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In this episode of the From Lab to Patient, Garage to Market, Philip P. Crowley speaks with Mario Casabona, Serial Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Mentor and Business Advisor.

So, in the face of competing priorities, it can be tempting to gloss over standard contractual terms—like representations and warranties—with the assumption...

We recently attended an insightful seminar on biotech manufacturing that we'd like to share with you. On September 13, 2024, industry leaders, academics, and policymakers gathered at Sanofi in Bridgewater...

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the BioMedical Engineering Day at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Innovation rarely happens in a silo. But collaboration can also be a double-edged sword.

When you need to share sensitive information with a potential investor or business partner, a nondisclosure agreement ("NDA"), sometimes called a confidential disclosure agreement, is often the first contract on the table.

As an overtasked and overwhelmed startup founder, it's tempting to look for DIY stop-gap solutions for equity issues with a mantra of "we can deal with this later." It's like going after...

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For early-stage startups in life sciences and other technology sectors, progress can stall when growth depends on instinct alone.

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NDA templates miss evolving confidential information, trade secrets and intellectual property ("IP") realities.

A successful exit is often the moment when your years of risk, sweat and strategy translate into a meaningful return or disappear into someone else's cap table math.

You are here because a nondisclosure agreement ("NDA") breach has happened. It may involve a former co-founder, employee or contractor using or sharing confidential information after the relationship ended...

In the first quarter of 2024, weekly cyberattacks against U.S. companies rose to an all-time high of 1,308—a 28% increase from the last quarter of 2023.

When one of your stockholders wants to sell, a right of first refusal ("ROFR") clause gives someone else, often the company or its investors, the right to step in and buy those shares first, on the same terms as any outside offer.

Stock options can help you conserve cash while bringing in great people early, when things move fast and every dollar matters. Once you start granting options, the legal, tax and governance details start to matter.

In the early stages of most life sciences and other technology companies, momentum is driven by ideas that have future commercial value rather than immediate cash returns.

When startup founders think about transfer restrictions that work in their favor, they usually focus on drag-along rights or rights of first refusal.

As a startup founder, you already know this: written contracts establish the enforceable framework through which your startup operates, raises capital, transfers rights and enters key collaborations.