From Bench to Business - Holly

From Bench to Business - Funding: How to get money to start up your biotech business

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0500

After one of my previous posts, there were a lot of questions/comments that involved funding so I decided to write a two post follow up. This will focus on how/where to look for funding. The next will focus on angel investors that focus on funding biotech companies.In no particular order:1. Your Rich Uncle: So many people have mixed feelings on having your wealthy family/friends invest in your com; (read more)

Source: Holly - Discipline: Careers

From Bench to Business - The Latest and Greatest: New toys to make your life easier in the science world

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Fantastic, Amazing, Life Changing new products/services are being imagined and developed all the time to help enhance research. Sometimes it is hard for us to know what is out there. Which is why I am starting a mini-segment on my blog called, "The Latest and Greatest." I will be highlighting interesting products/services that might help out your research.If you know of something revolutionary and; (read more)

Source: Holly - Discipline: BioTech

From Bench to Business - Making it Official: The First Big Step in Starting your Bio-Business

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0500

So, you have a great idea, and a great business plan, now what? First step you you can take is to become an LLC and fill out all the necessary paperwork. I have had to do this myself for a previous companies new branch, and the task seemed daunting. Where do you get this information? Who do you talk to? How do you set it up? If you undertake this task yourself, it is going to take you an inane amo; (read more)

Source: Holly - Discipline: BioTech

From Bench to Business - Four Questions you need to ask yourself BEFORE you start your own bio-business

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0500

The idea of becoming an entrepreneur is intoxicating. You get to pick your own hours, you are your own boss, you get to create things that didn't exist before. For us in the biotech field, it's doubly intoxicating. When we start our own business, we are doing things like curing cancer, creating things that enhance science and research, or educating the world. These are all causes that the average ; (read more)

Source: Holly - Discipline: Careers

From Bench to Business - Incorporating the Bench World and the Business World

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0500

I used to think I would spend my life at the bench doing research. After all, my family is filled with scientists. Whenever I would talk about moving over to the business side, my family would always reply "Why? What on earth would you want to do that for?" I never really had a response. A great mentor of mine gave me a great response, "Because I love it." Much like my family, scientists as a whol; (read more)

Source: Holly - Discipline: BioTech