The Distance Between an Idea and a Laboratory
May 27, 2026
Innovation rarely succeeds on ideas alone. Ecosystems matter too. At a recent life sciences networking event in Indianapolis, I found myself in conversation with a
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What I Saw Inside the Studio
May 20, 2026
Why Human Explanation Matters More Than Ever in Healthcare Normally, my Observations posts appear on Wednesdays. This one could not wait. This morning, I walked into a
What We Celebrate — and What We Don’t Always See
April 30, 2026
Those things rarely make it into the story. And yet, they’re the story. Standing there, it occurred to me that what was being celebrated wasn’t
The Problem Isn’t the Prescription
April 22, 2026
There’s a quiet assumption most of us carry into healthcare. If something is prescribed, it must be the answer. Not a piece of the answer.Not
We Pick Up Where We Left Off
April 8, 2026
There are conversations we mean to return to. A message we intend to answer.A lunch we mean to schedule.A person we think of, briefly, and
The Moment Before Reaction
April 2, 2026
It happens quickly. Someone says something.A tone shifts.A look lands the wrong way. And before we even realize it, we’re already responding. A comment.A correction.A
If Dickens Returned Today
March 26, 2026
At a Poets & Writers write-in on Monday, we were given a prompt about ghostly eyes. It stayed with me. Not the ghost itself —
The Obvious Things Nobody Sees
March 11, 2026
“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” — Sherlock Holmes There is something quietly humbling about that sentence. We
The Most Accessible Healthcare Professional You’re Not Using Enough
March 4, 2026
An older man shuffled to the pharmacy counter one afternoon to pick up his prescription. At first glance, nothing seemed urgent. He wasn’t collapsing. He
When Growth Outpaces Readiness
February 26, 2026
“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell.” — Edward Abbey. In modern business culture, growth is inherently seen as
Brad G. Philbrick
A grant proposal writer of biotechnology and healthcare