Expert Advice 20 Sep 2021 What Makes a Good Chief Financial Officer in the Biotech Industry? A chief financial officer in the life sciences needs to develop their skills beyond technical expertise. Catherine Moukheibir shares her advice for CFOs in biotech drawing from her experience being one and hiring people for that position. Catherine Moukheibir’s career in biotech spans two decades. She has been a chief financial officer (CFO) twice, and […] September 20, 2021 - 8 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Expert Advice 18 Aug 2021 How to Pitch Your Biotech Startup to a Life Sciences Investor You’ve got the idea. You’ve got the science. You’ve got the team. Now all you need is the money, but that can be a tricky step for a new biotech entrepreneur. In any field, getting in front of the right investors is a challenge of its own. Once you’re pitching, experienced investors and entrepreneurs say […] August 18, 2021 - 9 minutesmins - By Mark Zipkin Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Expert Advice 2 Aug 2021 The Path to Becoming a Chief Medical Officer in the Biotech Industry Life science researchers with an entrepreneurship inclination are often attracted to leadership positions with a focus on medical science. Daniel Chung shares his journey to becoming the Chief Medical Officer of the biotech startup SparingVision. Within a biotech company, a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) typically oversees and sets the company’s strategy and direction regarding the […] August 2, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Expert Advice 19 Jul 2021 How to Protect Your Intellectual Property as a Biotech Startup Biotechs always start with great scientific ideas, but if you can’t protect them, you can’t see them through to execution. Companies need to start developing long-term intellectual property strategies almost as early as they are devising the ideas that need protecting. Experts say that the right intellectual property (IP) strategy for a new biotech depends […] July 19, 2021 - 9 minutesmins - By Mark Zipkin Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Expert Advice 5 Jul 2021 Why the Right Team is Key for Biotech Success For any startup, and especially for biotechnology startups, success depends on three main factors: science, financing, and people. One of the key factors investors look for is having a management team that can raise money and make good use of it to advance the science of the company. According to Sinclair Dunlop, Managing Partner at […] July 5, 2021 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Expert Advice 16 Jun 2021 What Makes a Biotech Executive Stand Out? Talented executives are always in demand in the biotech industry. Leaders who stand out in the field demonstrate flexibility to deal with change and failure, as well as a track record of hitting milestones. Successful biotechs typically progress along similar paths, moving from small scientist-driven enterprises eager to test their ideas, to established companies with […] June 16, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Mark Zipkin Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Expert Advice 17 May 2021 How to Spend Your Biotech Startup’s Money Biotech investment rounds tend to draw big headlines, but experienced players know the real work is done in between them. Avoiding some common pitfalls can make the difference between petering out and pressing on. Managing a biotech startup means always keeping an eye towards the next financing round. But piquing the next investor’s interest requires […] May 17, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Mark Zipkin Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Expert Advice 28 Apr 2021 How to Build a Successful Company Culture in Biotech Company culture can be essential to the success of a biotech company. Sabine Dandiguian, Managing Partner at the life sciences VC firm Jeito Capital, shares her experience building a thriving company culture in the life sciences. Company culture is “something very special” that borders on collective intelligence, says Sabine Dandiguian. There are some basics to […] April 28, 2021 - 8 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Expert Advice 24 Mar 2021 How to Negotiate a Successful Research Collaboration Agreement Negotiating the terms of a research collaboration can be a minefield. Life sciences attorney Lori Waldron shares her extensive experience helping biotech and pharma companies negotiate agreements. Amid a dramatic increase in funding research and development in the medical biotech sector, both larger pharmaceutical companies looking to diversify their portfolios and startups looking for a […] March 24, 2021 - 9 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 takeover. But it needn’t be that way at all. Biotech founders often complain that investors, especially VCs, demand too much control over company operations. This […] January 13, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 recruiters is that companies in this industry generally require highly qualified candidates with very specific skills. “As every company is very specialized in what they […] December 14, 2020 - 7 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
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 sensitive as healthcare. Crises can strike a biotech company at any point — the dream partner company that had shot you to fame dumps you […] November 25, 2020 - 7 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email