A 7 Part leadership series

After transitioning into board roles from my execitive roles, I joined a number of NED platforms and met some incredibly interesting people.
Some, seasoned board members who shared their wisdom, others thinking of joining a board.
One such person asked me for my thoughts on my first board role.

This rambling led to me creating a 7 part series of posts which I wish I had seen before my first role.

Diagnostics start-ups live in the space between science and business.
On one side: the promise of faster, more accurate testing that can change patient care.
On the other: regulatory complexity, market competition, and the constant pressure to raise capital without losing focus.

As a Non-Executive Director in this sector, I’ve seen how success is rarely about just the product.
It’s about:

• Asking the right questions early.

• Making finance part of every conversation.

• Building resilience into operations before you need it.

Over the next seven posts, I’ll share boardroom insights from my first-hand experience in diagnostics, covering topics from governance and funding to culture and risk.

This isn’t a technical series.
It’s a practical, human one for founders, executives, investors, and anyone curious about how diagnostics companies move from lab bench to market launch.