# Cedars-Sinai CEO Urges Teamwork

> Cedars-Sinai CEO Peter Slavin urges L.A. to copy Boston's life sciences collaboration model.
- Title: Cedars-Sinai CEO Urges Teamwork · Los Angeles Business Journal
- Summary: Cedars-Sinai CEO Peter Slavin urges L.A. to copy Boston's life sciences collaboration model. Cedars-Sinai CEO Peter Slavin says Los Angeles should follow…
- Keywords: cedars-sinai, peter slavin, boston, l.a., bioscience, life sciences, collaboration, business, local, CEO, Urges, Teamwork
- Source: Los Angeles Business Journal — https://labusinessjournal.com/healthcare/cedars-sinai-ceo-urges-teamwork
- Author: Howard Fine
- Published: 2026-10-12T16:38:41+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cedars-sinai, peter slavin, boston, l.a., bioscience, life sciences, collaboration, business, local
## Cedars-Sinai CEO Peter Slavin
Peter Slavin, chief executive of Cedars-Sinai Health System, addresses attendees at the 2026 BioScienceLA conference in West Hollywood.
## Boston's Life Sciences Playbook
Slavin spent 18 years as chief executive of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston before joining Cedars-Sinai.
## Boston Collaboration Model
In the 1990s and early 2000s, Boston life sciences leaders formed a collaborative group to strengthen the industry after watching tech players move west.
## L.A. Should Copy Boston
Slavin urged Los Angeles to follow Boston's example to create infrastructure, relationships, and shared purpose for life sciences innovation.

> The question isn’t whether the ingredients are there, they are, but whether we have the sense of urgency to connect those ingredients more intentionally and create the infrastructure, relationships and shared sense of purpose that will allow them to reinforce one another to maximize the network effect
## Cedars-Sinai Initiatives
Cedars-Sinai licenses research technology, runs a life sciences accelerator, and has an investment portfolio for promising companies.
## Key takeaway

Cedars-Sinai CEO Peter Slavin says Los Angeles should follow Boston's life sciences collaboration approach to boost regional innovation.