Biotech Startup Support

Informative articles geared towards life science startup founders, with a specific focus on biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals.Topics include company formation, legal basics, finance basics, common founder mistakes, lab operations, and more.

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Biotech Funding for Startups: What Are Your Options?

Early-stage biotechnology companies almost always require large amounts of capital and resources to fund and fuel their research and development. Even if your business can generate some revenue, it ma...

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What Should Investors & Founders Expect From Each Other?

As an early-stage life science company founder, and as an entrepreneur in general, you may need to raise money from investors at one point or another to fuel operations and growth. Understanding what ...

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How to Raise Money from Angel Investors

If you’ve reached the point in your startup’s journey where you have gotten together early data and have some momentum going, you might be ready to start looking for angel funding, or angel investing....

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Understanding Debt & Equity Options for Funding Your Startup

To fund business operations and finance the purchase or procurement of assets (i.e., real estate, equipment, vehicles), companies often rely on a mixture of debt and equity financing. The mixture, or ...

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How to Create Detailed & Transparent Employment Agreements

It is hard to underestimate the value of a properly created employment agreement, also referred to as an employment contract. When done correctly, this binding agreement establishes an employment rela...

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How to Run an Effective Board Meeting

How to Run an Effective Board Meeting In the early days of a startup, board meetings can seem somewhat unimportant in the grand scheme of things, but they are incredibly important and can be extremely...