title: How to start a biotech company.
abstract: The spirit of life science entrepreneurship is alive and well, with outstanding innovation hubs arising throughout the country and the world. Of note, many of these hubs flourish in close proximity to research universities. If universities are the engine for discovery, then startups are the vehicle for innovation. The creativity and drive of young researchers has the potential to explore novel or underserved applications and revolutionize industries.
authors.affiliation: California Institute of Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), San Francisco, CA 94158-2330 adriana.tajonar@qb3.org.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tajonar
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D016520:Entrepreneurship; D006801:Humans; D012108:Research Personnel; D014495:Universities