{"id":3422,"date":"2017-06-15T09:42:19","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T13:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lacertabio.com\/?p=3422"},"modified":"2017-06-15T09:42:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T13:42:19","slug":"thoughts-leading-up-to-bio2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacertabio.com\/thoughts-leading-up-to-bio2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts Leading Up To #BIO2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">#BIO2017 is days away. What can we expect?<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Crowded Partnering<\/strong><\/span> – By our unofficial count, the number of companies registered for One-on-One Partnering exceeds the number from San Francisco last year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While having more Exhibitors is nice, more people and companies in Partnering means more opportunities to in- or out-license, find new clients, new partners, and build new career and personal friendships. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There will be moments when the hallways will be impassable due to the crowds…which is great!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Reading Between The Lines<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">– The reporting during and after the convention will be about the usual things, like the biggest deals or the latest clinical success (or failure). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The reality is that there is a lot more activity which takes place that is never reported or publicized. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Deals which do not “move the needle” today (an admittedly awful term) can become headlines in a few years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So it’s important to chat, listen, and follow non-MSM sources of information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Some Will, Some Won’t<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">– At BIO and other conferences, you will meet some of the smartest, nicest people in our industry. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">And then there are those who are unfriendly, scowling, unhappy people who have no interest in being there, no interest in interacting, and are just plain miserable to be with. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I concede that some of these folks have personal problems which are front of mind. But there are those who are simply like this all the time, especially when they travel. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are one of these people, please try to remember that you are at BIO first and foremost to build and develop relationships. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Why scowl at me when I could have the solution to your business problem? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So smile, shake hands, and let’s talk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Follow the action on Twitter via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BIO2017?src=hash\">#BIO2017<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> #BIO2017 is days away. What can we expect? Crowded Partnering – By our unofficial count, the number of companies registered for One-on-One Partnering exceeds the number from San Francisco last year. 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