Pharmaceutical companies used to be eager buyers of technology. But in recent years, biotech platforms have benefited from easier access to capital as independent entities, eliminating the need to sell. At the same time, biopharma companies large and small are realizing that building a platform is better than focusing on a single product or production[…]
The Brain Innovation Days hosted its first-ever Pitch Competition in January 2021. Out of 90 applications, 2 European start-ups particularly impressed the jury and the public: PIPRA, which is developing a cutting-edge AI-based pre-operative test to prevent post-operative delirium (Jury Award for Best Pitch); and icompanion, the digital companion for people with neurological conditions and their physicians (Public Award for Best Pitch).[…]