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IP strategy isn’t legal hygiene — it’s business strategy.

Yesterday we hosted a CEO-focused session at BIOHOUSE on how to treat IP as a core asset — not a checkbox and not a “nice to have.”

Key messages that resonated strongly:

Your IP strategy belongs at the heart of your business plan. In many cases, the plan should be derived from the IP strategy — because it shapes what you can defend, partner on, license, and scale.
Protection isn’t a one-time event. IP is dynamic: it requires ongoing monitoring and continuous alignment with product evolution, publications, partnerships, and financing milestones.
The goal isn’t “more filings.” The goal is clarity and leverage — building a defensible position that supports growth.

Huge thanks to Morag-Sela (Partner & Head of Life Sciences) and the team at Reinhold Cohn for a sharp, practical session and an excellent discussion with our community.

📸 Sharing a few moments from yesterday below.

Warrior Spirit. Startup Spirit.

How to survive a long crisis without losing your core.

After a long period of war, prolonged uncertainty, and one of the hardest environments biotech startups have faced in recent years, many founders are operating under constant pressure. Teams are tired. Fundraising is slower. Global investors are more hesitant. And in many cases, survival itself has become the challenge.

Sources:
Protect runway — but protect your core:
Lou Shipley, Harvard Business Review — 5 Ways Startups Can Prepare for a Recession (2022)
Nitin Nohria et al., Harvard Business Review — Case Study: How Should a Start-Up Cut Its Burn Rate? (2023)

Communicate early, clearly, and consistently:
McKinsey — How to communicate effectively in times of uncertainty (2020) McKinsey — A leader’s guide to crisis communication during coronavirus (2020) McKinsey — Leadership in a crisis: How leaders can support their organizations during the COVID-19 crisis and recovery.

Build resilience into the system
McKinsey — Raising the resilience of your organization (2022)
McKinsey — What is psychological safety? (2023)
Harvard Business Review — High-Performing Teams Need Psychological Safety—Here’s How to Create It (2017)
BioPharma Dive — Biotech ‘megarounds’ hold steady as startups, VCs wait on IPOs (April 3, 2025)
BioPharma Dive — A longer ‘winter’: Public funding slowdown heightens pressure on biotech startups (June 20, 2025)

We Remember. We Rise. We Build.

As Israel moves from Memorial Day into Independence Day, we carry both sorrow and gratitude.

We remember the fallen, honor grieving families, and hold close the pain that so many still live with. In Israel, this transition is never simple. The sadness does not fade when the celebration begins. It stays with us.

And still, we rise.

After years of war, loss, and uncertainty, Israel’s independence feels more precious than ever. We honor those who defend it with courage — including the legendary Israeli Air Force — and we honor the remarkable resilience of Israel’s citizens, who continue to stand together, support one another, and keep moving forward.

At BIOHOUSE, we believe that choosing to build — to heal, to create, to innovate — is its own act of hope.

On this day, we remember.
We rise.
And we keep building.

From all of us at BIOHOUSE,
we wish Israel strength, unity, and better days ahead.

Together Into Spring.

Sometimes, all we need is a small piece of sky to keep going.
This season arrives in heavy days. Many are carrying exhaustion, uncertainty, and the quiet weight of everything around us. And still, spring returns — gently reminding us that renewal begins even in fragile moments.

At BIOHOUSE, we hold close the belief that community matters most in times like these. In coming together, in continuing to create, in making space for meaningful work and human connection, there is strength.

May this season bring a little more light, a little more breath, and a renewed sense of hope!

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