Investment in ideas and new science takes research, and often faith to make innovation work. What may be a good idea on paper may not be scalable, or even answer an unmet need for patients. Entering the innovation arena before seed funding and venture capital are companies such as Deep Science Ventures and Oxford Science Enterprises, each taking its own approach to accelerating innovation.
Funding The Future: Accelerating The Long Walk To Innovation
Good ideas must be paired with good people
In Vivo spoke with two company creators working in the biotech industry about their strategies for seeking new science and their funding philosophy when building the biotechs of tomorrow.
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