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Biotech Startup Funding

Primary Need

Lack of funding is one of the main reasons for failure of a biologic.

Estimates vary, but some project it costs $8-10 million just to get to IND stage, another $8-10 million for Phase I, and $20-40 million for Phase II, depending on design. Phase III costs considerably more.

Don’t let a good drug go to waste, or too much of its value to third parties, because of funding issues. There are ways to fund biotech, from biotech crowdfunding, nondilutive funding, and nonsoursive funding, to biotech grants, angel investors, venture capital and other resources.

Funding Sources in China

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2017 - MilliporeSigma's Start-Up Program at LabCentral:
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Intellectual Property
Watch emerging biotech CEOs share their intellectual property experiences.

Regulatory Guidance
On the journey to commercialization, be sure to stay the course by understanding the global pharmaceutical regulatory landscape.

The Drug Candidate Journey
The journey from large molecule to approved biotherapeutic is long, costly, complex, and fraught with risk – yet tempting with reward.


Biotech Resource Hub: Stay Current

Advance Biotech Grant Program – Accelerating Therapeutic Development in Life Science

The Life Science business of MilliporeSigma is expanding its commitment to the global biotech community with its Advance Biotech Grant Program. Through the newly expanded grant program, every six months, three recipients around the globe will be awarded a total of €200,000 in free services and products to address their process development challenges. In total, six companies will benefit from the Advance Biotech Grant Program each year. Press Release

Find out more about our programs:

Bringing your molecule to market. As part of our commitment to meet the needs of the life science community, we’ve developed several programs that recognize stand-out emerging biotech companies. These programs are designed to support biotech start-ups and medium sized companies in solving their current bioprocess development challenges to bring the next generation of molecules to market.

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WEBINAR: Accelerated ADC Development with Integrated Supply Chain Solutions

Learn more about the advantages to work with one source on your mAb, linker/ payload supplies and conjugation services.

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WEBINAR: RNA Based Therapeutics and Vaccines: Bioprocessing Technology Trends

Review the current dynamics in the RNA therapeutics/vaccines market with a focus on process development and manufacturing strategies.

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WEBINAR: Managing Process Scale-up and Tech Transfer

Learn more on points to consider for successful tech transfers with a focus on cGMP training requirements.

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WHITE PAPER: 2017 Life Science Executive Summit

Establishing an open dialog within the biotech community....

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The Changing Biopharma Risk Equation

A report from the The Economist Intelligence Unit sponsored by MilliporeSigma.
This paper, which incorporates the results of a survey of 254 pharmaceutical executives from around the world and a range of interviews with industry experts, explores in detail global pharmaceutical companies' growth strategies and their plans for managing the associated risks.

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