Stick To The Plan – But Be Ready To Change

An Interview With ‘Rising Leader’ Christophe Bancel, CEO Of TISSIUM

Know your strengths, surround yourself with experts and ensure your solution “does what it says on the tin.” These are among the guiding principles of Christophe Bancel, co-founder of France’s biopolymer innovator TISSIUM, a health care start-up on the cusp of commercialization.

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Without a vision, unmet clinical needs do not get turned into products. But without the right support for original concepts that can be turned into solutions, the vision often dies before it has had time to take root. Importantly, before any of that happens, the unmet need must be defined.

That was the thought process that led Christophe Bancel and colleague Jeff Karp, from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, to...

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