By CBE Blog Staff
CBE focuses its casework on three key industry practice areas, or “pillars”: technology, life sciences, and sustainability. Each pillar is led by a dedicated Pillar Director (Director of Technology, Life Sciences, and Sustainability) who oversees industry-specific initiatives. As we shared in a previous blog post, CBE’s Director of Life Sciences (LS) spearheads LS think tanks as part of their semesterly initiatives. Our previous semester's Director of Life Sciences, Alex Chou ‘26, revamped the LS Think Tank series in fall 2024, aiming to produce case study deliverables for potential clients in the Life Sciences industry to view. During his time as a pillar director, Alex guided the think tank teams to produce impactful deliverables on two areas of research, covering each of our industry pillars: pharmaceutical talent acquisition and the rise of generative AI in healthcare.
The two think tank teams worked diligently to produce deliverables showcasing findings in these distinct research areas. Each team consisted of four CBE members who voluntarily pursued this research alongside their original casework commitments. “Working on the LS think tank was challenging, but ultimately very rewarding,” said Claire Swadling ‘26, lead of the team examining generative AI’s role in healthcare. “Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience; exploring the intersection of AI and biology with an enthusiastic team was one of my highlights of the semester!”
The two deliverables are published on our website (found under the Life Sciences section of our Industries tab, or at hucbe.org/life-sciences) and showcase the different problems many companies may face, within both the life sciences industry and beyond. Feel free to take a look, whether you’re a prospective client or a Harvard student hoping to join our organization — we hope these reports are as meaningful for you as the research process was for us!
If you have any questions about CBE's commitment to sustainability or any other of our sustainability initiatives, reach out to our Director of Life Sciences, Claire Swadling '26, at claireswadling@hucbe.org or email info@hucbe.org with any general questions.