"People need to meet people"

Why can’t we meet for free?

I have often wondered why we all pay 10,000s of kronor to go to congresses with the main purpose of nailing down big pharma or venture capitalist (VC) representatives – just to be told that we should call on another person, who unfortunately was not at that congress, and then hoping that he or she eventually will answer my e-mails, and maybe even meet me – to arrange a meeting with the real decision-makers in the company, that...

In the life-science industry we are, of course, used to high costs – from when we get an idea to selling the final product. But should we really accept the high cost for match-making buyers and sellers, before there even is a product?

Elegant and easy-to-use solution

Stockholm-Uppsala Life Science’s website has now solved this problem elegantly. By using the Expert Profile Search in their Info Bank, you can find our region’s high performers in research. It’s free and I have already used it with ease to find the right advisor for one of my companies.
 

So if there are solutions for other areas, why do we still have to pay high fees for hunting down big pharma representatives and VCs to make them take a look at early-stage programs or patents. In my eyes, and according to my experiences, all this unproductive friction energy just slows down the development of our industry. I know there is no easy solution. People need to meet people. However, I think we can skip some of the random mating processes. I would like to see a neutral and easy-to-use website that at least gives all of us a quick overview and the possibility to follow-up what is happening with the company or the people.
 

YouTube style entertainment

Right now I am finalizing such an effort on www.biotechbuilders.com. My plan is to make it do all of the above, and it should even be a bit entertaining – being the first to offer a flexible and easy design, picture searching and YouTube videos. Maybe it will work or at least evolve into what I hope it should be. And why shouldn’t you be able to make your usual ‘2-minute introduction’ via You Tube?

Define your own partnering profile today

I think it is important to make the business development process much faster and more entertaining. Very few business professionals enjoy searching through long lists of text. However, by combining some of the available Internet applications, it can be much more interesting (or even fun) to search for compounds, products and services being offered or requested. Everyone should now be able to search for free, and sign-up to be notified of any relevant changes in product programs of interest. And your free site has no banners or promotion for other companies or products – because I have asked myself and many others what they really want; free partnering and clear free space to promote compounds and oneself. So after spending my Christmas holiday and some weekends developing the site, I do hope that many of you will help yourself by taking a few minutes to define your own profile and get your partnering off to a flying start. In times like these, we need more deals than ever!… and while you’re at it… Why don’t you check up and update your profile in Stockholm-Uppsala Life Science’s Info Bank too?

Good luck with your partnering!