Meet the Start-ups! Building a Biotech: Founding and Hiring
Building a biotech startup means more than having great science. It means knowing when your idea is ready to leave the lab, how to fund and steer it through a fast-moving industry - and, just as crucially, who you build it with. The right early hires and co-founders can make or break a company, yet team-building is often the part founders are least prepared for. The science may start it, but people build it.
Martin Grindrod, Founder of Modern Reach, brings over two decades of life sciences executive search experience across Asia-Pacific. Having helped biotech companies across the region build and scale their teams, he'll offer a candid view from the talent side-what companies should look for when hiring, what makes a leadership team work, and what it takes to stand out and break into the industry. It's a perspective as relevant to founders building their first team as it is to anyone looking to launch a career in biotech.
If you're a PhD student or early-career researcher weighing a move into biotech, this is a rare chance to hear directly from someone who sees the hiring process from the inside, what makes a candidate stand out, what companies are really looking for, and how to position yourself to break in
Vishal Doshi, Founder and CEO of AUM Biosciences. is an entrepreneur and business strategist with extensive experience in global drug development partnerships and biotech company building. Vishal has led AUM from its inception into a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing innovative therapies for cancers with high unmet medical needs. He'll share lessons from building a biotech venture from the ground up, navigating the transition from science to clinical development, and creating value in an increasingly competitive global biotech landscape.
Expect an honest conversation covering the full arc of startup-building and plenty of time for Q&A.
Light refreshments will be provided. Networking to follow.
About the Host:
Nucleate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of biotech leaders. With chapters spanning 41 geographic regions and participation from over 280 academic institutions, Nucleate sparks new intellectual communities and embeds emerging talent within a global biotech community. Through open-access educational programming, Nucleate helps democratize biotech innovation — removing barriers and helping founders concentrate on building transformational technologies.
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