This first entry marks the beginning of a long journey in experiences, successes – and mishaps.

Many of you know the problem: being a researcher or Ph.D.-candidate, you might see business opportunities in the knowledge you produce. In the end many of us are struck with highly innovative, yet very specific technologies, we want to build our own business upon. But how to do that? Sure, we could hire a professional agency, but funds are scarce and the market moves fast…
In this blog want to share my experiences to build diverse business cases in life sciences.

Currently, I work for a company that manages a life science campus in Central Germany, about 1 hr. south of Berlin. Until now, it’s activity was maily based upon public subsidies, but the company will transform into a privately operated and funded business in the coming year.
My task is to develop a business development competency in life sciences and related industries – with just a little experience in the field.
Any specators to watch my steps in the business are welcome.
Much more, I encourage the community, both scientists and professional business people to help create a space where we all can learn from real-world business scenarios how to develop new businesses to create wealth from our research.