What Should I Read? A Few Suggestions for Biotech Pros
Although we are all impossibly busy, most people I know in the biotech industry still make time to read books. Books may sometimes have a... Read More
Your Edge In Biotech.
About David Shaywitz
David Shaywitz, MD PhD is a contributing writer for Timmerman Report.
Focus: the transformational opportunities and implementation challenges presented by emerging technologies in healthcare, biomedical discovery, and biopharmaceutical development, from NGS and cell therapies to digital biomarkers and the meaningful application of AI. Co-author (with Lisa Suennen): Tech Tonics: Can Passionate Entrepreneurs Heal Healthcare With Technology? (Hyperink Press, 2014).
Background: physician-scientist+management consultant, experience in drug development, strategic and commercial planning, tech+health.
Job: I am the founder of Astounding HealthTech, an advisory firm focused on the intersection of biopharma and health technology. Previously, I was Senior Partner, Takeda Ventures, Inc. (corporate/strategic VC focused on early-stage life science), and retain equity interest in DNAnexus from previous Chief Medical Officer role.
Other: I maintain a relationship with the Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School; I am also an Adjunct Scholar, American Enterprise Institute. Twitter: @DShaywitz (broadcast only; I do not engage on the platform). Views=my own, and may not represent the views of any organization with which I’m affiliated. For additional info, please see my personal website here.
Latest Contributions
Hero Narratives Inspire Entrepreneurs But Obscure Uncomfortable Trade-Offs
In today’s Wall Street Journal, I discuss Reid Hoffman’s Masters of Scale, a new book by the renowned Silicon Valley entrepreneur (PayPal, LinkedIn), investor (Facebook,... Read More
After Devastating New Study, Is There A Future For Workplace Wellness – And Has Peloton Figured It Out?
This is a story about the tension between what we desperately want to believe and what the data suggest we should believe, and — surprise!... Read More
The Promise and Challenge of Deriving Meaningful Clinical Insights From Wearables
Wearable devices have an ability to capture lots of data, in real-time and over long periods of time, that may reflect aspects of an individual... Read More
From Fitness To Flourish: Expanding the Scope of Digital Exercise
Sometimes the most relevant digital health companies have the least elaborate technology. More than a decade ago, I discussed UpToDate, a fairly basic medicine e-textbook,... Read More
Learning From Post-It: Your Solution Is Not My Problem – Except When It is
A frequent – and frequently correct – critique of entrepreneurs bearing technology is “your solution is not my problem.” Healthcare – among many other domains,... Read More
Motivating Fitness With Immersive Experience, Rather Than Competition
Many of us first experience exercise as kids playing sports. Think back to the coach yelling at you and your teammates to run the extra... Read More
Quantified Self Redux?
The first iteration of the “Quantified Self” movement largely fizzled out about five years ago. Avid self-trackers, at the time, started to worry they were... Read More