Nicole founded Bioscribe in 1997 in San Francisco to meet the communications needs of the emerging biotechnology industry. With more than 25 years focused on life sciences communications, she has deep relationships with the biotech and life sciences media and other thought leaders in the industry. In addition to being a trusted advisor to CEOs and marketing VPs, she excels at bringing creative ideas to campaigns, developing programs that deliver great value for clients on limited budgets, winning the respect of journalists, and writing strong and captivating copy for press materials, articles, and ads. Nicole earned her BA with a double major in English and communications with honors from the University of Michigan and went on to work and receive training at top international PR firms Fleishman-Hillard International Communications and Ketchum PR before starting Bioscribe. As part of the Ketchum Health team, Nicole was singled out for her unique ability to grasp highly scientific and technical topics and translate this information for PR purposes. This gave her the confidence to start her own business at an early age, where she decided to pursue a focus in biotechnology in the industry’s early days. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, in Marin County.

Colin’s career spans more than 25 years of communications experience in the life science, biotechnology and enterprise IT industries. He leads Bioscribe’s life science tools and technologies practice and manages Bioscribe’s work with Kinnate Biopharma, Eikon Therapeutics, and Inscripta, among others. Most recently, he served as Vice President, Marketing and Communications for Syapse, a real-world evidence company enabling clinical and regulatory decision-making in precision medicine. In addition to more than 10 years as a senior partner at Bioscribe, Colin’s experience includes leadership roles with large public relations agencies including W2O Group and The Corkery Group. Much of his work has focused on the development and management of marketing and communications programs for innovative early-stage companies in the genomics, life science technology, and health IT markets. Colin received a BA in history from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, in Marin County.

Meredith joined Bioscribe in 2012 and is our chief writer and editorial strategist. Meredith came to Bioscribe from the life sciences industry news organization GenomeWeb, where she worked for 11 years, most recently as Editor-in-Chief and co-CEO. During her tenure at GenomeWeb, she oversaw significant growth of the company’s web-based news channels and its print publication, Genome Technology. She also co-founded the Consumer Genetics Conference and ran the event for five successful years. Prior to joining GenomeWeb, Meredith worked at Newsweek on infographics designed to communicate complex information simply and effectively. When she’s not working for Bioscribe clients, she continues to write as a journalist for Techonomy, covering the life sciences, as well as helping to organize Techonomy conferences. She earned her BA in English, political science, and journalism from the University of Notre Dame. Meredith is based in New Jersey.

Andrew brings two decades of global marketing and communications experience, along with a proven track record of developing comprehensive strategic plans, leading top-performing teams, securing media coverage, and implementing successful lead-generation programs. During his career, Andrew has provided marketing and communications services on behalf of many leading, established, and emerging technology organizations in the medical device, clinical research, molecular diagnostics, life science tools, consumer electronics, and telecommunications sectors. His clients have included Agilent Technologies, the Association for Molecular Pathology, DNAnexus, Kapa Biosystems, GE Healthcare / healthymagination, the Genetics Society of America, HiFiBiO Therapeutics, Lygos, Partek, QIAGEN, and Resolution Bioscience. Prior to becoming a consultant, Andrew was head of marketing communications for RainDance Technologies, and before that he handled corporate communications for Affymetrix. Andrew received his BA degrees in business administration and economics from Gordon College and his MBA degree from the Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business & Management. He is based in Massachusetts.

Anthony's experience as a communications professional has spanned across 25 years in healthcare IT, security data management, and life science industries. He spent nearly a decade managing communications for market leaders in life science tools, including a role as the head of global public relations for the Sciex analytical instrument business at Danaher Corporation, as well as a key member of the public relations team at Applied Biosystems / Life Technologies. More recently, he was the senior director of communications for a security data management company with cloud-based, Internet of Things solutions. He excels at content creation, public relations strategy, strategic storytelling, integrated communications, and media relations. Anthony holds a BA degree in communications (journalism) from Boston University and an MBA in marketing from Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts. Anthony is based in Florida.

Chris Lieu is a senior science editor and former staff writer for Biocentury, a leading biopharmaceutical publication. He reported on key industry events including drug regulatory approvals, clinical results, financial venture rounds, emerging companies and preclinical translational data. He previously worked as a scientist advancing drug discovery programs for Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and neuropathic pain at the biopharmaceutical company AfaSci. Chris holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, where he researched novel therapeutics and drug-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson’s disease. During his postdoctoral fellowship at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Chris studied the role of astrocytes and microglia in Parkinson’s disease. Chris has used his background and experience to communicate scientific information in both written and oral forms across multiple audiences, including patients, academic researchers and biopharmaceutical executives. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Ellen Leventry is a science writer and social media specialist. Previously, she was the Director of Marketing & Communications for Cornell University’s Atkinson Center for Sustainability where she spearheaded a strategic rebranding of the collaborative sustainability research hub. During her tenure as the Director of Media Relations for the university’s College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, she helped develop the university's framework for promoting research and expert voices in the media that became the model now used broadly across multiple units and Cornell's central administration. From award-winning op-eds to the award-winning Cornell University “Got Milk?” campaign, Ellen spent the past two decades promoting Cornell University’s impact through clear, creative, compelling, and credible communications. A writer, editor, media relations expert, and creative director, she brings extensive experience in scientific storytelling, brand management, and working with varied stakeholders to bear on each new client project. Prior to joining Cornell, she spent a decade doing editorial and production work for highly trafficked websites, such as the two-time Webby Award winning Beliefnet.com. She started her career at TheStreet.com, reporting on Wall Street and managing the site’s message boards and chat partnerships with AOL and Yahoo. Her work has also appeared in/on: ABCNews.com, The Denver Post, Spirituality & Health, Publisher’s Weekly, and in several books. She holds a B.A. from Cornell University (summa cum laude) in Religious Studies and Classical Civilizations, and an M.A. from Columbia University in Religion. She resides in Ithaca, NY.

