by Ethan Perlstein | Feb 26, 2018 | Business |
Today is Perlara’s birthday — 4 years old! As the first biotech public benefit corporation (bioPBC) we embraced openness in business and science from the start. As part of that commitment to accountability, I’m pleased to share our 2017 Benefit...
by Tom Ruginis | Dec 28, 2017 | Start-ups |
When we last checked in a year ago, Perlara had just achieved three critical milestones: a product (PerlQuest), a validating Pharma deal, and first revenue – a small check, but revenue nonetheless. Over the course of 2017, we transitioned from startup with a...
by Tom Ruginis | Dec 13, 2016 | Start-ups |
As 2016 draws to a close, we look back on two and half years of Perlara spending. Let’s begin with burn rate. This figure shows our monthly burn since first cash inflows in April 2014: In 2014, we completed model validation and assay development for our lead discovery...
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by Ethan Perlstein | Jan 17, 2015 | Start-ups |
PLab fits the mold of a lean startup but with a biotech twist. Over the course of 2014, our first year of existence, we grew bench by bench at QB3@953, the biotech incubator we call home. Every aspect of overhead is itemized, from individual autoclave runs to monthly...
by Tom Ruginis | Nov 5, 2014 | Start-ups |
To be lean with your biotech startup spending, you need to be informed and strategic about your purchasing decisions. Assuming a supplier is giving you a good “discount” is not good laboratory practice. Therefore, it’s important to shop around and...
