About

Rowan Walrath is a life sciences reporter at Chemical & Engineering News. She reports on the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. Rowan is particularly interested in exploring patient-centric drug and device development, with an eye toward clinical trial design, diversity and how business leaders help patients overcome barriers to health care access.

Find her at work: r_walrath@acs.org

Rowan previously spent three years as the life sciences reporter for the Boston Business Journal, taking the local angle in her coverage of the biotech, pharma, and medical device industries. Before that, she was associate editor of BostInno and Rhode Island Inno.

Over the years, Rowan has reported for Mother Jones, the Boston Globe, and Boston Magazine, among other publications. She has also fact-checked for Wired, Eater, HuffPost, and more.

Here’s a snapshot of Rowan’s reporting work:

Rowan Walrath emcees BostInno’s 50 on Fire awards ceremony in December 2019. / Photo by Artists for Humanity for American Inno

As a multimedia journalist who has held several digital-facing roles, Rowan has compiled, written, edited, and even launched several newsletters. She also knows WordPress inside and out, has run (and trained people to run) social media accounts, and has designed newspapers and magazines. Rowan has created websites and videos as a freelancer and, separately, produced audio for textbook publishers and Mother Jones’ flagship podcast.

Rowan has appeared many times on WBZ, Boston’s local CBS radio station, and on Bloomberg Baystate Business. She has moderated many a panel.

She likes the Oxford comma. AP Style prohibits her from using it, but Chicago doesn’t!

Site header photo and headshot are both by Gary Higgins.