CEO Clinics are an intimate forum for confidential exchange on a given topic and therefore limited to 8 Members.
INSIGHTS/ The Expert: Arnaud Chevallier (IMD) - The Art of Asking Smarter Questions
Arnaud Chevallier - Professor of Strategy at IMD
At IMD, Arnaud is the Director of the Global Management Foundations program, which is a core component of the executive MBA, the master of science in sustainable management and technology offered jointly with EPFL and the Université de Lausanne, and various other IMD programs.
The CEO Clinic: Edwin Moses - Crises: What could go wrong and what not to do
Edwin Moses - Chairman of Achilles Therapeutics (UK), Avantium NV (Netherlands), LabGenius Ltd (UK)
CEO Clinics are an intimate forum for confidential exchange on a given topic and therefore limited to 8 Members.
MASTERMIND: Claudia Ulbrich - Founding, building and exiting Cardior Pharmaceuticals
Claudia Ulbrich - CEO at Cardior Pharmaceuticals GmbH
MASTERMIND is an opportunity for informal CEO peer-to-peer conversations. Each MASTERMIND is anchored by a member willing to share and discuss a particular experience / expertise.
INSIGHTS/ The Expert: David Dye (Let's Grow Leaders) - How to lead when you feel like your team lacks a sense of urgency
David Dye - President at Let’s Grow Leaders
David is President of Let’s Grow Leaders, a global leadership development firm known for practical tools and techniques for human-centered leaders.
The Board Review - Best Practice
Dr. Randall Peterson - Senior Director of the Leadership Institute of the London Business School
Dr. JoEllyn Prouty McLaren - CEO & CLO at TalentSage
INSIGHTS/ The Expert: Cyril Peupion - Challenging your productivity: Work Smarter / Live better
Cyril Peupion - Team Well-Being and Productivity Expert & Author
Cyril is a thought leader in the areas of productivity, time management and work life balance. As one of the world’s leading experts on productivity, Cyril supports executives, leaders and teams to improve performance & work life balance by changing work habits.
MASTERMIND: Ray Barlow (SynOx Tx) -Financing a late-stage single-asset biotech company
Ray Barlow - CEO at SynOx Therapeutics
MASTERMIND is an opportunity for informal CEO peer-to-peer conversations. Each MASTERMIND is anchored by a member willing to share and discuss a particular experience / expertise.
INSIGHTS/ The Expert: Elaine V. Jones (NED and Board Chair) - Managing an investor-dominated board
Dr. Elaine V. Jones - NED and Board Chair
Dr. Jones currently serves on the boards of the publicly traded companies CytomX (NASDAQ: CTMX), HBM Healthcare Investments AG (SIX: HBMN), and NextCure (NASDAQ: NXTC), and is the Chair of Gritstone bio (NASDAQ: GRTS). In addition, Dr. Jones is Chair of Mironid, a privately held UK company (Edinburgh, Scotland) focused on new treatments for degenerative kidney disease, and serves as a Director of Myeloid Therapeutics (Cambridge, MA), a private company developing products to reprogram myeloid cells for cancer therapy. She also serves on the advisory board of the Novartis Venture Fund and as a member of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Product Development Review Council.
Cooley Office Hour: Life Science Deals - The State of the Nation
Brandon Fenn - Partner (New York) and Tom Goodman - Partner (London)
This is our first Cooley Office Hour, where Tom Goodman from the London office and Brandon Fenn from their NY office will discuss the current landscape of deals in financing, partnering and M&A.
The hardest part of leadership isn’t solving problems—it’s evolving yourself.
LifeScience ORG INSIGHTS with Jennifer Garvey Berger was nothing short of eye-opening. We tackled one of the biggest challenges in life science leadership: how to grow and transform as leaders while steering companies through massive shifts - scaling up, restructuring, or pivoting entirely.
Three key insights from the discussion:
🔹 Leadership is constant self-transformation. Whether you’re leading a team of 10 or 200, the skills that got you here won’t be enough for the next stage. Biotech CEOs, in particular, must transform themselves (and their leadership team) from functional experts to enterprise leaders.
🔹 Complexity requires new ways of thinking. As organizations grow (or shrink), leaders must shift from being deeply tied to their expertise to seeing the bigger picture - balancing conviction with open-mindedness for alternatives, and certainty with curiosity.
🔹 Resilience isn’t just about bouncing back - it’s about growing forward. The best leaders don’t just recover from setbacks; they use them as catalysts for self-transformation, learning to navigate ambiguity rather than fear it.
Three takeaways for our CEOs:
✅ Hire for adaptability, not just experience. The best teams aren’t just skilled; they’re capable of evolving with the company’s needs. Look for people who can navigate change, not just execute a plan.
✅ Create space for reflection. Whether it’s five minutes of journaling or reshaping how executive teams meet, leaders need to step back and provide room for personal growth. The ability to self-reflect is a key driver of long-term success.
✅ Challenge your own convictions. The strongest leaders aren’t the ones with the fastest answers and strongest convictions, but the ones who ask the best questions. When you feel completely sure about something, pause and ask: “How could I be wrong?”
This was a masterclass in leading through complexity - and a reminder that the best leaders never stop self-transforming.
Thank you also to our CEOs who shared their own leadership stories so openly-
The recording of the session is available for our members in our content library.