Our Focus

The Attic Muse is a principal-led consultancy founded in 2017 by Helen Kalorides with the vision to bring together senior professionals with decades of experience across R&D, regulatory, quality, strategy, marketing, and commercial operations at organizations such as Abbott, Roche, BD, Sekisui Diagnostics, Diabetomics, and Freeman. 

After years of leading global regulatory affairs for Class III medical devices, managing $10M+ pharmaceutical exhibit programs, and building audit-ready quality systems from the ground up, our team saw a gap: many companies needed this level of expertise, but couldn't afford $300k+ executive salaries or the risk of hiring wrong.

Our team also brings deep experience translating complex science into regulated, scalable products—from early R&D and assay development through validation, technology transfer, and commercialization. 

So we built The Attic Muse differently.

We don't delegate. When you hire us, you work directly with former directors and leaders from private and Fortune 500 companies, not junior associates learning on your budget.

We don't overcommit. We only take projects where we can lead the execution personally. If we're not the right fit or don't have the bandwidth to give you the attention you deserve, we'll tell you upfront.

We don't just advise, we execute. We integrate into your business as embedded partners: on your systems, in your meetings, representing your brand. You get decades of operational expertise with the agility your business demands.

We don't publish client lists or case studies as our clients value discretion, and we value relationships built on trust. If you'd like to discuss our experience in your specific area, let's talk.