At biopharma news site BioSpace Alex covers breaking life science news from companies such as AbbVie, Abbott Laboratories, Perrigo Marathon Pharmaceuticals and more. He also covers pharma conventions, such as Chicago-based ASCO, and writes features and company profiles. Before moving to Chicagoland Alex spent seven years as a staff reporter for The Wilson Times in North Carolina where he covered the state legislature. Alex currently lives in the western suburb of Bloomingdale with his wife and two children.