Lindsay Rosenwald – Leader In Biotechnology Industry

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Posted on 8th April 2010 by admin in Home

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Leaders in the Biotechnology Industry: Dr. Lindsay Rosenwald Lindsay Rosenwald is best known as the founder of  a group of companies in the biotechnology and bioresearch industry which have fueled the growth of groundbreaking companies over the last two decades.

Rosenwald graduated from Abington High School in Pennsylvania in 1973. He went on to attend Penn State University and graduated as a part of the Betta Gamma Sigma business school honor society in 1977, having received his degree in finance. He then attended Temple University’s School of Medicine where he receive his doctorate in 1983. He began work in Abington Medical Hospital but started a private practice soon thereafter. Taking his abilities from his private practice to Wall Street, Lindsay Rosenwald began using both finance specialization and his unique insights into the medical industry to work in an advisory capacity. This would become the foundation of the work for which he is best known.

He has helped these companies (once they have been located ans supported) by assisting them in making effective corporate plans, business strategies, and provide basic business and strategic support. These landmark companies have all been a significant part of Lindsay Rosenwald‘s contribution to the industry, and are behind his widely acknowledged reputation as one of the forerunners in the biomedical industry, both as a contributor, entrepreneur, and developer. Over the last two decades, repeated success has solidified this reputation. The companies that he has established, developed, or invested in, have had an immense impact on the industry as a whole. The contributions have not only been financially successfully, but revolutionary in the industry, making significant progress in treatment for prostate cancer, leukemia, dense tumors, and more. Lindsay Rosenwald and his contributions do not seem to be waning. Rather, over the last three years, we have seen a significant increase in the number of investments made. The innumerable accomplishments that Lindsay Rosenwald’s work has led to in the biotechnology and bioresearch fields include a few notable highlights. From a financial perspective, we have seen major success, with notable examples like Sanctura. The impact on the medical field itself, with astonishing progress in areas like leukemia, tumor, and cancer treatment, are just a few of the more significant items of note. The acquisitions from outside companies may be one of the greatest signals of how successful Lindsay Rosenwald has been. Groups like Johnson & Johnson, Albany Molecular, and Myriad Pharmaceuticals, have acquired portfolio and the total cost of acquisitions have exceed $1 billion. All of this success may root back to the double disciplines that Lindsay Rosenwald chose to pursue.

Having experience in both the financial sector and in medicine and biotechnology, Lindsay Rosenwald has been able to offer insights that are matched by few others in the history of modern healthcare. He is not only able to seek out those companies which show great potential, he is also able to accurately foresee the challenges they may face, and prepare them with resources and strategies to cope with those challenges successfully. Lindsay Rosenwald has selflessly established the Rosenwald foundation. This nonprofit organization has contributed millions of dollars to medical education institutions and other scientific communities, laying the groundwork for the revolutionary advances of the future. Lindsay Rosenwald has many accomplishments that he can successfully claim. He is the founder of a company which has led to some of the greatest pharmaceutical and biotechnology advancements over the last two decades. He is a successful entrepreneur and forerunner in the finance industry. His dual disciplines in finance and medicine have allowed him to have an impact that few others have had in the history of biomedicine, and in recent years, Lindsay Rosenwald is widely seen as the greatest contributor to the industry.

Lindsay Rosenwald – His Arm Of Charity

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Posted on 30th March 2010 by admin in Lindsay Rosenwald Info

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For 40 years, the Rabbinical College Sh’or Yoshuv has been a flagship school in Jewish extended education.  Sh’or Yoshuv has a congreation and the quintessential religious and study community center for Far Rockaway and Five Towns.  This combined Jewish population is one of the most extensive Orthodox Jewish communities in the USA.  This population, consisting of over 1,000 families, is served by the Institute by its various outreach programs.  Sh’or Yoshuv is uniquely sensitive to the needs of the Jewish community at large.  This sensitivity is a trademark of the Institute and the primary trait of people who support Sh’or Yoshuv’s mission and dedication to Jewish learning.  Dr. Lindsay Rosenwald is exemplary of these traits with his dedication to charity and community.  Lindsay Rosenwald and his wife are individuals of incredible integrity.

