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New chapter in my career

New chapter in my career

Apologies for the radio silence over the past 18 months. My work life took an interesting turn and I’ve been swamped ever since setting up…
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Robert Thong
May 22
Tracing 23andMe’s Journey

Tracing 23andMe’s Journey

Lessons for Consumer Genomics Companies
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Lakshmi Santhosh Maithel
Oct 22, 2020
Announcing My New Book for Startups

Announcing My New Book for Startups

At long last, I have now started serious work on my new book for startups: The Bioscience Startup Journey. Two chapters are already…
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Robert Thong
May 29, 2020
Bioscience and Healthcare Megatrends that Startups Cannot Ignore

Bioscience and Healthcare Megatrends that Startups Cannot Ignore

Does your startup concept ride a megatrend? When evaluating a bioscience startup, my first filter is often whether that aspiring business…
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Robert Thong
Mar 26, 2020
Two Common Business Model Misconceptions

Two Common Business Model Misconceptions

This blog post highlights two common misconceptions that bioscience startups often have with respect to their new venture’s business…
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Robert Thong
Jan 31, 2020
Business Models for a Young Biotech

Business Models for a Young Biotech

What’s my business model? Who do I partner with? How do I scale up? These are typical strategic questions a young biotech will regularly…
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Robert Thong
Feb 23, 2018
3 Drug Development Principles for Smart SMEs

3 Drug Development Principles for Smart SMEs

I was inspired to post this article after someone said to me, “The drug development skills learnt in big pharma translate naturally to the…
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Robert Thong
Oct 12, 2016
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To Be or Not To Be a Virtual Biotech

To Be or Not To Be a Virtual Biotech

Many new biotechs start off as virtual companies. But at each stage of development, you always end up asking whether you should stay…
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Robert Thong
Jul 15, 2016
Is Big Always Best?

Is Big Always Best?

Many research-stage biotechs and other small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) prioritize partnerships with Big Partners or in Big…
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Robert Thong
Jun 24, 2016
Lessons from Leicester City’s success for Bioscience SMEs

Lessons from Leicester City’s success for Bioscience SMEs

As the 2015–16 English Premier League football season ends, I reflect on the lessons that smaller/medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can…
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Robert Thong
May 13, 2016
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