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Expert Advice 13 Jan 2021

How Much Control Should Investors Have Over Your Biotech Company?

While getting funding from a star investor can be great for business, many biotech entrepreneurs dread the possibility of investors taking control in a situation that eerily resembles a hostile…

January 13, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev

Expert Advice 14 Dec 2020

How to Hire and Retain Talent in the Biotech Industry

Hiring is a big challenge for biotech companies; life sciences recruitment experts share their strategies for attracting and retaining talent in the biotech industry. The big obstacle for life sciences…

December 14, 2020 - 7 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Expert Advice 25 Nov 2020

How to Weather Bad Press as a Biotech Company

Biomedical companies face unique challenges when it comes to media communication. Crisis communication, in particular, can make or break a company — all the more so in a sector as…

November 25, 2020 - 7 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev

Expert Advice 26 Oct 2020

How to Prepare for a Successful Biotech IPO

Any biotech company that has reached a certain size and is in need of investment will have to consider the critical question: is it time to go public? Navigating the…

October 26, 2020 - 10 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Expert Advice 14 Oct 2020

Everything You Need to Know About Biotech Business Models

What's my business model? Who do I partner with? How do I scale up? These are typical strategic questions a young biotech will regularly face. The business model of a…

October 14, 2020 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Expert Advice 30 Sep 2020

How to Find the Right Value for a Biotech Stock

Anyone investing in biotech stocks will be faced with the challenge of finding the right price for a company’s shares. Experts share their most reliable valuation methods. In part one…

September 30, 2020 - 9 minutesmins - By Carlos de Rojas

Expert Advice 23 Sep 2020

How to Invest Smart in Biotech Stocks

Anyone investing in public biotech companies will find it challenging to answer the key question: does this company have a good chance to create real value? Medical breakthroughs can result…

September 23, 2020 - 12 minutesmins - By Carlos de Rojas

Expert Advice 26 Aug 2020

Negotiating Early-Stage Biotech Valuation: VC vs Entrepreneur

There is usually a big disparity between investors and entrepreneurs regarding the valuation of an early-stage biotech company. How can both sides navigate this negotiation and reach a fair agreement?…

August 26, 2020 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Expert Advice 24 Aug 2020

Why a US Presence Can Help European Biotechs Get Ahead

While there is no doubt that Europe has a thriving biotech scene, it can really help a European company to succeed if it has a US presence. No one knows…

August 24, 2020 - 5 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

Expert Advice 10 Aug 2020

Keep an Open Mind for a Successful Career in Biotech

It can pay to take your time and keep your options open when choosing a life sciences career. Henrijette Richter, Managing Partner at French VC Sofinnova Partners, knows this from…

August 10, 2020 - 13 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

Expert Advice 1 Jul 2020

Why Biotech Must Change its Cleaning and Disinfection Strategy

Many biotech companies deploy strong chemicals to clean and disinfect their equipment. However, if handled in the wrong way, this can lead to dangerous problems such as antibiotic resistance. As…

July 1, 2020 - 10 minutesmins - By Melanie Maria Obermeier

Expert Advice 4 Jun 2020

The Beginner’s Guide to Biotech & Life Science Marketing

As life science professionals, we not only continuously handle hard science and research, but we also have to learn how to market our products and interact with a large online…

June 4, 2020 - 13 minutesmins - By Letícia Manosso

Expert Advice 27 May 2020

Why Listening to Patient Organizations is Key in Drug Development

As the biotech industry flourishes and therapies become more targeted and personalized, the need for drug developers to interact with patients is increasing as well. While patient organizations took a…

May 27, 2020 - 11 minutesmins - By Larissa Warneck-Silvestrin

Expert Advice 4 May 2020

How Are Biotech VC Investments Changing with Covid-19?

Covid-19 has been dominating the news for weeks on end, but what impact is the current pandemic having on biotech VC investments? Some key figures working in the field in…

May 4, 2020 - 8 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

Expert Advice 27 Apr 2020

5 Ways to Become a Successful Biotech Entrepreneur

Having a good enough idea to found a biotech is one thing, but being able to make a success of a company in the long run is something else entirely.…

April 27, 2020 - 9 minutesmins - By Letícia Manosso

Expert Advice 13 Apr 2020

Need Funding to Fight Coronavirus? These Initiatives Have You Covered

As coronavirus disease continues to take its devastating toll across the globe, there is a clear need for new strategies to curb it. Thankfully, initiatives are springing up around the…

April 13, 2020 - 8 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Expert Advice 9 Apr 2020

How Video Content Can Be Your Best Ally for Your Life Science Brand

Audiovisual information can open doors for your life science company. It can visualize what you are doing; it can illustrate your solution; it can grab the attention of key persons…

April 9, 2020 - 7 minutesmins - By Carlos de Rojas

Expert Advice 6 Apr 2020

How Investors Can Prepare for the Digitization of Biotech

For a few decades, the worlds of biotech and digital technology have been on separate paths. Franck Lescure, Partner at the French VC firm Elaia Partners, explains how the two…

April 6, 2020 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Expert Advice 12 Mar 2020

Five Challenges For Life Science Marketers in 2020

Developing a new drug has an estimated cost of €583M to €2.4B. Much of this spending goes towards companies, such as vendors, CROs, and CDMOs, who generate value by commercializing…

March 12, 2020 - 14 minutesmins - By Mark Livingstone

Expert Advice 11 Mar 2020

Why Women’s Health Can Be a Good Investment

Since the Hormone Replacement Therapy market was destroyed almost overnight in 2002 after side effects were reported by researchers, there has been a lot of caution about investing in companies…

March 11, 2020 - 13 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

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