From innovation to cash flows : value creation by structuring high technology alliances

Written in an engaging and accessible style by a global team of multidisciplinary experts, From Innovation to Cash Flows contains realistic insights, examples, sample contracts, and frameworks to help entrepreneurs start up high-technology ventures. Readers will see, step by step, how to protect their scientific inventions, create business models, structure strategic alliances, license intellectual property rights, do patent searches, make patent maps, interpret competitive intelligence, and conduct due diligence. The book provides complete analysis of detailed transaction terms that cover the risks related to such alliances and investment deals. In addition to company valuation techniques, it explores evolving business models in biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals. Constance L?tolf-Carroll, MBA (Milan, Italy), is an equity investor, entrepreneur, and educator in strategy and finance. Antti Pirnes, MSc (Helsinki, Finland), is a patent analyst, entrepreneur, and experienced biotech researcher.