so you want to work in biotech? then start a company
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So You Want to Work in Biotech? Then Start a Company. Euan Ramsay and James Taylor Precision NanoSystems Inc. SBN - Start Biotech Now. Start a Biotech. Why you should start a biotech? How can you start a biotech? Case study – Precision NanoSystems. Why?. Societal Need. Food. Healthcare. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
So You Want to Work in Biotech?
Then Start a Company
Euan Ramsay and James Taylor
Precision NanoSystems Inc.
SBN - Start Biotech Now
o Why you should start a biotech?
o How can you start a biotech?
o Case study – Precision NanoSystems
Start a Biotech
Why?
Societal NeedFood
Environment
Healthcare
Climate
Technical Skills
Absence of Opportunity
Resources Galore!
Training is unparalleled
Start Biotech Now
Societal need
Technical skills
Absence of opportunity
Resources galore
Training unparalleled
How?
o Find a entrepreneurial co-founder
o Find an academic co-founder
o Engage the technology transfer office
o Leverage local resources
First steps
Leverage Start-upR&D
Infrastructure- Product development
Commercialization Resources
- Business Development
Technical Expertise
- Scientific Advisory Board
Non-Dilutive Funding
- Financing
“Leverage”
Start-up
“Leverage”
Start-up
http://blogs.nature.com/trade_secrets/2011/06/09/the-leverage-start-up-model
Jan 10
Sep 10
Jan 11 Apr 11
Sep 11 - Concept
- P
NI incorporated
- license
- partnership -
NVBC
finalist
I2I grant - $125K
TDIF grant - $50K
Team grant - $2.5M
- Mentors (JT)- Seminars
- IP- Contracts
Start-up services voucher ($5K)- Mentors (ER)
- Seminars
$30K
$47K
- Mentors - Seminars
- testing- finance
AcknowledgementsTeam Pieter Cullis
Carl Hansen
Dan Nixon
Steve Fane
Nathan Belliveau
Andre Wild
Tim leaver
Jens Huft
Chen Wan
Igor Jigaltsev
Cullis/Hansen labs
Partners UBC UILO
Ian Bell
Mario Kasapi
Joshua Eades
Brad Wheeler
Lynsey Huxham
NRC-IRAP Graham North
Paul Barran
Genome BC Richard Howlett
Gabe Kalmar
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Akin Akinc
Hila Epstein-Barash
Research organizations UBC
Prostate Centre
BC Cancer Agency
Mentors BC Excels
Alexei Marko
Shaun Foy
Barry Allen
Paul Geyer
+ other mentors
NVBC Andrew Booth
David Dunnison
Kevin James
Scott Phillips
+ jury
Companies LightIntegra
Technology Elizabeth Maurer
Boreal Genomics Andre Marziali
SBN - Start Biotech Now
Nature Trade Secrets blogblogs.nature.com/trade_secrets/
Biotech Startbiotechstart.org
Jamesemail – [email protected] – persistentchange.comtwitter – jtbiotech
Euanemail – [email protected] blog – scideation.orgtwitter – euanramsay