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THIRD PARTY VALIDATION can be golden. This means you have struck a deal with a Cognizant within your field, preferably a big and well-known player. Once you have achieved this, investors understand that you have passed Due Diligence with this established company, and feel much more comfortable championing your cause internally at their investment committee. For all these reasons, getting a deal with a company in your sector can be a strong funding trigger. View in LinkedIn

A 500,000 COMPOUND 'EUROPEAN 'LEAD FACTORY' CONSORTIUM of large Pharma companies and academics in crowd sourcing initiative to find utility in discarded drug libraries. The third and biggest move in this direction. These all represent big shifts of strategy by formerly secretive Pharma companies and an unusual collaboration between the giants. http://lnkd.in/yqNFMg View in LinkedIn

LATE BUT IMPORTANT FDA GUIDELINES ON BIOSIMILARS just as the lobbying efforts are heating up against generic biologics. http://lnkd.in/t5rFFJ View in LinkedIn

INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP that can be replicated in other hospitals matching startups with health providers. http://lnkd.in/jw4zzn View in LinkedIn

30,000 DRUGS IN CLINICAL TRIALS HAVE BEEN ABANDONED IN 30 YEARS, and NIH's Francis Collins suggested repurposing them through crowd-sourcing. The UK's MRC kicked on 16 M USD initiative for repurposing 22 drugs, and the US NCATS followed suit with a group of 58 abandoned drugs. These are innovative moves. Traditionally, accessing these molecules has been difficult. http://lnkd.in/wriVbj View in LinkedIn

FINDING USES FOR BIG PHARMA'S ABANDONED DRUG CANDIDATES has become a hot area, and here we have Francis Collins pushing the initiative. Many of these candidates have had toxicological testing in Man, and this significantly de-risks a molecule. Sifting from old gold mines. http://lnkd.in/wriVbj View in LinkedIn

BOSTON GAVE BIRTH TO THE US BIOTECH INDUSTRY and is now reaping the benefits with anchor companies and a critical mass. Those other bio-clusters worldwide who wish to emulate this success can learn from Boston's lessons. http://lnkd.in/ckN927 View in LinkedIn

SEEKING VC MONEY? Then you need to read this thoughtful commentary about pure investor-VCs vs former entrepreneur VCs. A key issue to watch is whether the successful entrepreneur-VC has an ego that is out of control or not. That much success can do a real number on ego balance. http://lnkd.in/qQZ-Cg View in LinkedIn

HALF OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS CHANGES THEIR BUSINESS MODEL, a large jump over the year before. Stay current or become history. http://lnkd.in/5DSrv4 View in LinkedIn

"I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT CATALUNYA" is a phrase I have heard many times since moving here a year ago, from level-headed smart executives. This is a statement that I could never imagine being uttered by a British citizen, for instance, and worldwide is a rare sentiment. Add to this sentiment great food, great weather, great culture and a modern infrastructure, and it is no wonder that Barcelona is becoming an emerging Silicon Valley. View in LinkedIn