

Business Of Biotech
Ben Comer
The Business of Biotech is the pod dedicated to leaders of emerging biopharma firms. SUBSCRIBE to our new newsletter at www.bioprocessonline.com/bob. We bring you insight into organizational, finance and funding, HR, clinical, manufacturing, regulatory, and commercial challenges you’ll face as you navigate your company from an idea to success in the clinic and beyond. Each episode features guest commentary and best practices from accomplished founders and biopharma industry luminaries. The Business of Biotech is produced by Life Science Connect.
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Jun 29, 2020 • 34min
006: Leaving The Incubator With Kavitha Iyer Rodrigues
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message. A strategic departure from the biotech incubator requires the coordination of moving parts aplenty. Development timelines, seed funding, facilities development, and team dynamics are just a sampling of the critical aspects discussed here with multi-time founder and Zumutor Biologics CEO Kavitha Iyer Rodrigues.Access this and hundreds of episodes of the Business of Biotech videocast under the Business of Biotech tab at lifescienceleader.com. Subscribe to our monthly Business of Biotech newsletter. Get in touch with guest and topic suggestions: ben.comer@lifescienceleader.comFind Ben Comer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bencomer/

Jun 15, 2020 • 36min
005: Building A Biotech All-Star Team With Vivek Ramaswamy
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message. On this episode of The Business Of Biotech, we're talking with Vivek Ramaswamy, who launched Roivant Sciences—parent company to a full 20 biopharma companies with dozens of pre-clinical through phase 3 candidates in their collective pipelines—back in 2014. Spinning them all up so quickly has required a skillful approach to recruiting—and maintaining—the company’s talent pool.Listen in as Ramaswamy walks through the art, science, and nuance of building an all-star biotech team.Access this and hundreds of episodes of the Business of Biotech videocast under the Business of Biotech tab at lifescienceleader.com. Subscribe to our monthly Business of Biotech newsletter. Get in touch with guest and topic suggestions: ben.comer@lifescienceleader.comFind Ben Comer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bencomer/

Jun 1, 2020 • 36min
004: Finding Funding In Volatile Times With Dr. Ben Zeskind
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message. This week's Business Of Biotech pod features Immuneering CEO Dr. Ben Zeskind, who launched his biotech on the back of creative financing in the throes of the Great Recession. A pivot into biopharma landed Immuneering a $20 million series A round to develop its pipeline--at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Zeskind joins us for a candid and instructive discussion on getting creative when the economy isn't exactly booming. Access this and hundreds of episodes of the Business of Biotech videocast under the Business of Biotech tab at lifescienceleader.com. Subscribe to our monthly Business of Biotech newsletter. Get in touch with guest and topic suggestions: ben.comer@lifescienceleader.comFind Ben Comer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bencomer/

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May 18, 2020 • 45min
003: Building The Biopharma Pitch With Leslie Williams
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message. Leslie Williams is a multi-time biotech founder and board member who's honed her pitch-building skills to a fine point. On this episode of The Business Of Biotech, Williams shares best practices for building your pitch deck, how to draw out the nuance that makes your story unique, what to expect in your initial pitch session and follow-on meetings, and why the human element trumps everything else in an otherwise formulaic pitch process.Access this and hundreds of episodes of the Business of Biotech videocast under the Business of Biotech tab at lifescienceleader.com. Subscribe to our monthly Business of Biotech newsletter. Get in touch with guest and topic suggestions: ben.comer@lifescienceleader.comFind Ben Comer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bencomer/

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May 4, 2020 • 36min
002: The Biopharma Exit Strategy With Dr. Francois Nader
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message. Every emerging biopharma company shares a common goal: creating value for its employees, its board, its investors, and ultimately, patients. Along the way, that value creation might get a boost from an IPO, a merger, an acquisition, or steady growth as a private entity. On this episode of The Business Of Biotech, we talk with Dr. Francois Nader—a man who's orchestrated several wildly successful biotech exits—about why it's imperative to begin with the end in mind, and how to navigate your options when the time is right.Access this and hundreds of episodes of the Business of Biotech videocast under the Business of Biotech tab at lifescienceleader.com. Subscribe to our monthly Business of Biotech newsletter. Get in touch with guest and topic suggestions: ben.comer@lifescienceleader.comFind Ben Comer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bencomer/

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Apr 20, 2020 • 39min
001: The Business Of Biotech: Allan Shaw
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message. There are few better suited to advise the leaders of new and emerging biopharma companies on the building blocks of a biotech startup than Allan Shaw. That's why we chose Shaw to help us kick off our Business of Biotech podcast series with an overview of the episodes to come. In addition to his work on the financial front lines of several biotechs, Shaw holds multiple board of director roles with startup biopharma firms, and he advises dozens more in his role as special adviser. On this episode, we'll preview the series and absorb Shaw's to-the-point, practical advice on winning finances, building a pitch, assembling a biotech all-star team, leaving the incubator, navigating early regulatory considerations, and a whole lot more.Access this and hundreds of episodes of the Business of Biotech videocast under the Business of Biotech tab at lifescienceleader.com. Subscribe to our monthly Business of Biotech newsletter. Get in touch with guest and topic suggestions: ben.comer@lifescienceleader.comFind Ben Comer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bencomer/

Apr 14, 2020 • 5min
Business Of Biotech Trailer
We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message. Produced by BioProcess Online, the Business Of Biotech serves as a resource for the leaders of new and emerging biopharmas. We've lined up an incredible group of guests to join us—all of them founders who have taken biotherapy ideas and successfully turned them into clinical realities. Here’s a preview of how the series, which is focused on the financial, organizational, HR, and regulatory aspects of launching a biopharma company, will play out.Access this and hundreds of episodes of the Business of Biotech videocast under the Business of Biotech tab at lifescienceleader.com. Subscribe to our monthly Business of Biotech newsletter. Get in touch with guest and topic suggestions: ben.comer@lifescienceleader.comFind Ben Comer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bencomer/


