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#67: Kai Lamottke - Bringing Innovation to Life Science From China & Europe

February 06, 2022 Christian Soschner Season 3 Episode 8
Beginner's Mind
#67: Kai Lamottke - Bringing Innovation to Life Science From China & Europe
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Innovation needs collaboration on a global scale. Making things happen requires entrepreneurs who love science and work day and night to connect the best minds globally and support them to translate their science into products and businesses.

In this episode, I have a conversation with Kai Lamottke, CEO and Co-Founder of Bicoll.

Dr. Kai Lamottke is co-founder & CEO of Bicoll GmbH and Bicoll Biotechnology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., the first German-Chinese biotechnology company. His expertise and knowledge in life science and innovation sectors in China and Europe are requested by corporates, SMEs, and organizations, like European Commission. The excessive network of business, academic and political contacts allowed him to achieve business governmental grants with a value of over 23 Mio. € up to now

The Bicoll Group is a privately-owned biopharmaceutical company which includes Bicoll GmbH headquartered near Munich in Planegg / Martinsried, Germany, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Bicoll Biotechnology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.

In this episode, we talk about

  • From Science to Business
  • Bicoll’s Mission
  • Finding the Business Model
  • How to Establish Business Between Continents
  • Operating in a Pandemic World

I hope you enjoy the conversation the same way I did.

Who is the Expert in the show?

Shownotes: https://lsg2g.substack.com/p/67-kai-lamottke-bringing-innovation

Video to the Episode: https://youtu.be/K5_7nKZ6KCI

Timestamps:
(00:00) Start

(02:30) Science During the Pandemic

(07:05) Introduction Kai Lamottke and Bicoll

(13:00) Entrepreneurship

(17:30) Bicoll’s Mission

(19:50) The Process of Finding a Business Model – Example Bicoll

(25:00) World of Entrepreneurship

(29:15) The Magic of Drug Discovery

(35:00) How to Deal with Failure

(41:00) How to Start a Company in China

(47:45) Founding Companies in Asia at the beginning of the Millenium

(51:45) How to Communicate Across Continents Without Social Media, Smartphone and Highspeed Data Highways?

(57:45) Managing International Business in a Pandemic World

(01:01:30) Similarities and Differences Between Asian and European Work Ethics

(01:09:05) The Benefits of the Chinese Education System

(01:16:10) What is the Best First Step Into the Chinese Market?

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