For many start-up companies, finding and attracting investors can be among the biggest challenges they face as they look to build a sustainable business. In today’s economic environment, while finding the investors is tough, convincing them to take a calculated risk on a start-up may be even more difficult.

The University of Cincinnati’s (UC) Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training (CCTST) has awarded 15 grants to researchers at UC and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Yali Friedman, author of Building Biotechnology, founder of DrugPatentWatch, and managing editor of the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology, recently gave a presentation on “educating the next generation of biotechnology managers and founders.”

Technology Medical Partners (TMP) has selected BIOSTART as its new corporate headquarters.