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Career reinvention for STEMM Professionals
Find your purpose | Make it happen
Not sure where to start?
What are you trying to figure out right now?
I work in biotech or medtech and want stories from my industry
Hear what it really takes to move an idea from science to patients, including funding, regulation, evidence and adoption.
➜ Biotech: Dr. Chris Burns success story, on the rollercoster to get to FDA approval;
➜ Medtech: Dr. Maryam Parviz on developping bioresorbable implants for surgery
I feel stuck in my career
Understand what you want before choosing your next move.
➜ Start with Know thyself
I know I want something different, but I do not know how to move
See how people moved beyond the role they were originally trained for.
➜ Start with From Boxed In to Boundless
I want to become known for my ideas
Clarify what you want to say, who it is for and how to start showing up.
➜ Start with Start your Thought Leadership journey with Clarity
I want proof that unconventional careers are possible
Hear from STEM professionals who built work around their interests, values and strengths.
➜ Start with Dr. Sue Pillans’ story The job did not exist so she built it
Looking for a specific type of story?
Why Industry Veterans Can Change the Path of a Drug Discovery Program
Industry veterans do not just improve a pitch. They can change the next experiment, the first indication, the funding plan, the manufacturing strategy and the story a founder tells about why the product deserves to exist.
Drug Discovery Is Not Just Great Science, It Is a Roadmap
Promising science is not a medicine-in-waiting. It is the start of a development path. Drawing on the ARCS Drug Discovery Forum 2025, this article unpacks the roadmap researchers need to understand early, from TPP and target engagement to IP, manufacturing and the false economy of weak shortcuts.
The biotech success story from lab bench to FDA approval with Dr. Chris Burns.
Dr. Chris Burns, CEO of Amplia Therapeutics, former Head of R&D at Cytopia, where Momelotinib was developped.