Chris Jeffers, the Senior Vice President of Life Sciences at Brown Rudnick BioAdvisory, LLC, brings over 25 years of experience in the life sciences sector, encompassing a wide range of legal and non-legal executive roles. During his career, Chris spent more than 20 years as a practicing attorney, holding positions as a former partner at both Mintz Levin and Womble Carlyle. In this capacity, he represented diverse companies, from individual inventors to major pharmaceutical firms, providing valuable assistance in addressing challenges encountered throughout the lifecycle of life science companies. His legal practice primarily centered on handling complex transactions within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and agricultural biotechnology sectors. Additionally, he served as an advisor to the management teams and boards of numerous small and mid-sized biotechnology companies. Chris served as the outside General Counsel to Viela Bio (now Amgen), NexImmune, RegenMed (now ProKidney), and numerous other life science companies.