WHAT'S INSIDE
This sourcebook gathers advice from some of the industry’s best sources to help entrepreneurs solve some of the toughest—and often unexpected—challenges of creating a life sciences startup. Where possible, we also provide a list of resources for each area:
ESSENTIALS TO IP GAME PLANNING
MAKE YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS A BOARD OF ENABLERS
INCUBATORS BECOME A MUST IN VIBRANT BIOTECH ECOSYSTEMS
HIT YOUR MARK WITH A PERFECT PITCH
THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CONSTRUCTING A CAP TABLE
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THE CONTRIBUTORS
Insights, wisdom, and inspiration from a carefully selected group of the industry's best sources on what it truly takes to start a successful biotech company, with examples from their own experience.
Stephen DiPalma
Managing Director,
Danforth Advisors
Tim Ehrlich
Partner,
Gunderson Dettmer
Michael Gilman
Chairman and CEO,
Arrakis Therapeutics
Luba Greenwood
Head, Strategic Business Development and Corporate Ventures,
Google Verily
Marc Schwabish
Senior VP of BD and US Operations,
Fusion Pharma
Wendy Nelson
CEO,
LeadingBiotech
Chris Haskell
Head,
Bayer West Coast Innovation Center
Thomas Haag
Partner, Intellectual Property Department,
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Ailis Tweed-Kent
CEO,
Cocoon Biotech
Ramani Varanasi
CEO,
X-Biotix Therapeutics
Carlos N. Velez
Managing Partner,
Lacerta Bio Inc.
Lisa LaMotta is currently the Associate Director of Marketing and Communications at SmartLabs, a Cambridge, MA-based service provider for flexible lab and coworking space for biotech and pharma. Prior to joining SmartLabs, Lisa spent nearly 15 years as a reporter and editor covering the business of biopharma at places like Forbes, Scrip, The Pink Sheet, and BioPharma Dive.
THE AUTHOR
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