The Prototype You Built in the Lab Is Not a Product and Never Will Be
Your lab prototype proves the science works. It proves almost nothing about whether you can build a real product. Here's what changes between bench and shelf.
W. Osei
From Bench to Business
Lab to Launch covers lab-to-market, startup commercialization, scrappy deep tech. We publish original analysis, frameworks, and commentary for practitioners and decision-makers.
Your lab prototype proves the science works. It proves almost nothing about whether you can build a real product. Here's what changes between bench and shelf.
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