Beginner's Mind

We are in the 7th month of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Europe. Governments are doing what’s necessary to deal with the situation. More and more governments are initiating strong measures to control the infection rate with SARS-CoV-2. Israel has announced a second lockdown from September 18 for about three weeks. There is a lot of coverage of European measures in the local news. Also, a lot of infor...

Do you want to know how to approach Pharma? Do you want to learn what information is needed to partner a life science project with Pharma? And how long the process takes? Then this podcast is for you. Listen to the expertise of Natalia Novac, Director of Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Eli Lilly. Natalia has profound experience in strategy, corporate, and business development. She had leadin...

In light of the pandemic, the Life Science Industry is changing. One of the positive developments: The industry is moving faster. The necessity of developing diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines against this novel viral threat quickly generates a steep learning curve for all of us. In this episode, I am talking with Peter Llewellyn-Davies, CEO of Apeiron Biologics, how he and his team have set...

Since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, more and more people got interested in the Life Science Industry. Scientists worldwide have worked together for decades and centuries to solve the world's most severe health problems. In the last decades, a unique Eco-System of start-ups, investors, industrial partners, and public funding organizations evolved out of this search for finding cure...

Rumour has it: It takes 10-15 years to bring a new therapy to the patients. Only 1% of all scientific ideas make it to the market - is another statistical fact. How do those people who made developing novel therapies their mission make money on their way? In this episode, I have the huge pleasure to chat with Thomas Schirrmann. He has profound experience in starting companies from scratch, walking...

How is it to start a company from scratch, found it and fund it in the US, and get customers like the US Air Force and the Department of Defence. In this episode, you will hear how Jessica Walsh, Founder, and CEO of RxBandz, a successful woman in life science, did it. In this episode, listen to Jessica’s stories about how to get into life science out of necessity, how it is to find the right team...

We are the average of the five people we spent the most time with. Or are we the opposite? Listen in this podcast episode how Daria Tataj sees it. Daria is THE number one networking expert in Europe. Daria Tataj is a researcher, Ph. D., keynote speaker, author, and world expert on innovation networks.   After having reached more than 30.000 decision-makers around the world through her work helping...

Life sciences touch all of our lives—but few people truly understand the enormous challenges behind bringing an idea from the lab to the marketplace. The journey from university research to a real-world product is filled with risks, obstacles, and breakthroughs. Since the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2, interest in life science innovation and investment has skyrocketed. But what does it actually take to s...

The current pandemic shines a light on deep tech companies. Especially in life science. Did you ask yourself the question: What is necessary to bring a scientific idea from universities into companies and ultimately onto the market? In this episode, I am talking with Klara Brandstätter and Jasmin Gungör. They are responsible for training, financing, and connecting deep-tech scientists. What exactl...

How to bring scientific life science ideas to patients? Three key components are needed: 1. World-class science 2. World-class development team 3. Massive public and private funding In this episode, I am talking with Michael Browne and Kimberly Cornfield on how to solve these three problems. Reach out to Kimberly and Michael if you want to access their top-notch science networks within Crowdhelix...

The current pandemic SARS Cov 2 is shining a light on vaccine development. Since December 2019, the novel coronavirus is known amongst scientists. The virus is highly contagious. As a first measure, many governments all over the world have ordered a complete lockdown of the countries. Some politicians make reverting life back to normal dependent on the existence of medication and/or vaccine. How l...

Digital health is a technology that appeared only a few years ago. Up to now, it was very often overlooked. The current situation is helping digital health to show its full potential. For example, Digital health can be used as a triage system, finding out what kind of illness a patient has with chatbots and telemedicine solutions. Afterward, the patients can be referred to real-life doctors - to t...

Viral threats to humankind like the Coronavirus need scientists from all over the world collaborating to solve the problem. People like Saara Inkinen support scientists and universities to transfer their inventions to companies who turn science into products. These products help patients to overcome illnesses and stay healthy. In this episode you will get some information how Saara helps in that a...

These days there is a lot of discussion about the development of diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines against the Coronavirus and its disease COVID 19. Viruses are one threat to the health of human beings, and bacteria are another one. Traditionally, bacterial infections are treated with antibiotics, and recently, some bacteria have developed antibiotic resistance. The WHO describes that Antibi...

This week I had the honor to moderate a panel discussion at the RESI conference (https://www.resiconference.com/). It is one of the most important meetings for early-stage investment in the United States. Life Science Nation is the organizer of the event series. Last year in March the RESI conference visited Europe for the first time. The city of choice was Vienna. I invited Dennis Ford and Greg M...

Michael Lukesch has recently closed his first financing round for Valanx Biotech. He started right after graduating into his entrepreneurial journey and cleared many obstacles on the way with excellence. Valanx focuses on a novel approach for protein conjugation. Specific, fast, and cost-effective. The company is operating in lower Austria. In the most recent episode of beginner's mind, Micha...

Did you ever wonder: Whatever effort you spent with potential clients. The sales figure doesn’t go up. Instead, it is moving down. The more time you spent with potential clients, the less you sell. Well, trying to convince the unconvinceable might be the reason. In this episode, Christian speaks about the importance of selecting the right approach towards potential customers. Read the script to th...

How to turn a daily habit into an investment. Some thoughts on savings, investment and making money. More information:  Linktr.ee/soschner    Send us Fan Mail Join Christian Soschner for expert coaching. 50% Off - With 35+ years in deep tech, startups/scaleups, and public companies, Christian offers power video sessions. Elevate strategy, execution, and leadership. Book Now. Support the show Join...

In 2017 I created the Life Science Network LSG2G. This is a brief overview of the history and the next event. More information at lifescienceget2gether.com Send us Fan Mail Join Christian Soschner for expert coaching. 50% Off - With 35+ years in deep tech, startups/scaleups, and public companies, Christian offers power video sessions. Elevate strategy, execution, and leadership. Book Now. Support...

There is this thing that some people demand free work. My take on it. Script: https://medium.com/@christian.soschner/a-business-needs-paying-customers-7cb8f1c6e4a3?source=friends_link&sk=299243e18054aa66acb69b02ec31b56d Send us Fan Mail Join Christian Soschner for expert coaching. 50% Off - With 35+ years in deep tech, startups/scaleups, and public companies, Christian offers power video sessi...

Thoughts about money managing skills. Script:  https://medium.com/@christian.soschner/lottery-winner-3ced34ee9d48?source=friends_link&sk=230f2f2a4a0193d4dd435cfc5d278872 Send us Fan Mail Join Christian Soschner for expert coaching. 50% Off - With 35+ years in deep tech, startups/scaleups, and public companies, Christian offers power video sessions. Elevate strategy, execution, and leadership....

Intro to the Podcast Beginners Mind. Talk about the reasons why to start another podcast. Link to Script: https://medium.com/@christian.soschner/episode-1-a-beginners-mind-f2dfe9e472a8?sk=e5b8823f8daea67bace179bef2d31079 Send us Fan Mail Join Christian Soschner for expert coaching. 50% Off - With 35+ years in deep tech, startups/scaleups, and public companies, Christian offers power video sessions...