David Sans
(He/Him)
New York
As seen in:
The Wall Street Journal,
PR Newswire,
GlobeNewswire,
Capital Press,
BioSpace,
OC Today-Dispatch
Covers:
David started as Sr. Medical Scientist at Novartis during the launch of Glivec® (Imatinib) in Switzerland, Dir. of Market Analytics at Pfizer during the launch or Rebif® (interferon beta-1a for MS)
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Wall Street Analyst
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes many decades ago.
How is social media changing news?
drastically
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I am bad at fiction, i like real data.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
to find out about the insight
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
with slides and papers ahead of time
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
linkedin
What's your favorite social network?
Linkedin
Who do you wish followed you?
Entrepreneurs
Why did you become a journalist?
to learn and find the insight of stories
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was a movie reporter
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Biotech Startup Companies
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
work smart
When's the best time to pitch you?
between 4 am and 8 am in the morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A pitch from the same inventor of Imatinib brands: Gleevec, the most successful pediatric cancer drug
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
a pitch without IP, purely based on operations and no scientific supporting data
What's your favorite drink?
clean fresh mountain water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
in my wine farm
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Medical Papers
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
People think i am too serious.
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