Elizabeth Smith is a senior life sciences attorney with extensive experience in negotiating licenses, pre-clinical and clinical research agreements, and collaborations. She has worked with start-up companies and academic institutions to manage contracts, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance. Elizabeth is a former Attorney at Axiom, Sr. Associate Director of Technology Transactions at Harvard University - Office of Technology Development, Director of Business Development & Legal Affairs at NeoGenesis Pharmaceuticals, and Clinical Trial Associate at Partners Healthcare. She has also worked as an attorney at Edwards, Angell, Palmer & Dodge, Nixon Peabody, Mintz Levin, and Burns & Levinson LLP. Elizabeth has a B.A. in History from Tulane University and a JD from Suffolk University Law School.