An essential how-to guidebook for building new companies based on deep technology.
Launching from the Lab provides a much-needed framework for new entrepreneurs who are founding a company based on “deep technology”—groundbreaking innovations arising from new discoveries in fundamental research. Lita Nelsen and Maureen Stancik Boyce cover the steps to launch and fund such companies, beginning with emergence from the laboratory and acquiring intellectual property to the intensive research of customer needs, building a team, and raising capital.
Designed to be read and then used chapter-by-chapter, the book details every step of the entrepreneur's journey through in-depth, structured chapters. Applicable to fields as diverse as biotechnology, medical devices, computing, and clean energy, the guidebook covers topics from the importance of intellectual property and patents to forecasting financial data and pursuing capital. The authors also include a special section on IP and dealing with tech transfer offices, for founders launching from university laboratories.
Whether you're a first-time entrepreneur or a university researcher ready to commercialize your work, the book is an indispensable companion for turning breakthrough science into real-world impact. Lita Nelsen is the retired director of the MIT Technology Licensing Office and a worldwide leader in technology transfer. She is a consultant to small biotech companies and a volunteer in the MIT Sandbox student entrepreneurship.
Maureen Stancik Boyce is a founding partner of Good Growth Capital, a venture-capital company specializing in early-stage technology-based companies. She has been a mentor of MIT's Sandbox program since its inception.
