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Jan 11

Council Post: Three Best Practices When Outsourcing In A Life Science Company

Leen Kawas | Entrepreneur, Inventor, Innovator and Leader | Managing General Partner at Propel Bio Partners. It’s common knowledge that life science companies are higher-risk ventures and typically take a long time to get to a point where they can see profits or any sign of revenue. …

Leen Kawas

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Council Post: Three Best Practices When Outsourcing In A Life Science Company
Council Post: Three Best Practices When Outsourcing In A Life Science Company
Leen Kawas

5 min read


Dec 13, 2022

Lessons from the ledge: Alison Levine at TEDxMidwest

After a long day that started at 5am, I made my way to the airport to catch an 11pm flight back home. As I waited to board the plane, I clicked on Alison Levine’s TED talk and, WOW, did it speak to me! Alison served as team captain for the…

Leen Kawas

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Lessons from the ledge: Alison Levine at TEDxMidwest
Lessons from the ledge: Alison Levine at TEDxMidwest
Leen Kawas

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Oct 19, 2022

Pleased to Announce My Acceptance into the Forbes Business Council

Recently, I was accepted into the Forbes Business Council, which I consider a significant achievement and an opportunity to grow as a professional and entrepreneur. The Council is renowned as an invite-only group that brings together business leaders to share their experiences with one another and help encourage networking and…

Forbes

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Pleased to Announce My Acceptance into the Forbes Business Council
Pleased to Announce My Acceptance into the Forbes Business Council
Forbes

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Sep 15, 2022

How the Working Parent Continues to Evolve

I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to parent children in this unique time that we’re in, especially in households like mine where both parents work. It takes a lot of communication, determination, and negotiation to be able to maneuver things into a manageable workflow that supports healthy…

Parenting

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How the Working Parent Continues to Evolve
How the Working Parent Continues to Evolve
Parenting

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Jun 16, 2022

How I Do It: On Being a Mother and Pursuing My Career

Many people have asked me how I was able to have two children, while at the same time and in just six years of launching my biotech company, I raised capital to the tune of over $400 million. By this time, our company had developed therapeutical candidates for Parkinson’s and…

Motherhood

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How I Do It: On Being a Mother and Pursuing My Career
How I Do It: On Being a Mother and Pursuing My Career
Motherhood

9 min read


Mar 23, 2022

Former Athira CEO Leen Kawas Reemerges at Startup Propel Bio Partners | BioSpace

Leen Kawas/ Photo courtesy of Athira Pharma Following her as CEO of Athira Pharma, Leen Kawas has found a new home, co-founding Los Angeles-based Propel Bio Partners, an equity investment firm focused on helping other life sciences companies advance their own therapies and technologies. In its announcement this morning, Propel…

Leen Kawas

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Former Athira CEO Leen Kawas Reemerges at Startup Propel Bio Partners | BioSpace
Former Athira CEO Leen Kawas Reemerges at Startup Propel Bio Partners | BioSpace
Leen Kawas

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Feb 3, 2022

Dr. Leen Kawas on How Being a Mother Makes You a Better Leader

Juggling motherhood and a successful career is difficult. Just ask Dr. Leen Kawas, an innovator and leader in pharmaceutical biotech, and the mother of two children. “Motherhood is not easy. Being a parent is not easy, and having a professional life is not easy,” says Dr. Kawas. While it’s difficult…

Motherhood

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Dr. Leen Kawas on How Being a Mother Makes You a Better Leader
Dr. Leen Kawas on How Being a Mother Makes You a Better Leader
Motherhood

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Jan 20, 2022

Small Things Have a Big Impact: Why Patients are the Most Important Part of Clinical Trials

Each drug that doctors prescribe to patients goes through a lengthy process before gaining approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and becoming available for patient use. On average, the process of creating a concept for a new drug for FDA approval takes 12 to 15 years. Discovery is…

Patients

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Small Things Have a Big Impact: Why Patients are the Most Important Part of Clinical Trials
Small Things Have a Big Impact: Why Patients are the Most Important Part of Clinical Trials
Patients

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Jan 13, 2022

Dr. Leen Kawas: a passion for helping women succeed

This profile of Dr. Leen Kawas outlines her determination to see women rise in careers and business. Across many industries, we see women with talent and drive who aren’t given the same opportunities for advancement as their male peers. What can be done to prevent this in our evolving modern…

Business

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Business

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Dec 27, 2021

Dr. Leen Kawas on Clinical Trial Success

Dr. Leen Kawas, an inventor, leader, and entrepreneur, shared her insights in improving clinical trial and clinical study result applications. She is a pharmacist who has clinical experience, as well as managerial experience. This unique position provides her with insight into just how disconnected the scientific, patient-related, operation, and medical…

Clinical Trials

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Dr. Leen Kawas on Clinical Trial Success
Dr. Leen Kawas on Clinical Trial Success
Clinical Trials

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Ph.D. in molecular pharmacology and entrepreneur

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