"Placing People First" is a Next Phase podcast celebrating innovations in life sciences. In this episode, Steve Twinley is joined by Stefan Lukianov, Founder & CEO of Salve Therapeutics.

In this 33-minute podcast, Stefan gives a fascinating insight into why and how he created Salve Therapeutics a couple of years ago. His vision for Salve is not to go straight for trying to secure private equity investment, but instead to build his business organically, reinvesting profits to help develop his technology further and build partnerships with other like-minded collaborators. One of Stefan's entrepreneurial influences is the filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, who invested the profits from each movie into the next and was therefore able to build a portfolio of films without compromising his vision or style, therefore preserving his integrity.

Stefan explains why it is so important for a start-up to have a strong IP strategy, and for business owners to really do their research into how to obtain IP that will protect their invention (in this case, a pioneering AI platform to improve the speed and efficiency of R&D within Cell & Gene Therapy). For anyone considering creating a Start-up, or managing one already, whether in the US or UK or elsewhere, this episode is not to be missed!

For further details about this or future podcast opportunities, please contact Steve Twinley at steve.twinley@nextphaserecruitment.com or on +44 (0)1403 216216, or visit www.nextphaserecruitment.com.