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In an increasingly hot biotech market, protecting IP is key

TechCrunch

2021 should be a banner year for biotech startups that make smart choices early. After a record year for biotech investment in 2020 — during which the industry saw $28.5 billion invested across 1,073 deals — the market for new innovations remains strong. More posts by this contributor. Kevin O’Connor. Contributor.

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6 investors discuss why AI is more than just a buzzword in biotech

TechCrunch

That’s why we weren’t very surprised when a slew of investors told us they rarely see a biotech startup that doesn’t incorporate AI in some form or other these days. But despite becoming quite the buzzword, AI’s apparent ubiquity in biotech isn’t actually driving deal flow or higher valuations.

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As AI pervades biotech, what are investors looking for in 2023?

TechCrunch

JP Morgan’s announcement comes at a time when, in the words of B Capital general partner and head of healthcare Robert Mittendorff M.D, “public market biotechs are dramatically down as interest rates rise and the focus on near-term development outweighs the promise of longer-term results and approvals.”

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Biotech Boom: Executive Search Strategies in Life Sciences

N2Growth Blog

Additionally, the industry’s highly regulated nature means that executives must have a keen eye for compliance and a strong ability to navigate the ever-changing market dynamics. Top executive search firms also bring a unique set of resources and expertise to the table when it comes to attracting top talent for biotech companies.

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6 questions investors should ask when evaluating psychedelic biotech companies

TechCrunch

As a venture firm that invests in psychedelics, we receive hundreds of pitches every month from founders developing psychedelic therapeutics. Our fund has invested more than $15 million in companies developing psychedelic therapeutics. The most important factor that can make or break a psychedelic biotech company is its team.

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The Biotech Market

Storm Consulting

The biotech industry is a extensive one. Biotechnology includes its root base in the early on 20th hundred years, when Louis Pasteur developed vaccines and Alexander Fleming observed penicillin. The biotech market also encompasses medical systems such as cellular culture, cat breeding and fermentation.

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This VC built a lab to make building biotech startups easier

TechCrunch

When you think of life sciences and biotech hubs in the U.S., Portal Innovations , a biotech VC firm based in Chicago, is trying to broaden everyone’s horizons and give opportunities to biotech startups growing out of labs in Chicago, Atlanta, and hopefully beyond. As AI pervades biotech, what are investors looking for in 2023?

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