Advancing Science Through Innovation

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From the Editors ?? - Topic in Focus ?? - Popular on LinkedIn ?? - Featured ?? - Footnote ??

From the Editors ??

In this issue, we want to focus on the intersection of (bio)technology innovation and scientific publishing. Join us as we explore how the startup ecosystem drives innovation in science. What are the benefits of entrepreneurial innovation for society and science? And how can scientific publishing contribute to the process?

Do you have a view on scientific publishing and innovation? Share it in the Comments section.?

We hope you enjoy reading as much we enjoyed creating the content.

Your "Beyond Science" Editorial Team ??

Nesrin , Victoria and Fabian

Topic in Focus ??

Healthcare and Innovation

Entrepreneurship and innovation are closely intertwined, as emerging startups often drive new ideas and technologies that disrupt traditional markets and create new opportunities. They play an important role in driving innovation in the health sciences. Startup companies are often catalysts leading to new technological solutions and approaches to scientific problems.?

Because startup ventures take risks and are agile and adaptable, they can quickly respond to emerging trends, scientific breakthroughs, and market demands. The flexibility allows them to incorporate cutting-edge research and technology into their products and services. Thriving on agility and flexibility, venture-backed emerging firms streamline operations that reduce costs, maximize productivity, and continuously improve products and services rapidly. By doing so, they can grow and scale up their operations and reach.?

The Startup Ecosystem

The benefits that startups provide to society are through identifying gaps in existing solutions or unmet needs within the scientific community, and developing products and services to address them, creating value for researchers, institutions, and industries. Startups can collaborate with academic institutions, research centers, and established companies to foster knowledge exchange, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and the translation of scientific discoveries into practical applications.??

In biotech or medtech environments, startup innovation commonly happens in the discovery phase or phase I of clinical trials. Failure is the norm, and progress often takes time and resources. Eventually most biotech startups get sold or licensed out to larger pharma companies.?

Scientific Publishing

Entrepreneurship and publishing are both vital components in the field of biomedical research and innovation. Publishing new and innovative biomedical research is important for the dissemination of new scientific knowledge to the broader scientific community.??

Yet biomedical startups are traditionally cautious with published research and tend to wait until their drug development in clinical trials is more mature. On the flipside, publishing research early on can?increase the visibility of a startup's technology or therapy, facilitate partnerships, licensing deals, and market entry, accelerating a startup company’s success. ?

Popular on LinkedIn ??

• Steve Butler shared that innovations in medical technology drives research forward by providing new advances to explore diseases, develop treatments, and has a big impact on a global scale .
• Lachezar Zanev wrote about the incredible investment potential of new innovations in the biological field.
• Michael Housman wrote about the importance of publishing for companies to help increase transparency and accuracy .
• Howard Friedman provided a list of recommendations about how to carefully vet journals that research findings are submitted to.
• Elin Haf Davies posted that peer-reviewed publications are not only important in academia but also important for startups .
• Jennifer Huberty advised companies to not only publish white papers but also peer-reviewed papers .
• David Cain wrote about the necessity of balancing open science publishing with intellectual property rights and the need to protect new ideas for commercialization purposes.

Featured ??

Driving Science Forward – A Case Study

Named after Andreas Vesalius - the medieval pioneer of anatomy - the annual Vesalius Innovation Award (VIA) is a powerful forum for entrepreneurship and innovation in science. Now in its fifth year, the VIA celebrates advancements from startups and young entrepreneurs in science, healthcare, and publishing, allowing participants to take their innovations to the next level. The 2024, focus is on science communications, AI, education, information transfer, new publishing models, and research integrity.

Ludenso , a leading augmented reality (AR) platform for publishers ?was a VIA participant and runner-up. Its recent joint venture with Karger Publishers to bring 3-dimensional AR to journal articles is a superb example of the kind of future-oriented partnership between technology and science that has a real impact for authors. Watch a video interview of Eirik Wahlstr?m , Co-Founder and CEO of Ludenso, and Christna Chap , Head of Editorial Development at Karger.

In this Odelle Technology podcast, John Klepper discusses how PIPRA , 2023 VIA winner and Software as a Medical Device startup, started its journey to where it is today.

In this LinkedIn Live conversation, Benjamin Dodsworth and Patrick Starke , startup co-founders and winners of the Vesalius Innovation Award, discuss their startups' ( PIPRA and imagetwin ) innovative technologies and how they are making an impact.?

Check out why startups should participate in this year’s 5th edition of the Vesalius Innovation Award and how this can help startup companies jump start their ideas that advance health sciences and publishing.

Footnote ??

Karger is committed to fostering innovation with companies and startups.

For health science companies, research does not end in the lab or with a publication of a paper. Turn your research into action and connect with tools designed to reach your target audience.

Scientific publishing can be done in numerous formats and has many benefits for industry.

F6S helps founders and startups grow to solve the world's pressing social, economic, environmental, sustainability and innovation problems.

Startupticker.ch is the online platform for young entrepreneurs, innovators and supporters. The hub increases the visibility of young Swiss companies and serves to highlight the diverse and vibrant start-up scene.

Startup Academy (Schweiz) is a non-profit association that connects startups throughout Switzerland with industry and universities.