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Biology is HARD. Entrepreneurship is HARD. We know. From scientific research to experimentation, product-market fit, differentiation, fundraising, scaling operations, and discovering diverse talent, it takes a village, nay, a nation! Don’t worry. We can help.
We are your biotech, health care, and entrepreneurship experts. Consider us your fractional Chief Marketing Officer. Or, your science communication expert. Or the person you hire that you trust to execute and help lead the growth of your company and introduce you to the right people. We are not a PR firm, but we do PR. It’s one tactic out of hundreds we employ at Messaginglab to deliver extraordinary results and achieve your business goals.
Karl Schmieder, M.S./M.F.A.
A rare combination of scientist and award-winning copywriter, Karl has a long tenure working with both startups and Fortune 10 life sciences companies developing technologies that disrupt markets.
Karl has counseled multiple startups, launched major pharmaceutical brands (Risperdal, Januvia, Lucentis), and created thought leadership programs for executives at GSK, Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, and PAREXEL. He served as Chief Marketing Officer at One Eleven Software and Chief Strategic Officer at Medikly. He is the co-author of What’s Your Bio Strategy? a book on the impact of synthetic biology on all business. Connect with Karl on LinkedIn or Twitter.
Erum Azeez Khan
Brings 15 years of experience in healthcare, life sciences, technology, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Prior to Messaginglab, Erum co-founded healthcare tech company Soundmind, where she led the successful fundraise and exit as CEO.
Erum studied Forensic Chemistry at West Chester University of Pennsylvania and started her career as an analytical chemist at GSK then J&J developing therapeutics. Erum left the pharma lab when she received a position at the University of Pennsylvania to work with the Dean of Sociology on special projects. After getting married in 2010, Erum lived internationally and found her calling in developing startups and tech ecosystems while working alongside TED, Singularity University, Google, and the UN before founding Soundmind.
Erum lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and son. She enjoys exploring the “Brooklyn” of different cities, supporting startup founders, and discovering the infinite possibilities of biotechnology and computation. Connect with Erum on LinkedIn or Twitter.
Jordan Taylor
Jordan began working with Messaginglab in Spring 2022 as an intern. Originally based in Alexandria, Virginia, Jordan moved to the west coast in 2018 to attend the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she obtained her BS in Biopsychology while simultaneously obtaining her NREMT certification. While in college, Jordan worked in assisted living facilities as a home care aide for high-risk elderly patients and taught weekly nutrition lessons to elementary school children in local schools.
Jordan was brought on as an Associate in September of 2022, and provides project management services, social media support, and copywriting and editing for clients. Fueled by her appetite for learning and love for writing and the life sciences, Jordan hopes to use her skills to make a difference in the world around her. In her free time, Jordan enjoys getting creative in the kitchen, music, drawing, staying active, and spending time with her animals. Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn.
Kathy Vincent
Kathy is an accomplished marketing communications strategist with nearly 35 years of experience in global and domestic branding and public relations, with a concentration on healthcare PR and internal/employee communications. Kathy has extensive experience working with Fortune 500 companies and venture capital firms including Novartis, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmith Kline, Genentech, Roche, Amgen, Anheuser-Busch, among many others including startups and foundations. Kathy previously held senior positions at Chandler Chicco Agency, Ruder Finn, Ogilvy Public Relations (New York, Los Angeles), Presence, and EURO RSCG. Kathy graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Arts in art history.