A Bit About Me
Lara Park Menning is a pharmaceutical development sciences professional and 2x founder entrepreneur. She was the co-founder of Nucleo Life Sciences, acquired in 2021 by CoreRx, now BEND BioScience (a world-class pharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization). In 2019, passionate about encouraging STEM professionals and entrepreneurs to achieve their goals without compromising ethics or health, she founded LARASAH.
Born in England, Lara grew up in cosmopolitan and globally diverse Toronto, Canada, starting her scientific studies at the University of Toronto and then transferring to complete a MSc. in Biotechnology and Biochemistry in France at the Université Paul Sabatier doubled with a Masters in International Management at l'IAE in Toulouse, France. Her global professional and corporate experience at global companies like Laboratoires Pierre Fabre, France, Patheon, Thermo Fisher and Genentech, in San Francisco California complements her passion and experience in entrepreneurship.
In 2024, Lara became a Certified High Performance Coach. This coaching certification uses a 20-year proven framework that has been used to coach presidents, elite athletes, billionaires, millionaires and entrepreneurs looking to add more joy and success to their lives.
The Integrated Leadership Accelerator program specializes in offering Certified High Performance Coaching to seasoned STEM professionals & entrepreneurs to achieve the energy & capacity to explore and achieve career, post acquisition and legacy goals.
Work Experience
Nov 2024 - April 2026
May 2021
Nov 2019- May 2022
Feb 2014
Dec 2012- Nov 2014
Aug 2011- May 2016
Mar 2008- Aug 2011
Sept 2006- Dec 2007
Certification in High Performance Coaching.
2026 Offering Integrated Leadership Accelerator Program for STEM professionals to actualize goals more effectively.
Founded LARASAH.
Launched a limited edition, Five to Align Guidebook.
Offered Emotionally Fluent Workshops for Corporate Clients and Integrated Leadership Coaching to private clients.
Nucleo Life Sciences acquired by CoreRx, now BEND Bioscience.
Co-founded Nucleo Life Sciences. Working full time as Chief Operating Officer and Director of Project Management as of November 2014.
Global Project Manager at Genentech, San Francisco California USA.
Authored JENKS: My Game Today, Your Game Tomorrow.
Non-Fiction book on global air crash investigation at the dawn of the commercial aviation industry from an aviation adjuster's and entrepreneur's hands on experience.
Project Manager at Patheon, Thermo Fisher in Mississauga, Canada
Project Manager at Laboratoires Pierre Fabre, France.



