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Commercializing research is fraught with pitfalls, but a thoughtful checklist can ensure you set off on the right path and give your fledgling business the best chance of success.

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Fig. 1: A bioentrepreneur’s to-do list.

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  1. Technology Operations and Ventures, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA

    Sadhana Chitale

  2. Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA, USA

    Colm Lawler

  3. Goldilocks Therapeutics Inc, Bedford, NY, USA

    Arthur Klausner

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Chitale, S., Lawler, C. & Klausner, A. So you want to start a biotech company. Nat Biotechnol 40, 296–300 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-022-01239-9

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