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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 the EU prepares to release new guidelines on good manufacturing practices, it’s time to revise how cleaning is approached in the industry. To effectively control […]

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 audience. However, coming from the sciences, many of us struggle with bio-business. Here is where you can start. In this article, we will take you […]

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 backseat in the past, they are continuously gaining importance in drug development today. Nowadays, talking with patient organizations has become paramount for successful drug development, […]

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 Europe discussed their recent experiences, as well as advice for startups navigating this new funding challenge. The coronavirus pandemic has impacted us all in ways […]

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. Here are five tips to help you on your way to becoming a successful biotech entrepreneur. Are you working in a biotech but considering becoming […]

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 world that can support European startups in the search for new methods of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Coronavirus disease, also known as Covid-19, is wreaking […]

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 in your field, or of those interested in your service. And, above all, audiovisual information can create solid bonds with people worldwide. Your life science […]

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 fields are now colliding and how investors need to catch up. At first glance, digital technology and biotech are widely different fields, each with their […]

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 and industrializing innovations to improve the ways researchers study organisms and viruses in the early stages of drug development. For those of us in sales […]

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 with a focus on women’s health. Mary Kerr, CEO of KaNDy Therapeutics and NeRRe Therapeutics, knows this only too well, but has not let it […]

March 11, 2020 - 13 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

Expert Advice 6 Feb 2020

Why a Big Pharma Background Can Give Biotech Leaders an Edge

Many biotech founders come straight from academia and may struggle with the new skill set that is required to run a company. Rob de Ree, CEO of Dutch biotech NorthSea Therapeutics, has a background in big pharma and medtech and believes his earlier experience was instrumental to his success as a biotech leader. After spending […]

February 6, 2020 - 11 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

Expert Advice 27 Jan 2020

Five Reasons Why Biotech Startups Fail: How to Avoid Them

Biotech startups are a high-risk venture and many do not reach the final line. Experts explain what the most common reasons for failure are and what can be done to avoid them. You might have heard that only 10% of startups make it. Well, biotech startups can have it even harder. Unlike the typical tech […]

January 27, 2020 - 9 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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