What does it take to successfully commercialise healthcare innovation?
Excellent science is key, but it is not enough.
Many factors must converge for a therapeutic discovery to find its way to practical applications:
- Identifying models that reproduce relevant aspects of human disease
- Differentiating between hallmarks / symptoms and causes of disease
- Building a strong and adaptable team with complementary talents
- Establishing a clear strategy to communicate complex concepts
- Aligning with investors who share the team’s long-term vision
- Protecting intellectual property in a timely manner
- Determining an economically-viable path to patients
Dr Chloe Hall spoke with Dr Nat Hastings about translatability of Parkinson’s models and specific challenges that emerging companies face in this field. Dive deep into this topic and more in the article and share your thoughts.
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