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Internet exchanges suggest an easy route to sourcing and licensing technology, but can biotech intellectual property be packaged up and sold in this way?
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Of all the ingredients in a biotech start-up, getting the right people involved is most crucial. Here, Ian Brown, CEO of SDP Technology, provides pointers for putting together a successful business team.
As a company grows, the founding scientist sometimes discovers (and investors often hint) that it's time to leave the CEO spot and hand it to someone with more business experience. To ease the possible shock of the process, consider this transition from day one.
Intellectual property (IP) is a critical asset at most life science start-up companies. Savvy organizational management of IP strategies and assets is essential in optimizing IP value as a sustainable business is built.
Intellectual property (IP) is often the most valued asset of biotech firms, especially startups. Two IP lawyers offer guidance on avoiding suits altogether, when to settle them and when to fight.