Illuminating the Undetected.

Leadership

Our leadership combines deep scientific rigor and commercial strategy experience to deliver clarity and innovation across the life sciences

We bring deep life sciences expertise, uniting scientific, commercial, and clinical perspectives. With strong academic foundations and hands-on industry experience, we understand the nuances of every challenge—and deliver innovative solutions that reveal opportunities others overlook.

Ryan L. Coe, Ph.D.

Founder & Managing Partner

Ryan Coe brings over fifteen years of life sciences experience, spanning research & development through strategy consulting. His expertise includes corporate strategy, strategic investor support, commercial diligence, new product planning, and data & analytics.

Before founding Blacklight Partners, Ryan was a Partner at a boutique life sciences strategy consulting firm, where he led multiple centers of excellence, including Corporate Strategy & Due Diligence and Pharma Services (CDMO, CRO, Central Labs, and more). Earlier in his career, he worked with several oncology-focused diagnostic start-ups, helping to shape their scientific and commercial strategies.

Degrees: 

  • Sr. Fellow, Bioengineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Washington

  • B.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia

  • "I am a huge fan of you and your team. You always understand the nuances in each project, work tirelessly to solve the problem, and over deliver. You consistently make me look good."

    - Chief Commercial Officer

  • "Thank you to the entire team. You delivered an exceptional work product on a very short timeline. Our investment committee was very impressed."

    - Private Equity Vice President

  • "The corporate strategy project and workshop were exactly what we needed as an organization. You pressure tested our perspectives using a collaborative approach. We have great alignment across the entire team for future internal and external development."

    - Biotech Head of BD

  • "You never disappoint. I continually come back to you for all my commercial needs."

    - Large Pharma Franchise Head