Capablities

Landscape Analysis

• Market assessment:
  • Market segment analyses
  • Product opportunities
  • Potential barriers to entry
  • Potential competitors
    
    
• Technical assessment:
  • Differentiators
  • Pros and cons versus competition
  • Potential technical barriers
    
    
• Product opportunity assessments:
  • Commercial attractiveness
  • Technical likelihood of success

Example:

Funding Strategy

• Sources of funding:
  • Angel investors
  • Venture Capital firms
  • Government resources
  • Corporate partners
  • Non-profit organizations
    
    
• Funding plan linked to value creation; for example:
  • Series A – Seed funding
  • Series B – Technical feasibility
  • Series C – Product feasibility
  • Series D – Commercialization

Corporate Activities

• Corporate structure
• Corporate governance
• Ownership and stock programs
• Corporate regulatory issues
• Human resource issues
• Contract preparation and administration

Portfolio Strategy

• Product requirements and specifications
• Scientific and product feasibility
• Health economic analyses
• Reimbursement strategy
• Product pricing
• Market development
• Key opinion leader commitment

Business Planning

• Strategic planning
• Research and development plan
• Legal and regulatory pathways
• Organizational growth and structure
• Operational plan
  

Business and Financial Models

• Proforma financials
• Sensitivity analyses
• Scenario modeling
• Budgets