Lighting the path from discovery to commercial
Luminyst is a boutique consulting firm focused on guiding small, early development scientific companies to efficiently and effectively build the right product for their market.
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We leverage our expertise in Business Operations, Product Management, Regulatory Science and Product Development and decades of experience launching products in large and small science and pharma companies to ensure your company’s success. We focus on organization, so you can focus on discovery.
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We provide a consulting experience that narrows in on the spaces often overlooked by standard consulting firms - Product Lifecycle Management, Product Development and Business Operations. We've incorporated software tools and efficiencies into our process to keep our prices down, and focus on transferring our knowledge to you, building your in-house know how.
Our
Story
Heather Shepherd, PhD
Heather is a Business Operations, Operational Excellence, and Product Development expert with a particular strength in bringing people together across disciplines to work efficiently on a common goal. She has experience in both start-ups and large companies, in both biotech and pharma. She is a natural and practiced leader who understands how to build structure and cohesiveness in a dynamic environment.
Heather has spent the later part of her career way from the bench working with science companies and teams to build out their organizational and product management operations.
She an engaged listener and eager learner who rolls up her sleeves to go deep into new projects, both professionally and personally. When not working, she loves puzzles (jigsaw, crossword, parenting teenagers), mystery novels, and working around the house (home improvement, gardening, parenting teenagers, etc.)
Jessica Belanger, MBA
Jessica is a Product Management, Marketing, and Product Development expert skilled in finding creative solutions to bend the rules and drive innovation. She has experience in both start-ups and large life sciences companies. She loves finding better and faster ways to meet customer needs , especially when she is pulling up an underdog or disrupting the market with new technology. She is uniquely talented in identifying market opportunities and finding strengths in products to highlight.
She loves to learn and experiment to find better ways of doing things, both professionally and personally. When not working, she spends her time walking her dog and driving her kids around.
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