After a year like no other we are charging into 2021 with hope and energy! Coulter Partners is indebted to the many people risking their own wellbeing on the front line to help those in need, and we are also completely awed by the dedication and energy of the scientists worldwide, whose unstinting work is enabling us all to look forward to a better future. A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone we have worked with in 2020, whose adaptability and perseverance have been so invaluable in helping us achieve our mutual goals. As vaccines begin to roll out, we are sure that together we can overcome the challenges ahead and help build a future we can be proud of.
EVENTS
1 February - 5 February
2021
Join us for the LSX World Congress in 2021 - a virtual experience that gathers the founders and CEOs of innovative start-ups through to publicly listed life sciences giants, and everyone in between. It represents the breadth and depth of the cutting-edge research and technology driving the advances in the industry right now and in the near future.
Coulter Partners was delighted to partner with ObsEva SA (NASDAQ: OBSV / SIX: OBSN) to secure the appointment of Brian O’Callaghan as Chief Executive Officer and member of the company’s Executive Committee, effective 1 December 2020. He will succeed Dr Ernest Loumaye and be proposed for election on ObsEva’s Board of Directors at the next company AGM. ObsEva SA is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing novel therapies to improve women’s reproductive health
EVENTS
22 February - 23 February
2021
Join us for Animal Health Innovation Europe - the sector’s premier investment forum in Europe showcasing the most exciting innovators in animal health and nutrition and connecting those businesses with financial investors and strategic corporate partners.
Global Life Sciences search specialist, Coulter Partners and BioInnovation Institute (BII), the international incubator in Denmark for research-based innovation and entrepreneurship, are delighted to announce a ground-breaking collaboration agreement. Coulter Partners has been engaged to provide support for BII across three workstreams; providing assessment, coaching and development for the CEOs of start-up businesses in BII’s portfolio under the Creation House Programme, hiring chairs and board directors to support these businesses and conducting executive search for their portfolio companies where needed.EVENTS10 March - 12 March
2021
Coulter Partners recently talked to Dr Cornelius Maas, Senior Investment Manager at SHS Capital about leadership hiring and Betterguards, a SHS portfolio company. Betterguards is pioneering smart technology to prevent joint injuries and Coulter Partners helped secure the appointment of their new CEO, Jocelyn Robiot.
The intensity of talent demand in the Life Sciences sector has fuelled continued growth at global executive search specialist, Coulter Partners and we are delighted to announce a number of key hires in 2020. Marianne McNamara, SHRM-SCP has joined as Operations Director for the US, while Evan Fishel is appointed Director on the West Coast and Mike Miano, Senior Associate in New Jersey. In London the team is strengthened with Ben Hobbins as Senior Consultant and Hafsah Bhatti as Associate, while research capacity is also expanded across the team. 
A selection of recent successful placements and new projects globally. Focus in the third quarter has been on CGT, Vaccines, Immunology, Digital Health, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, CNS, Haematology, Regenerative Medicines and other areas.
A selection of C-suite, board, strategic commercial, R&D, medical and technical executive appointments for the past six months. Global hiring continues strongly and we look forward to working with you in the second half of the year!
Coulter Partners was very pleased to partner once again with Saniona (OMX: SANION), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases, to secure the appointment of Jason A. Amello as Chief Financial Officer. Jason will be based in the U.S. and will support Saniona’s advancement of late-stage clinical trials with lead product candidate Tesomet in two rare eating disorders, hypothalamic obesity (HO) and Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS).
Coulter Partners was delighted to partner recently with Optimapharm to secure the appointment of Dr. Andrew Copestake as Chief Executive Officer. Andrew joins Optimapharm’s executive management team following several months advising the company’s Board of Directors. Optimapharm is a contract research organization managing clinical trials on behalf of leading biotech, pharma and medical devices companies in 22 countries throughout Europe.
A selection of successful executive placements and new projects globally. Focus this quarter has been on Vaccines, Cell & Gene Therapy, Women's Health, AI, Genomics, Animal Health, Rare Diseases, Precision Medicine, Immuno-oncology and other areas. 
Coulter Partners recently talked to Tanja Dowe, Chief Executive Officer of Debiopharm Innovation Fund S.A. about digital disruption and talent in healthcare. "At CEO and C-suite level I look for authenticity, passion and values. Why is passion so important and perhaps more so in healthcare than in other industries? We need individuals who really want to solve some of the biggest societal problems - working together with end-users to improve global patient health." 
