Our Principles

Blacklight was founded on the principle of Illuminating the Undetected. We are an entrepreneurial strategy consulting firm focused exclusively on the life sciences industry. We are committed to providing our clients with high-quality, unbiased work, backed by strong critical thinking, analytical rigor, and ingenuity.

Our Story

Blacklight was established with the goal of collaborating with innovative companies in the life sciences to help them identify and overcome hidden obstacles during their development. We believe that by leveraging our deep industry experience, strong critical thinking, analytical rigor, and creativity, we can have a positive impact on the lives of patients worldwide. Throughout the development process, various challenges arise, making the path forward increasingly difficult. We are passionate about assisting our clients in understanding the intricacies of these challenges, developing robust approaches to address key strategic questions, and delivering innovative solutions with a clear, simple narrative. Our intellectual curiosity extends to complex scientific challenges and the nuances associated with strategic business questions. We are dedicated to finding the right solutions through a collaborative approach.

Our Values

  • Senior Leadership Involvement

    Our leadership team actively participate in every project, using their industry knowledge and experience to collaborate with clients and project teams.

  • Deep Life Sciences Experience

    Our work is based on decades of problem-solving and scientific expertise, allowing us to thoroughly examine and communicate the nuances of your life sciences strategy. 

  • Simplified Narrative

    We pride ourselves on developing a clear and concise narrative across each project. Our methods involves open, collaborative thinking, leading to clear and persuasive recommendations.

  • Analytic Rigor

    We base all our decisions on thorough analytics, rigorously pressure-testing each analysis to ensure that recommendations are firmly grounded in facts.

  • Customized Solutions

    Every project demands a personalized and thorough approach that carefully evaluates the intricacies of each strategic issue from a new perspective.

  • Ownership

    We work closely with our clients, considering the implications of each recommendation as if we were part of their management teams.

  • "I am a huge fan of you and your team. You always understand the nuances in each project, work tirelessly to solve the problem, and over deliver. You consistently make me look good."

    - Chief Commercial Officer

  • "Thank you to the entire team. You delivered an exceptional work product on a very short timeline. Our investment committee was very impressed."

    - Private Equity Vice President

  • "The corporate strategy project and workshop were exactly what we needed as an organization. You pressure tested our perspectives using a collaborative approach. We have great alignment across the entire team for future internal and external development."

    - Biotech Head of BD

  • "You never disappoint. I continually come back to you for all my commercial needs."

    - Large Pharma Franchise Head