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It’s all too common for founders to be confused by venture capital (VC) term sheets. Many founders often find the agreement’s terms complicated or foreign. On the other hand, investors see term sheets…
February 2023
A term sheet is a non-binding agreement between the founders of a company and an investor or group of investors. It includes an outline of the terms and conditions (how much equity and control an inve…
February 2023
Most startup founders have similar goals even if their companies are wildly different. The typical founder wants to create a profitable business around a product or service that adds value to their cu…
February 2023
A term sheet is a non-binding agreement between the founder(s) of a company and an investor or group of investors. It defines the key components or parameters of the potential business agreement for a…
February 2023
If you’re a startup founder, or thinking of founding a startup, you’re most likely looking for capital to grow your business. Especially if you’re a startup in a capital-intensive industry like the li...
February 2023
Restriction Enzymes: Overview Restriction enzymes are a type of nuclease enzyme that recognizes a specific DNA sequence/recognition site and cleaves at or near that specific site. The site recognized ...
January 2023
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay: Overview Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, or ELISA, is a plate-based biochemical assay used in labs to detect and quantify substances in a complex mixture, such as...
January 2023
Western Blot: Overview Western blotting is a technique used in labs to separate and identify specific proteins in tissue, blood samples, or other cell lysates. It’s also known as immunoblotting. It in...
January 2023
DNA Markers: Overview Have you ever thought about how scientists identify the species of an organism? By using DNA markers. DNA markers, also known as genetic markers or molecular markers, are short D...
January 2023
Learn about Cas13a, its subclasses, how it works, what its applications in the life sciences are, and how it's being leveraged in the industry to advance research in genomics.
December 2022
Histone: Overview Do you know that each diploid cell in our body contains around 2 meters of DNA? Then, how does it reside in a 100 μm small cell? The answer is proteins that compact the DNA into the ...
December 2022
Cas13a: Overview CRISPR-Cas9 (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic sequence and CRISPR-associated protein 9) has created a buzz in the Science world. The ability of this genome editing to...
December 2022