Joan Kureczka has more than 25 years of strategic communications consulting for life sciences companies across a variety of fields including therapeutics and vaccines, clinical diagnostics and detection technologies, research tools, and medical devices. She has helped companies differentiate themselves, communicate value and build visibility to support a variety of corporate objectives, including efforts aimed at supporting financing and corporate partnering initiatives as well as issues awareness and product marketing. Such efforts have included facilitating positioning and messaging sessions as well as the creation of written and web materials and planning/conduct of corporate communications and media relations campaigns aimed at communicating and reinforcing the new company identity, messaging and branding to various audiences. Initially trained as a microbiologist, Joan is an expert at explaining scientific and technical information to investors and media and helping them understand why such concepts have relevance to their own audiences’ interests and concerns. She received a BS in microbiology from Cornell University and a Master’s in science at University of San Francisco. Joan has also been an active member of the Program Committee for the BIO International Convention for the past several years. She is based in San Francisco.

With more than 15 years of experience in high-tech marketing, Mary Bowen is passionate about using her expertise and creativity to help life science companies drive inbound traffic, inquiries, and sales lead conversions to create growth. She is fluent in digital, web, and social technologies and adept at using limited resources to achieve aggressive goals. This includes defining, creating and executing scientifically oriented marketing programs to deliver key company messages and generate target leads. Some of the capabilities she provides include Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, marketing automation, lead generation, social media, website management/development, email campaigns, editorial/content calendars, branding, creative assets, tradeshows, and video promotions. Mary’s marketing strategies increase overall brand awareness, and include tracking emerging trends, technologies and competitive movements to ensure brand positioning and marketing channels are best-in-class. In addition to many years as a consultant, she also has in-house experience, working as head of digital marketing and creative at RainDance Technologies until the company was acquired by Bio-Rad. Mary received a BSBA in Entrepreneurship from Suffolk University’s Sawyer School of Business. She is based outside Boston, Massachusetts.

Michele has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare public relations. Previously a senior vice president and director of MSLGroup’s West Coast healthcare practice, Michele currently provides communications services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device/diagnostics companies through her own consultancy and as part of Bioscribe. Michele's communications, public relations, and media relations experience comprises a wide range of activities designed to support both corporate and product/brand marketing objectives. These include core message development, FDA and product-milestone communications, media relations, third-party relationship development and partnership programs, executive visibility, patient and medical professional education, advocacy and activist relations, and issues management. She has led the development and execution of programs for a wide variety of healthcare institutions, including national and global organizations such as Astellas, Abbott, Roche, Amgen, Medivation, biogen idec, Clovis Oncology, Chiron (now Grifols Diagnostics), Philips Medical Systems, Kaiser Permanente, Veracyte, and Seattle Genetics, as well as smaller startup organizations. Michele received bachelor’s degrees in English and sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she graduated summa cum laude and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She holds a master's degree in journalism and public relations from the University of Southern California. She lives in the San Francisco East Bay Area.

Nancie Steinberg has more than 25 years of global health care leadership experience in developing and executing strategic communications plans. Nancie is a thought leader in earned media, branding, issues management, and advocacy. She is also experienced in corporate, reputation/issues management, crisis management, corporate social responsibility, and nonprofits. Previously, Nancie was SVP at Burns McClellan, an Investor Relations/Public Relations firm specializing in clinical stage biotech companies. Prior to that, she was an SVP & Healthcare Media Relations lead for Hill + Knowlton's Healthcare media team. Earlier, she was a VP, Media Group Director at Chamberlain Communications Group, where she spearheaded media relations for major pharmaceutical companies with award-winning programs in several disease states. She also worked as a Senior Media Relations Specialist for the prestigious City of Hope National Medical Center, an innovative biomedical research, treatment, and educational institution in Duarte, CA, and was also the director of public relations for Cabrini Medical Center in Gramercy Park, NY. She began her healthcare PR experience as a public information officer for the American Medical Association media relations office in New York. Nancie is the president of the Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Society (HPRMS) of New York and is on the board of the Publicity Club of New York. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a BA in Communications and resides in New York City.

