[Editor’s Note: This editorial was co-authored by Jim Connolly, president and CEO of Rockville, MD-based Aeras] Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is more prevalent than experts realized and continues to infect new victims, according to a recent study in The Lancet. Even in the best health care settings, these tuberculosis strains are incredibly difficult to cure, … Continue reading “We Have To Do Better on TB, In King County and High-Burden Countries”
Author: H. Stewart Parker
Stewart Parker is a biotech consultant and was previously the CEO of the Infectious Disease Research Institute in Seattle. Parker co-founded Seattle-based Targeted Genetics and worked there as president and CEO since it spun off from Immunex in 1992 until November 2008. She served in various capacities at Immunex from August 1981 through December 1991, most recently as vice president, corporate development. Ms. Parker also served as president and a director of Receptech Corporation, a company formed by Immunex in 1989 to accelerate the development of soluble cytokine receptor products, from February 1991 to January 1993. She serves on the board of directors and the executive committee of BIO, the primary trade organization for the biotechnology industry, and as a director of several companies and non-profit organizations. Ms. Parker received her B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of Washington.
I Was Infected At The WBBA!
In the spring of 2010 I was minding my own business, doing a bit of consulting, board work, lollygagging around, when I received a call from Chris Rivera, the president of the Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association. The WBBA had had a strong focus on capital appreciation and on helping its members grow and prosper, … Continue reading “I Was Infected At The WBBA!”
Five Ways to Build a Culture For Innovation in Michigan
First of all, don’t be fainthearted. Let’s face it, the Michigan workforce has been trained to perform in very hierarchical institutions, where compliance is rewarded and innovation is not. The old days are gone, but the attitude lingers. It will take serious blood, sweat, and tears to turn this around. Second, seek out the community … Continue reading “Five Ways to Build a Culture For Innovation in Michigan”
Biotech “Walks With Light,” But If We Don’t Start Explaining it Better, We’re “Cuckoo”
For the last 17 years my office at Targeted Genetics looked out closely onto a pretty major intersection, busy with cars and pedestrians going to and from downtown Seattle. For years the pedestrian crossing signs stated “Walk with Light.” Maybe I’m a romantic fool, but I always thought of that phrase, “walk with light,” as … Continue reading “Biotech “Walks With Light,” But If We Don’t Start Explaining it Better, We’re “Cuckoo””