Accelerate Your Growth with Expert Guidance
With over two decades of expertise in cell and molecular biology—including five years in the startup and scale-up world—I specialize in streamlining technical development in the biomanufacturing sector. My mission is to help ambitious teams align their technical and commercial roadmaps, bringing innovative products to market faster and more cost-effectively.
Ideal Collaborators: I thrive working with action-oriented founders and startups in the biomanufacturing space who are eager to accelerate their path to market. If this sounds like you then lets chat!
The Catalyst Coaching Program
A Coaching Program for Technical Leaders, Built by Technical Leaders - Get Fundraise Ready!
The majority of biotech startups will fail—not because they lack brilliant ideas or elegant technical solutions, but because their technical vision doesn’t align with real market needs.
As someone with 20+ years of experience in cell and molecular biology and five years working directly with startups and scaleups, I know how critical it is to solve this challenge. That’s why I’ve created a 3-month mentoring/accelerator program designed specifically for technical founders and biotech leaders, featuring two 90-minute one-on-one sessions per month.
This program tackles the barriers I see most often:
🧩 Leadership versus management
🛠 Misaligned technical and commercial roadmaps
🎯 Lack of systems to prioritize and execute effectively
📘 Effective storytelling and struggling to communicate your vision
What makes this program unique?
It’s grounded in insights from my own experience and speaking with over 100 founders, blending deep biotech expertise with practical tools to cut development time, reduce costs, and bring products to market faster. Importantly, this program has been designed to help technical founders and leaders get fundraise ready (from pre-seed to Series A+)
What you’ll gain:
✅ Leadership and accountability skills
✅ Storytelling expertise to inspire stakeholders
✅ Project management tools and frameworks to ensure progress
✅ Clarity and alignment between your technical and business goals (this is so important, and often undervalued)
Still Not Convinced?
Try my FREE Leadership Assessment Tool. It evaluates key areas like:
🌟 Leadership values
🕒 Time management
🤝 Empathy and growth mindset
💡 Commercial acumen
⚡ Energy and well-being
In just 48 hours, you’ll receive a personalized summary of your strengths, challenges, and actionable insights. It’s a great commitment-free way to start thinking about your personal and professional development.
“James is passionate about supporting the next generation of biomanufacturing startups and is uniquely positioned to do so. With deep industry experience, he brings a strategic and pragmatic approach to guiding founders. He excels at bridging the technical complexities of biomanufacturing with the commercial realities of building a startup, making his insights both practical and impactful.”
Kel Potts, Founder and CEO at Split Foods