Casey McPherson is an entrepreneur and accomplished singer songwriter. His\r\naccolades include two #10 US hits, #10 video on VH1, and performed globally for\r\nhundreds of thousands of fans.\r\n\r\nAfter his youngest daughter Rose was diagnosed with an ultra rare disease, Casey\r\nspent months learning genetics, drug development, and biotech business. In 2020,\r\nMcPherson started To Cure A Rose Foundation to fund a cure for Rose, as well as other\r\nrare disease therapeutics and innovation. In 2022, he confounded TCAR RareLabs (formerly \r\nEverlum Bio), the firstrare disease contract research lab for family run foundations \r\nand rare disease biotechs.\r\n\r\nIn 2023, Casey spun out AlphaRose, an ultra rare commercialization platform\r\ncompany for rare diseases, of which he is currently the founder and CEO.\r\n\r\nHe has a vast network of executives, drug developers, academics, and scientists in rare\r\ndisease that he works with regularly. As Casey puts it, “Drug development is not unlike\r\nthe music business. It takes grit, humility, creativity, and courage to stay laser focused\r\non your goal.” Casey lives in Austin, Texas and speaks at conferences across the globe, committed \r\nto his mission to bring treatments to children like his daughter Rose.\r\n