NEPA Blog

The NEPA Blog is where our Principals, Associates and Guest Bloggers share their insights and look forward to thoughtful exchanges with readers.

• Pitching Perfectly at InnoVentures U

  Posted: 16 February 2012

  Yesterday’s class was a milestone of sorts for the education arm of North Shore InnoVentures (NSIV). NSIV, for those who are unfamiliar, is a start-up incubator located in Massachusetts on the…um…North Shore.

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• Northeastern is Minding its Biotech Business

  Posted: 16 December 2011

  I’ve always enjoyed teaching – and have gained great satisfaction from having the opportunity to learn something new while sharing knowledge with someone else. For most of my professional life, this has taken the form of tutoring students, coaching employees and mentoring new entrepreneurs. So when I stumbled upon an opportunity to teach a course at Northeastern University, I jumped in with both feet.

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• Does Your Life Sciences Start-up Need an Advisory Board (hint…YES!)?

  Posted: 17 November 2011

  <p><p>Just yesterday, 16 November, the North Shore InnoVentures educational arm – InnoVentures U – featured David H. Gibbs, PC, Partner at Bowdy & Dewitch, presenting: Using Advisory Boards to Enhance Company Performance. While acknowledging that a Board of Directors (BOD), with fiduciary duties and management oversight responsibility, is an important organizational tool, this session assumed the presence of a BOD and focused on the importance of Advisory Boards. </p>

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