A Start-Up Sourcebook: How to Jump Five Unforeseen Hurdles to Biotech Success

The purpose of this panel discussion, which concluded the Tuesday BPI Theater sessions at BIO, was to introduce a new eBook, How to Jump Five Unforeseen
Hurdles in Biotech Success, edited by Lisa LaMotta. Other contributors to the eBook — Ramani Varanasi (X-Biotix Therapeutics), Chris Haskell (Bayer Healthcare), Dan Geffken (Danforth Advisors), Luba Greenwood (Google’s Verily), Ailis Tweed-Kent (Cocoon Biotech), and Teresa Lavoie (Fish & Richardson) — joined LaMotta on this panel to explore ways of building an intellectual property (IP) portfolio, choosing a board of directors, and developing a partnering pitch.

Watch the full roundtable discussion below and leave your thoughts or questions on the topic below in the comments.