Coulter Partners recently talked to Cristina Duran, Chief Digital Health Officer in R&D for AstraZeneca about digital disruption and talent in healthcare. "In other industries such as banking or retail, a focus on customers has always been key to the success of digital transformation. For pharmaceuticals it is the same. We focus on the patient and listen to what they want or need. We put the patient at the centre, listening to feedback on their experience of a clinical trial, for instance – the good and the bad. We are working together with patients and physicians in all our disease areas of focus to clarify the potential health outcomes of different treatment pathways."
"Medopad rebrands as Huma as it expands offerings and acquires AI and wearable tech startups." -
Coulter Partners talked recently to Tamir Strauss, Head of Customer Solutions at Huma about digital disruption and talent in healthcare: "I think if regulators were able to combine the fundamental need to keep patients safe with the understanding that the world of software development is evolving rapidly, then innovation would explode across all areas of this industry."
Coulter Partners was delighted to partner once again with Albumedix, the world leader in recombinant human albumin (rAlb), to secure the appointment of Gregor Kawaletz as Chief Commercial Officer, as of June 1st, 2020. This announcement follows the recent appointment of Jonas Skjødt Møller as Chief Executive Officer of Albumedix and is part of the company’s global growth strategy. 
JOB HUNTING IN A PANDEMIC: To paraphrase the advice printed on the top of every one of those metal lids of Hellman's mayonnaise: "keep cool; do not freeze." Cute, but it turned out to be great advice, and a rule that I've reminded myself to follow whenever I've been faced with challenging situations.
Coulter Partners was very pleased to partner recently with Saniona (OMX: SANION), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases, to secure the appointment of Rudolf Baumgartner, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer and Head of Clinical Development. Dr. Baumgartner brings more than 20 years of experience leading multiple pharmaceutical development programs from discovery through approval and launch, in both large and small pharmaceutical companies.
A selection of successful executive placements and new projects globally. Focus this quarter has been on Vaccines, Immunology, Gene Therapy, AI, CNS, Medical Implants, Diagnostics, Regenerative Medicine, Oncology and other areas. 
Coulter Partners talked recently to Karen Taylor, Research Director with the Deloitte Centre for Health Solutions, about Digital Disruption in Healthcare. "Digital Health providers need to do it with patients and not to patients," is key advice she would give them.
“Digital front opens in war on Covid-19 as start-ups come to aid of NHS” “Video Consultations available to 5.3 million patients in Britain on the NHS” “Push Doctor aims to run online service in 500 practices by the end of 2020”
Coulter Partners recently talked to CEO, Wais Shaifta of Push Doctor on digital disruption and talent in healthcare.
“We are very pleased to welcome Melanie to our Board of Directors,” commented Dr Jean-Paul Kress, Chairman of the Board of ERYTECH Pharma. “We look forward to working with her to develop ERYTECH’s business plans and strategy as ERYTECH advances its late-stage clinical programs and begins preparations for its transition into a commercial-stage company. I would like to thank Coulter Partners for their professional support in achieving this high-caliber appointment”
Coulter Partners recently secured the appointment of Philip Lambert, PhD as Chief Scientific Officer for CENTOGENE (Nasdaq: CNTG) in Cambridge, MA . With more than two decades of experience in the global drug discovery and pre-clinical development sectors, Philip will have the overall responsibility of driving scientific programs to align with the needs of pharmaceutical partners.
Coulter Partners was delighted to partner recently with Stilla Technologies, provider of pioneering digital PCR (dPCR) solutions for high-precision genetic analysis, to secure the appointment of Khaled Bahi as Chief Financial Officer. His appointment comes at a time of rapid growth for the company, with the recent opening of a U.S. subsidiary headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, providing American customers with direct sales and support, including a demo lab and training center.
Coulter Partners was very pleased to partner once again with OxStem Limited to secure the appointment of Dr. Ian Churcher to the role of Chief Scientific Officer.
Ian Churcher has 22 years’ experience in pharmaceutical R&D obtained in positions of increasing seniority in international companies including Merck Sharp & Dohme (Merck), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and BenevolentAI
Coulter Partners was delighted to partner once again with innovative nanoparticle medicine enabling company, Nanoform to secure the appointment of Sally Langa as Head of US Sales. The new role will enable Nanoform to continue its rapid growth with a strengthened presence in the US market.