Should there be doubt of these unique traits, simply observe how the Rosenwalds parent.  Not content to simply support charities in an offhand or sidelined way, they have made it a part of their home life.  They hold various fund raisers and events centered around several organizations focusing on children with the aim of setting an example and providing a path for their children to follow.  In taking a look at the big-picture of various platforms they support, it becomes clear that the Rosenwalds are primarily and daily concerned with bettering the future of mankind.  Their efforts focus on programs and institutions concerned with societal improvement with a strong focus on education.  It’s increasingly uncommon to find individuals who not only simply donate to groups around the world, but also foster direct relationships with many individuals in need.

One does not need to search far to hear a story or two about Dr. Lindsay Rosenwald’s generosity.  An example would be an artist who, through sponsorship by Lindsay Rosenwald, has found their paintings to be hanging at the Institute’s headquarters.  Although spectacular in their own right, Lindsay Rosenwald bought the paintings solely to assist the painter.  The Rosenwalds were also honored at one of Sh’or Yoshuv’s previous events.  Reluctantly accepting the award, Lindsay Rosenwald stated, “I don’t like the lime light, but you know I will do what it takes to help you.”

The most telling account centers around a time when the Institute was in a very dire budget crisis.  Dr. Lindsay Rosenwald held a meeting in his home to resolve this issue.  Holding his silence through the entire meeting, Lindsay Rosenwald then approached the Rabbi and quietly assured him that he would front the shortfall in while.  He was sensitive to the fact that the room was full of people, and required no personal lauding for his generosity.

The Institute has proudly dedicated its campus atrium to Mr. David R. Rosenwald, Esquire, Lindsay Rosenwald’s late father.  As personal friends to Sh’or Yoshuv Institute, the Rosenwalds participate in the High Holy Days and a multitude of other spiritual services.  With a lasting and true commitment to their background, the Rosenwalds are irrevocably a part of the solid base that keep the Institute going as a unique hub of Jewish Education.

Lindsay Rosenwald Colleague

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Posted on 17th March 2010 by admin in Lindsay Rosenwald Info

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ESGVUXE3N8RW  In the Fall of 1995, I answered an ad in the NYT:   Venture capital firm seeking dynamic CEO for specialty medical centers.

On the day of the interview, I was escorted into Lindsay Rosenwald’s office where I  sat office for about six hours:  talking occasionally, watching him take multiple calls at once, handle an endless round of visitors and calmly direct trades as he observed the market from any one of the four terminals showing market activity.   At the end of the day, he told me I was hired, and that I should come back in the morning to discuss details.

That evening, I remember calling my brother, Tom, and telling him about my day.   He shouted through the phone:  “You met with who?!    Do you have any idea who Lindsay Rosenwald is?!!!”

To say it was a meeting that changed my life forever, would at best be an understatement.

Lindsay gave me an opportunity that I would bet no one or at best very few would have given me.     I was media-regular, offering nutritional advice with no understanding whatsoever of the public markets.   Yet, still, Lindsay Rosenwald took a chance and introduced me  to the world of venture capital, merchant banking, public companies and financing.    It was a fascinating, hockey-stick learning experience that was intense, exciting, and life-changing.

Today, I am eternally grateful to Lindsay.   I consider him both a mentor and friend.  In a most informal way, he taught me valuable lessons that I cite regularly;

Pick a direction and stay focused.

Pioneers get the arrows, settlers get the land.

It is better to own 10% of the goldmine, than 100% of the shaft.

Don’t worry about idle gossip if its about you…it is really idol worship.

Lindsay is smart.    He works hard.   He is relentless.    I admire those traits.     But mostly, I will never forget that in so many ways the least likely candidate  for the job—he sees potential in things that most people simply miss.    He nurtures that potential.    He provides the environment to develop technologies and for people to think, grow, reach, expand, create and try.
Whether he is acknowledged and thanked for it, Lindsay single-handedly launched more successful careers than I can count.    We all had talent.    But whether we choose to admit it or not, we often come to our own greatness by the unselfish, helping hands of others.     To so many, Lindsay has been that helping hand:   to me starting an investor relations firm, to those who launched funds, and to the countless public companies that he created which in turn offered both jobs and opportunities.