Moving Forward, Giving Back
Moving Forward, Giving Back is an inspiring and action-oriented podcast that delves into the myriad of connections between the life sciences industry and local communities where the message of caring and collaboration takes center stage. Life science companies and their employees are on a mission to...
Recent Episodes
13
July 1, 2025
Halfway There: Navigating 2025 with Resilience and Vision
We’re almost halfway through 2025, and it is no secret that the first six months of the year have been a chaotic time for the life sciences industry. On the latest episode of Moving Forward, Giving Back, LSC Founder and Chairman Rob Perez sits down with a roundtable of life sciences leaders at this year’s BIO conference from Alexion’s Boston headquarters to discuss how they’ve been navigating the extraordinary tests of 2025 and their vision for the near and long term future. Joining Rob are Ale
12
June 9, 2025
Project Onramp: Connecting the Stars of Tomorrow with the Life Sciences Industry Today
As summer begins, students across the country will be shedding the carefree summers of childhood in exchange for work experience and college credits in the form of internships. But beyond just completing a graduation requirement, research shows that internships create positive and crucially important outcomes for students as they move into the workforce and develop skills and interests, build networks and solidify career goals. . On this episode of Moving Forward, Giving Back, we begin with a q
11
April 16, 2025
Neighbors Helping Neighbors: The Professional and Personal Benefits of Volunteering
In recognition of National Volunteer Month this April, the latest edition of Moving Forward, Giving Back explores the transformative power of volunteerism with three inspiring guests who have seen firsthand the incredible impact of giving back to their communities. Hosted by Life Science Cares Boston’s new Executive Director, Rosie Cunningham, this episode defines and illustrates the importance of getting involved, with a particular focus on nonprofit board service. Rosie is joined by Sanofi’s T
10
March 19, 2025
Health Equity: What a Big Concept Really Means in Our Community
Health equity can only be achieved when every individual has accessible, high-quality care that allows them to reach their full potential for well-being. In the latest episode of podcast Moving Forward, Giving Back, our CEO Sarah Macdonald sits down with three incredible guests to discuss the social determinants of health and how we can remove inequities that prevent access to care in our communities. To open the episode, Sarah chats with Harvard Medical School’s Dr. Alister Martin about the cur
9
Jan. 7, 2025
Life Science Shares: Aligning Success with Responsibility
In this episode of Moving Forward, Giving Back, four of our incredible donors and life sciences leaders sit down for a roundtable discussion about their involvement in our program Life Science Shares. This campaign is a way for companies or individual leaders to contribute to Life Science Cares if and when they reach financial milestones or other positive events by pledging a percentage of a future transaction. Joining the discussion are host Jeff Marrazzo, the co-founder and former CEO of Spark
8
Dec. 19, 2024
Life Science Cares' Reflections & Resolutions with Rob Perez and Sarah MacDonald
In the final episode of Moving Forward, Giving Back for 2024, Life Science Cares’ (LSC) CEO Sarah MacDonald sits down with LSC founder and Chairman Rob Perez to reflect back on another exciting year and look forward to LSC’s plans to scale both nationally and internationally to do what the organization does ‘better and bigger.’ They examine how LSC’s successful Project Onramp program continues to grow nationally as it expands into a number of new markets in 2025. Sarah and Rob also discuss the o