Innovation, Commercialization, and Start-Ups in Life Sciences

This book specifically provides the reader with the methodologies necessary to create a successful life sciences start-up from initiation to exit. The readers gain an appreciation for the necessary data, partnership, and skills to be acquired and the constituencies that must be satisfied, along the way. It presents data and analytical processes articulating the fundable milestones for angel and venture capital. It also provides tools for creating branding for public investors and more.

Auteur

Jim Jordan, a Distinguished Service Professor of Healthcare & Biotechnology Management and Senior Director of Healthcare and Biotechnology Programs at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College, serves as the Chief Investment Officer of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, a public-private economic and venture fund owned by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh.

As an accomplished Fortune 20-level executive with companies such as Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson and McKesson, Jim has leveraged his experience in several startup ventures and is active on multiple Boards of Directors. Through the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, he has applied his 25 years of experience in industry, consulting and academia to work with over 400 life science startup companies, with direct investment in 75 of them.