📝 11 Essays about Biotech
These are some of my favorite pieces on biotech. I've organized them into three parts:
1) How To Start a Company
2) Life Sciences Startup Processes (IP + Fundraising)
3) Commentary on Company Formation
THREAD🧵
These are some of my favorite pieces on biotech. I've organized them into three parts:
1) How To Start a Company
2) Life Sciences Startup Processes (IP + Fundraising)
3) Commentary on Company Formation
THREAD🧵
This is one in a series of threads on Learning Biotech, highlighting resources for aspiring biotech founders across the startup ecosystem.
https://twitter.com/MichaelRetchin/status/1365712597463490560?s=20
Essay #1 [How To]
How Do You Become a Bioentrepreneur?
Part landscape analysis, part advice column, part how-to. This is a great one for aspiring startup founders. Essay and graphics by @kcorazo.
medium.com/@kcorazo/how-d…
How Do You Become a Bioentrepreneur?
Part landscape analysis, part advice column, part how-to. This is a great one for aspiring startup founders. Essay and graphics by @kcorazo.
medium.com/@kcorazo/how-d…
Essay #2 [How To]
How to Build a Biotech
@celinehalioua offers the perspective of an investor and an operator.
Among these great essays are primers on drug regulation, operating costs, and Bio VC 101 (with contributions from @LauraDeming).
celinehh.com/how-to-build-a…
How to Build a Biotech
@celinehalioua offers the perspective of an investor and an operator.
Among these great essays are primers on drug regulation, operating costs, and Bio VC 101 (with contributions from @LauraDeming).
celinehh.com/how-to-build-a…
Essay #3 [How To]
How to start a biotech company
This piece compiles advice from life sciences startup founders and VCs who have been there, done that.
They recount "value-destroying" mistakes and how to avoid them. Edited by @AlacritaConsult.
alacrita.com/blog/how-to-st…
How to start a biotech company
This piece compiles advice from life sciences startup founders and VCs who have been there, done that.
They recount "value-destroying" mistakes and how to avoid them. Edited by @AlacritaConsult.
alacrita.com/blog/how-to-st…
Essay #4 [How To]
What to Expect When You're Spinning Out a Deep Tech
Practical tips on timing, equity splits, and licensing. Part of a series by @pillar_vc on university spinouts (scroll to the bottom for the rest of the collection).
pillar.vc/playlist/guide…
What to Expect When You're Spinning Out a Deep Tech
Practical tips on timing, equity splits, and licensing. Part of a series by @pillar_vc on university spinouts (scroll to the bottom for the rest of the collection).
pillar.vc/playlist/guide…
Essay #5 [How To]
How to Spin Your Scientific Research Out Of a University and Into a Startup
@snowmaker has written a great piece on trends and considerations in transferring a technology into a venture-backable startup.
ycombinator.com/library/8f-how…
How to Spin Your Scientific Research Out Of a University and Into a Startup
@snowmaker has written a great piece on trends and considerations in transferring a technology into a venture-backable startup.
ycombinator.com/library/8f-how…
Essay #6 [Process]
Term Sheet Recommendations for Launching University Startups
Written by @Columbia_Tech in collaboration with VCs and other tech transfer offices, this explains the nuances of a productive licensing negotiation.
techventures.columbia.edu/term-sheet-rec…
Term Sheet Recommendations for Launching University Startups
Written by @Columbia_Tech in collaboration with VCs and other tech transfer offices, this explains the nuances of a productive licensing negotiation.
techventures.columbia.edu/term-sheet-rec…
Essay #7 [Process]
Life Sciences Fundraising
@brexHQ has created a great resource covering the nuances of startup fundraising strategy.
brex.com/blog/approachi…
Life Sciences Fundraising
@brexHQ has created a great resource covering the nuances of startup fundraising strategy.
brex.com/blog/approachi…
Essay #8 [Commentary]
The case for young biotech founders
@murphey_richard explores the biotech trends that are enabling a new generation of founders. Check out the rest of his blog, too.
baybridgebio.com/blog/young_fou…
The case for young biotech founders
@murphey_richard explores the biotech trends that are enabling a new generation of founders. Check out the rest of his blog, too.
baybridgebio.com/blog/young_fou…
Essay #9 [Commentary]
The creation of biotech startups
This is one of my favorite posts on the @LifeSciVC blog, in which Bruce Booth reflects on the motivation and consequences of "in-house" company creation at @atlasventure.
lifescivc.com/2019/08/the-cr…
The creation of biotech startups
This is one of my favorite posts on the @LifeSciVC blog, in which Bruce Booth reflects on the motivation and consequences of "in-house" company creation at @atlasventure.
lifescivc.com/2019/08/the-cr…
Essay #10 [Commentary]
Early biotech value creation
This is a symposium in an essay, since @stevenholtzman offers his dialogue with @ThirdRockV partners @JMaraganore, Jeff Tong, and Mark Levin.
The topic is business models and value creation.
…adershipandbiotechnology.blogspot.com/2018/08/early-…
Early biotech value creation
This is a symposium in an essay, since @stevenholtzman offers his dialogue with @ThirdRockV partners @JMaraganore, Jeff Tong, and Mark Levin.
The topic is business models and value creation.
…adershipandbiotechnology.blogspot.com/2018/08/early-…
Essay #11 [Commentary]
Platform-disease fit: Why You Need It and How to Find It
From @andy23tran and @JorgeCondeBio at @a16z. This is must-read for anyone starting a biotech company.
a16z.com/2021/01/08/pla…
Platform-disease fit: Why You Need It and How to Find It
From @andy23tran and @JorgeCondeBio at @a16z. This is must-read for anyone starting a biotech company.
a16z.com/2021/01/08/pla…
Did I miss any great essays about starting biotech companies? Let me know!
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