The Illusion of Progress You walk out of the meeting feeling energized. The BD lead nodded. They asked smart questions. You even got a “This is really interesting” before the call ended. But then... silence . No follow-up. No next steps. Just a vague feeling that something didn’t quite land, even though nothing explicitly  went wrong. This is one of the most frustrating patterns for biotech founders. You did the work. You told the story. You showed the data. 👉 Why is nothing

👉 You’ve nailed the science. Now you’re stuck. You’ve validated the core biology, secured your first grant or pre-seed, and maybe even built a small team. But the excitement is quietly giving way to a more uncomfortable reality: the science is moving, but the business is not . Welcome to what we call the Science Trap , where brilliant research becomes a bottleneck instead of a launchpad. This isn’t about incompetence. It’s about misalignment. 👉 Most scientific founders appr

👉 Momentum doesn’t die from bad science. It dies from regulatory surprises. In early-stage biotech, regulatory risk is the fastest way to lose investor confidence . Yet most founders stay focused on preclinical data, proof of concept, and technical milestones. Investors, on the other hand, are scanning for predictability, compliance, and clarity . And when those signals are missing, even a brilliant scientific program can stall. 👉 Trust erodes quietly, and the runway disapp

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