Your Taxes at Work
April 23, 2024
Some homegrown art employed by India’s Department of Income Tax.
Mumbai
April 23, 2024
Nigel has made his way to Mumbai, which is not only India’s wealthiest and most populous city, but also famously recognized in the West as the hub of the Bollywood film industry. Mumbai’s got some unique geography: this financial, commercial, and entertainment powerhouse is actually a cluster of seven islands.
The Road to India
April 22, 2024
What do we have here? Perhaps some inspiration for a three-wheeled transport choice for next year's road trip.
Bengaluru
April 22, 2024
Next stop: Bengaluru, otherwise known as Bangalore. This city has one of the highest concentration of pubs on the continent of Asia, but more importantly, is home to a substantial share of India’s burgeoning biotech industry.
Hyderabad
April 22, 2024
Nigel’s next stop on the Indian business trip tour is Hyderabad, a city full of big things: the world’s largest monolithic Buddha statue; the world’s biggest film studio; and the original home of the Koh-i-Noor, one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, which is still set in the Queen Mother’s crown.
Everywhere We Go
April 22, 2024
A delightful display of flowers in the reception of JW Marriott in New Delhi Aerocity. You can travel to the other side of the world, but you can't escape the TN Orange.
Off to India
April 20, 2024
The Loubs are on as Nigel heads off to see some new customers throughout five cities in India.
Totality
April 9, 2024
One more shot of this week’s solar eclipse, this time from Lucas’s awesome vantage point in Vermont. This is what totality looked like at around 3:30pm Eastern in St. Johnsbury.
Nashville Hot
April 9, 2024
Nigel popped over to Nashville for the day, about seven hours west of our Bristol location. No, he did not fly there specifically to enjoy some of the city's flagship dish, we just thought this artwork was cool.
In the Not Too Distant Future
April 8, 2024
We’re proud to present the full artwork for this year’s road trip! “Road to the Max” is going to be a wild ride you’ll not want to miss. This June we’re headed Down Under. Follow along as we tackle 1,800 km of Australia’s scenic east coast from Melbourne to Brisbane on our quest to discover the Sunburnt Country’s healthcare heroes.
Reagan Airport
April 5, 2024
Always a pleasure to fly into Reagan Airport in DC, as getting into the center of the city is a breeze. If only the guys at JFK and LGA could figure out how to replicate that back home.
The Max
April 5, 2024
A sneak peek at the artwork for this year's road trip. "Road to the Max" is scheduled to kick off on June 25!
Dr. Jenner
April 2, 2024
Nigel's rubbing elbows with pharma royalty -- Dr. Edward Jenner, a healthcare pioneer credited with developing the vaccine for smallpox, the world's first vaccine.
World Vaccine Congress 2024
April 2, 2024
Nigel's down in DC with Jason for our agency's first trip to the World Vaccine Congress.
The Fifth Beatle
April 2, 2024
Jason Rahal doing his "best" impression of Pete Best at this year's World Vaccine Congress.
Estilo Campo
March 27, 2024
It’s been a hectic, but very productive, few days for Nigel and the crew in Buenos Aires, so they’re unwinding the only way they know how: with a fine steak at Estilo Campo.
Good Morning, Argentina
March 26, 2024
Buenos Aires is a fascinatingly beautiful juxtaposition — an old, historic city intermingled with new investment and modern technology.
Laguna de los Patos
March 25, 2024
An up and coming district of Buenos Aires with two powerful cranes dominating the budding the skyline.
The Gang
March 25, 2024
April, Mark, and Nigel are looking forward to a busy day with clients in Buenos Aires. There's much to learn as we tackle another challenging project.
Hotel Madero
March 25, 2024
The team has arrived in Buenos Aires for a client onboarding. While we’re excited to begin working with Biosidus, Nigel is probably most excited to be in the “football Mecca” for the first time.
Rocco's Back
March 25, 2024
Rocco worked for That’s Nice in 2000-2001, and by a happy coincidence, moved to Australia. We’re so excited to have him back on board for the Road to the Max this summer!
All Smiles
March 13, 2024
Professor Dan and our friend Min Park keeping it real at World ADC in London.
World ADC London
March 13, 2024
Professor Daniel Smith is on a mission at this year's World ADC in London.
SOT Salt Lake City
March 11, 2024
Emily Strackhouse is in Salt Lake City this week for the Society of Toxicology Expo — Catch her for a sneak peek at this year’s research reports!
On the Ice
March 9, 2024
The NHL season is coming to a close, so Nigel was excited to take a few hours to catch today’s game at LA’s Crypto.com Arena.
