Launching from the Lab: Building a Deep-Tech Startup
An essential how-to guidebook for building new companies based on deep technology.

Launching from the Lab provides a much-needed framework for new entrepreneurs who are founding companies based on “deep technology”—groundbreaking innovations rising from new discoveries in fundamental research. Lita Nelsen and Maureen Stancik Boyce cover the steps to launch and fund such companies, beginning with emergence from the laboratory and acquiring intellectual property through the intensive research of customer needs, building a team, and raising capital.

Designed to be read and then used chapter by chapter, this book covers every step of the entrepreneur’s journey. From the lab, to the intensive research of customer needs, and through building a team and raising capital, this guidebook covers topics ranging from the importance of patents to forecasting financial data. The authors also include a special section on IP and dealing with tech transfer offices, for founders launching from university laboratories. Whether you’re a first-time entrepreneur or a university researcher ready to commercialize your work, this book is an indispensable companion for turning breakthrough science into real-world impact.
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Launching from the Lab: Building a Deep-Tech Startup
An essential how-to guidebook for building new companies based on deep technology.

Launching from the Lab provides a much-needed framework for new entrepreneurs who are founding companies based on “deep technology”—groundbreaking innovations rising from new discoveries in fundamental research. Lita Nelsen and Maureen Stancik Boyce cover the steps to launch and fund such companies, beginning with emergence from the laboratory and acquiring intellectual property through the intensive research of customer needs, building a team, and raising capital.

Designed to be read and then used chapter by chapter, this book covers every step of the entrepreneur’s journey. From the lab, to the intensive research of customer needs, and through building a team and raising capital, this guidebook covers topics ranging from the importance of patents to forecasting financial data. The authors also include a special section on IP and dealing with tech transfer offices, for founders launching from university laboratories. Whether you’re a first-time entrepreneur or a university researcher ready to commercialize your work, this book is an indispensable companion for turning breakthrough science into real-world impact.
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Launching from the Lab: Building a Deep-Tech Startup

Launching from the Lab: Building a Deep-Tech Startup

Launching from the Lab: Building a Deep-Tech Startup

Launching from the Lab: Building a Deep-Tech Startup

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An essential how-to guidebook for building new companies based on deep technology.

Launching from the Lab provides a much-needed framework for new entrepreneurs who are founding companies based on “deep technology”—groundbreaking innovations rising from new discoveries in fundamental research. Lita Nelsen and Maureen Stancik Boyce cover the steps to launch and fund such companies, beginning with emergence from the laboratory and acquiring intellectual property through the intensive research of customer needs, building a team, and raising capital.

Designed to be read and then used chapter by chapter, this book covers every step of the entrepreneur’s journey. From the lab, to the intensive research of customer needs, and through building a team and raising capital, this guidebook covers topics ranging from the importance of patents to forecasting financial data. The authors also include a special section on IP and dealing with tech transfer offices, for founders launching from university laboratories. Whether you’re a first-time entrepreneur or a university researcher ready to commercialize your work, this book is an indispensable companion for turning breakthrough science into real-world impact.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780262051941
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 02/10/2026
Pages: 254
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Lita Nelsen is the former director of the MIT Technology Licensing Office and a worldwide leader in technology transfer. She is a consultant to small biotech companies and a volunteer in the MIT Sandbox student entrepreneurship program.

Maureen Stancik Boyce is a founding partner of Good Growth Capital, a venture capital company specializing in early-stage technology-based companies. She has been a mentor for MIT's Sandbox program since its inception.

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