Trying to start a business as a faculty member in academia? Don’t fret. As daunting as starting a company can seem, this blog will aim to give any prospective entrepreneur useful insights to getting started. Jason Eriksen, Ph.D., an associate professor of Pharmacology at the University of Houston, has founded three different Biotech companies since he’s been at UH: Alzeca … [Read more...] about A Few Things to Consider When Launching a Faculty Startup
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Non-Dilutive Funding for Biotech Startups
Non-dilutive funding For the uninitiated, non-dilutive funding is financing where you don’t have to resort to selling a share of your startup. There are myriad benefits to using these non-dilutive resources. As James Taylor (not the folk singer of Fire and Rain fame), writer for Nature Biotechnology, put it, “Non-dilutive funds offer startup founders the resources to … [Read more...] about Non-Dilutive Funding for Biotech Startups
Start Me Up: What the Rolling Stones Can Teach You About Startups
Start Me Up In 1970, the Rolling Stones’ long-standing deal with Decca Records expired. This opened a giant door for the band, which I assume they painted black.Because the band had achieved such success, they were able to form their own record label, dubbed Rolling Stones Records. This was done in an effort to exert more control over their music, not just creatively, but … [Read more...] about Start Me Up: What the Rolling Stones Can Teach You About Startups