Adam Schaffner, PhD

Senior Principal

Dr. Schaffner joined inThought in 2017 after earning his PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, where he developed novel therapeutic strategies to target Parkinson’s Disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

While completing his dissertation, he worked as a venture intern at Celdara medical, where he conducted due diligence on academic innovations for partnership, development, and investment opportunities. Beyond the science, Dr. Schaffner has held various leadership roles as a student at Mount Sinai, and served as Co-founder and Co-chair of the Trainee Health and Wellness (THAW) Committee, which tackles systemic issues endangering the mental well-being of academic research trainees. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Chris Martin

President

As the president of inThought Labs, Chris is focused on constantly improving inVision, the leading competitive and market intelligence platform for the biopharmaceutical industry, to better meet the changing needs of clients.

 

With 20 years of experience in roles being a consumer of market and competitive information, Chris understands the needs and priorities of clients. Chris was a senior principal and co-founder of inThought, a life science consulting, market research, and analytics firm. Collaborating with Ben Weintraub, Chris also co-founded BiotechTracker, an online tool for investors and precursor to inVision. Previous to inThought, he was a healthcare analyst and co-portfolio manager at two investment firms. Chris served in health care policy roles at the White House Office of Management and Budget. These roles included Medicare Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, where he was responsible for providing recommendations to senior White House policy officials on healthcare policies and regulations.

 

Chris has a Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, a Master in Engineering from Villanova University, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Cornell University. Prior to attending Harvard Business School, Chris served on two U.S. Navy nuclear submarines and at the Pentagon.