Dx Start-Ups: Separating the Wheat From the Chaff
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
The diagnostics industry has been a tarpit for start-ups. Entrepreneurs rarely overcome the field's serious and often unseen challenges, but a handful are thriving thanks to their realistic assessments of just how complex the industry is and their ability to adapt when products hit brick walls. Accessible market niches are a key to success, so is exploiting drug firms--as customers, marketing channels, or as sources of differentiating technology.