Stacey Shackford is a science writer and social media specialist. Previously, she was director of communications for the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine. In her three years there, she helped build the nascent cancer center’s communications strategies from the ground up, launching and managing a website and several social media channels. She oversaw internal and external communications, branding and marketing, event coordination and promotion, education, and community outreach. Previously, Stacey was a communications specialist at Cornell University, where she ushered the College of Agriculture and Life Science into social media while also serving as chief writer and editor of all college communications. Prior to her career in scientific and academic communications, Stacey worked for 10 years as a journalist and editor at publications in the U.S. and abroad. She has also shared her expertise as an editor for the NYC Science Communications group, a team leader for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and a member of the Tompkins County Public Information Advisory Board. She earned her BA in classics from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and her MLitt in journalism from the Scottish Centre for Journalism Studies at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK. Stacey is based in Scotland.

Steve Thompson’s more than 25-year career began in radio and television news, before switching to the other side of the desk and becoming a media relations practitioner. Working from Washington, D.C., Steve reported national news events from the White House, Capitol Hill, and throughout the executive branch of government. He has served as a contributor to National Public Radio, as Assistant Chief of the News Specials Division of Voice of America, and as producer and assistant news director for WTOP, Washington's CBS-affiliated all-news station. Steve handles media relations for top-tier business and mainstream national and international outlets and has a great track record of securing high-profile media coverage. Steve is based in West Virginia.

Susan Sharpe is a highly passionate, creative, and results-driven public relations executive who has designed and executed impactful communications strategies across the life sciences sector for more than 15 years. Prior to joining Bioscribe, Susan was Vice President, MacDougall Advisors, a full-service, integrated public relations agency servicing start-up to commercial stage life science companies, both private and public. Previously, she provided public relations and corporate communications support to biotechnology, and medical device companies through her own consultancy firm following the sale of the late clinical-stage biotech where she had provided in-house investor and public relations support for 11 years. Inspired by cutting-edge science and innovative approaches, Susan enjoys building relationships and collaborating with C-suite executives to translate their science into compelling stories to help build credibility, visibility and valuation. She excels in corporate positioning, message development, building effective presentations and digital content, media relations, change management and crisis communications. As a respected and trusted advisor, Susan has a successful track record helping organizations achieve their goals. She attended Virginia Commonwealth University, is a member of the NC Bio Pharma Networking Group and resides in Cary, North Carolina.

For more than 20 years, Suzanne has executed successful PR campaigns in both the life sciences (Illumina and DNA2.0) and tech sectors (Qualcomm, Hewlett Packard, RealtyShares and Support.com). With a PR agency background (The Linus Group, Seismic, Porter Novelli, and Edelman), Suzanne delivers the full-service client experience, from strategic planning to tactical delivery and evaluation. She does it all: written communications of all kinds, client counsel and strategy, media relations, and project planning and management. At Bioscribe, she primarily drives research and reporting functions, including maintaining our editorial calendar, performing media research, and compiling media reports. Suzanne received a bachelor’s in politics and studio art from Mount Holyoke College. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Tim Ingersoll has more than 20 years of integrated communications experience bringing complex healthcare, technology, and science messages to a wide range of audiences through a variety of platforms. Previously, he was communications director at the West Health Institute. Earlier in his career, he worked in corporate and marketing communications at Life Technologies (now Thermo Fisher Scientific) and as communications director at Biocom, California’s life science trade association. Tim started his career as a biotech reporter at the San Diego Daily Transcript and T Sector magazine and brings strategic media relations skills for earned, proactive, reactive and crisis communications to the project. He has extensive experience managing a wide variety of strategic communication and marketing efforts, including supporting internal communications and social media channels. Tim received his BA from UC Berkeley, and is based in San Diego.

Uduak Grace Thomas is a science writer and editor with more than a decade of in-depth experience in writing about healthcare, technology businesses, and biomedical research. Previously, she was an editor at GenomeWeb where she was responsible for generating short- and long-form content for the company’s bioinformatics and computational biology news channel, and tracking industry and academic trends in these spaces. Her articles covered applications of computational tools and algorithms to the analysis and interpretation of different kinds of omic data. She continues to write about these topics on a freelance and contract basis. Prior to GenomeWeb, she was a reporting intern at Biotechniques magazine. Uduak holds a Master’s degree in bioethics from New York University and a BA in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in biology, chemistry, and psychology from Calvin University. She is based in New York City.

Wendy’s passion for all facets of life sciences and clinical care communications has been present throughout her career. She is a top-flight strategic writer who provides thought leadership and market analysis across life sciences sectors. Wendy has more than 25 years’ experience in the industry, starting as a writer/editor at Windhover Information, a pioneering boutique publishing, database, and conference business that was sold to Elsevier, and continuing through positions that involved leading editorial teams as well as researching and writing for diverse financial, scientific, and corporate publications including The Pink Sheet, InVivo Magazine, and S&P Global Health Trends. Throughout her career, she has sought to meet the unique challenges of communicating complex scientific and financial information about the life sciences to diverse audiences with different levels of sophistication about the industry. She is comfortable working on print, digital, and social media platforms and has experience planning and running panel presentations for industry conferences. Wendy is on the board of the Columbia Business School Alumni Club of NY, is a former chair of its Healthcare Committee, and serves as Chair, Young Women in Biotech Metro NY (YWIB Metro NY). She lives in New York City.