Touchlight
March 8, 2024
Touchlight is at the forefront of synthetic DNA development, and today we got a crash course in the company’s origin story from its Founder, Jonny Ohlson. We look forward to what their team has in store.
Old Building, New Modalities
March 8, 2024
This facility is a bit different than what we're used to. A transformation of the old Waterworks building in Hampton has been redeveloped into the headquarters of Touchlight and its Doggybone DNA program.
FUJIFILM Diosynth
March 6, 2024
FUJIFILM Diosynth, located in a former ICI facility in Newcastle, has gone through a number of growth spurts. Their latest reach goal includes plans to offer over 1.2 million liters of capacity across all modalities by 2030.
Center for Process Innovation
March 6, 2024
The Center for Process Innovation (CPI) operates on a refreshing, progressive business model. Funded by the UK government, CPI provides advanced modality startups with a cGMP manufacturing facility that's helping to shape the biotherapeutic development landscape throughout Europe.
Innovation Central
March 6, 2024
Darlington is home to Innovation Central, a scientific collaborative focused on training future chemists and biologists for the UK's burgeoning biotech industry.
Avicena
March 5, 2024
Tony was kind enough to drop in from Dubai to meet our team in the UK as we collaborate on restructuring the M&A focus of fundraising for this Australian diagnostics powerhouse.
Cytomos
March 5, 2024
Our team had a productive meeting with the Chairman of Cytomos in Leeds, UK. We're excited about their scalable cell therapy and bioprocessing services, and are eager to kick off the next phase of our collaboration.
Upperton Pharma Solutions
March 5, 2024
With new investment from Inflexion PE in 2022, Upperton has moved into new facilities in Nottingham, UK. Special thanks to the Upperton team for taking the time to show us around today.
York Cathedral
March 5, 2024
York Minster, a 1400-year-old Anglican cathedral, is the second largest of its kind in Northern Europe, and home to the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the UK.
Peak District
March 4, 2024
Dan and Nigel took a quick detour through Buxton's Peak District National Park for a bit of green scenery in between this week's UK city hopping.
Pharmaron
March 4, 2024
Pharmaron has quietly reached well over $1 Billion the old school way: by keeping customers happy and staying focused on high value relationships. Today we had the pleasure to meet the UK Site Head in Peek, just outside of Liverpool.
The Biosphere
March 4, 2024
The Biosphere in Newcastle is a collaborative scientific ecosystem dedicated to the commercialization of life science R&D, and home to 14 progressive biotechs.
Guess Where
March 4, 2024
Streams, moss, peat, and rain – The team must be Yorkshire.
Whitehurst Cousins
March 3, 2024
Who better than a cousin to accompany Nigel on his tour through the Potteries?
Back in Time
March 3, 2024
Are we in the 21st or 19th century? Walking through the Staffordshire Potteries is like stepping into a time machine.
Staffordshire Potteries
March 3, 2024
As we continue our tour of the Staffordshire Potteries, you might recognize this giant kiln as a “Peaky Blinders” backdrop.
Stoke-on-Trent Canal
March 3, 2024
Nigel’s on an impromptu “Peaky Blinders” tour this afternoon. First stop: Stoke-on-Trent Canal, a 76-lock canal which spans 150km and has been in use since the late 18th century.
Found Phill
March 2, 2024
Nigel was pleasantly surprised to run into our old friend and longtime Luton supporter, Phill Neill, at the Luton-Villa match.
Box Seats
March 2, 2024
Luton may have performed worse than expected, but watching from a box always helps ease the soreness of watching your hometown lose.
3-2 Villa
March 2, 2024
Aston Villa is sitting on a 15-point buffer to keep its fourth position, which would secure their entry into the 2024-25 European Competitions.
Ollie Watkins
March 2, 2024
Forward Ollie Watkins secures the game for Aston Villa. Better luck next time, Hatters.
Luton Town vs. Aston Villa
March 2, 2024
It would be remiss of Nigel to take a trip to the UK without visiting his and Mark’s hometown of Luton. Our money’s on the Hatters today.
Heckfield Haig
March 2, 2024
Upon returning from a business trip in Saudi Arabia, Haig found some time to catch up with Nigel over dinner at Heckfield Place.
Heckfield from Afar
March 1, 2024
We're in awe of the extensive work and funding that Gerald Chan and his organization have put in to restoring Heckfield Place in recent years.
Heckfield Place
March 1, 2024
Nigel and company visited Heckfield Place in Reading this evening. The manor sits on more than 400 acres of property, and in recent years underwent extensive renovations to transform it into a luxury hotel and dining destination.