Strategic coaching for innovative projects
The path from innovation to market starts with clearly defined priorities and a coherent roadmap.
As an innovative project takes shape, there are more and more decisions to be made: value proposition, the maturity of the innovation, target market, technological requirements, funding and market launch. You need to work out what to tackle first, which assumptions to test and which steps to take, without losing focus.
BLSI’s strategic coaching ensures a critical, personalised, experienced, and actionable perspective on your entire project. Depending on your needs, BLSI also draws on the relevant expertise from its network. As such, you can distinguish between what deserves your immediate attention, what can wait, and what still needs to be clarified or tested before committing time and resources.
Making better decisions at every stage of your project
A comprehensive assessment to identify the real priorities
You are an expert in your field, your technology or your innovation. But to build a solid entrepreneurial project on this foundation, you need to ask the right questions in the right order. Some steps may seem urgent when in fact it is not yet time for them. Others are postponed even though they are crucial to the next stages.
Our support starts with an in-depth discussion and a comprehensive assessment of your project. You will come away with an initial critical and structured overview, better-defined priorities, practical advice you can put into action right away and, where relevant, initial networking opportunities. That way, you’ll know exactly where to focus your energy and resources.
Expert, flexible and pragmatic support
There is no standard approach. Our support is tailored to your company’s situation, the maturity of your project and the decisions you need to make.
In practical terms, this support is at both the strategic and tactical levels: challenging your market positioning, testing your innovation against a real need, preparing for market launch, mapping out the next stages of your development, or analysing the implications of a major decision before committing time and resources to it.
In all cases, you remain in control of your decisions. BLSI does not take any equity stake in your company and is not involved in running it.
Our value is in the day-to-day proximity and the trust relationship built over time with the team. This means BLSI can provide targeted support at the right level of involvement without hindering the day-to-day running of your business.
Funding, expertise and support at every stage of development
Securing funding or accessing the right specialist advice is not just a matter of making as many contacts as possible. You need to identify the mechanism, expert or contact person that best suits your situation, and then submit a robust application tailored to the project’s stage of development.
BLSI helps you define your needs, identify partners capable of meeting them and prepare for initial discussions. Depending on the situation, we can review an application, make recommendations, refine a pitch or put you in touch with a funder or expert. With certain public sector partners, BLSI can also facilitate and speed up the processing of your application, although we cannot influence the decision to fund. This helps you avoid mistargeted approaches and increases your chances of starting a productive discussion quickly.
Coaching based on practical experience of innovative projects
The BLSI team’s day-to-day involvement means that they get to know your project, keep up-to-date with progress and understand the practical constraints you face. Our coaching therefore takes into account your decisions, resources and the realities of your market, rather than taking a standardised approach.
Our long-standing experience in the life sciences and healthcare sectors gives us a unique understanding of the challenges involved in taking a prototype or technology to market. The expertise we have gained in this demanding environment is also applied to innovative projects from other sectors facing similar challenges relating to organisation, market access and development.
You therefore benefit from advice tailored to your specific circumstances and an incubator environment designed to transform innovation into a sustainable business.
An initial strategic assessment of your project
Come and present your project, your priorities and the decisions you need to make. At this initial, no-obligation meeting with BLSI, you will receive an initial assessment, a critical review and practical recommendations. It will also be an opportunity to explore our environment and assess whether BLSI offers the right conditions to develop your business.