entrepreneurship

Individual Biotechnology Management Cases now Available

June 13, 2011

I am pleased to announce the availability of  individual cases from Building the Case for Biotechnology Management Case Studies in Science, Laws, Regulations, Politics, and Business in digital and printed formats. The casebook, which was recently reviewed in Nature Biotechnology, features 22 case studies in science; law, regulation, politics; and business, and a foreword by [...]

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For success in biotechnology, look beyond biotechnology

December 21, 2010

Many biotechnology entrepreneurs favorably look back at times when financing and regulatory approval were easier to obtain. While future periods of investor exuberance may return, it is better to see these as market aberrations. In periods of investor exuberance companies have been pushed to focus on low-probability, high-return, objectives such as approval and successful marketing [...]

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New Book – Biotechnology Entrepreneurship: From Science to Solutions

September 8, 2010

See larger image Biotechnology Entrepreneurship From Science to Solutions — Start-up, Company Formation and Organization, Team, Intellectual Property, Financing, … Regulatory Affairs, Reimbursement, Exit (Paperback) By (author) Michael L Salgaller List Price: $64.95 USD New From: $64.95 In Stock Used from: $60.99 In Stock I’ve just published a new book, by Michael L. Salgaller, PhD. [...]

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Coming soon – Biotechnology Entrepreneurship: From Science to Solutions

August 24, 2010

See larger image Biotechnology Entrepreneurship From Science to Solutions — Start-up, Company Formation and Organization, Team, Intellectual Property, Financing, … Regulatory Affairs, Reimbursement, Exit (Paperback) By (author) Michael L Salgaller List Price: $64.95 USD New From: $64.95 In Stock Used from: $60.99 In Stock Coming soon, a book by Michael L. Salgaller, PhD. In this [...]

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Building the Case for Biotechnology: Management Case Studies in Science, Laws, Regulations, Politics, and Business

July 12, 2010

See larger image Building the Case for Biotechnology: Management Case Studies in Science, Laws, Regulations, Politics, and Business (Paperback) List Price: $79.95 USD New From: $71.95 In Stock Used from: $63.92 In Stock Now available, a new textbook from Logos Press: Building the Case for Biotechnology: Management Case Studies in Science, Laws, Regulations, Politics, and [...]

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Biotech U — Free online biotechnology course

July 7, 2010

I’ve decided to open up Biotech U and make the comprehensive biotechnology industry overview course free for the month of July. The course is derived from my textbook, Building Biotechnology, and covers the following topics: Biotechnology Industry Introduction The Development of Biotechnology Preface: The Science of Biotechnology Introduction to Molecular Biology Drug Development Tools and [...]

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Educating the Next Generation of Biotechnology Managers and Founders

March 8, 2010

I recently gave a talk on educating the next generation of biotechnology managers and founders at a biotechnology education workshop. My sense is that the traditional education paths are not ideal ways to prepare individuals to manage or start biotechnology companies, and I describe cases from Best Practices in Biotechnology Education and courses I have [...]

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Educating the Next Generation of Biotechnology Founders and Managers

February 15, 2010

I will be giving a talk on Educating the Next Generation of Biotechnology Founders and Managers at Pittcon in Orlando on March 1st. The talk will be based on my observations in writing  Building Biotechnology and editing Best Practices in Biotechnology Education, in addition to the teaching I’ve done on the topic. I’ll be posting [...]

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VC’s don’t read business plans; So, what to do?

May 15, 2009

A recent UMD study has found that VCs pay little attention ot the content of business plans.This is not much of a surprise. I’m generally bearish on business plans, but I do recognize their important role. Having written several business plans and having successfully competed in business plan competitions, I’ve recognized that many of the [...]

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Entrepreneurship: What Not to Do

March 17, 2009

I’ll be giving a talk at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Entrepreneurship Conference on March 21st titled “Entrepreneurship: What Not to Do.” The talk will cover cases in failed entrepreneurship in biotechnology, elucidating some of the forseeable and unforseeable factors which can lead to failure. Hope to see some readers there. If you can’t [...]

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