The Drug Discovery Factory (DDF) transforms leading academic research into successful business propositions by selecting attractive research projects and setting up spin-off companies. DDF has set up over 15 biotech spin-offs over the past decade. DDF provides funding and grants assistance, project monitoring, patent filing, partner finding, project and business management, marketing, and administration services to help get life sciences projects off the ground. DDF has a 90%+ success rate for grant applications and offers expertise in obtaining different types of funding that researchers and entrepreneurs may not be aware of.

1. The Drug Discovery Factory
Transforms leading academic research
into successful business propositions

2. For Entrepreneurs By Entrepreneurs
About DDF for obtaining funding for your projects including subsidies, grants, tax
rebates and government secured loans.
The Drug Discovery Factory (DDF) transforms leading academic research
into successful business propositions. DDF selects the most attractive Subsidies and grants can provide an excellent solution for innovative
research projects at leading University Medical Centres and other projects or companies to cover a substantial part of the R&D expenses.
research institutions and sets-up spin-off companies in collaboration However, a grant application is a complicated and time-consuming process
with other biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical industry. with high failure rates. Our experience has shown that specific expertise
in life sciences is often lacking at the subsidy advisory companies and
Over the past decade, the company has set up more than 15 biotech that we ended up doing most of the work ourselves while still paying
spin-offs, including DCPrime B.V., DC4U B.V., Dynomics B.V., Immunaffect the advisor.
B.V. and Recharge B.V.
Process owchart
Main activities
DDF offers a full service solution from a dedicated team of experts in
Provides and/or organizes funding and grants life sciences projects. DDF has a long track record of grant applications
Monitors projects with a success rate of more than 90%, offering the highest success rate
Files patents in the industry (details are available upon request).
Finds partners
Provides (project) management After an initial meeting DDF will provide subsidy scans finding the
Markets and sells the projects and products optimal funding solution for your innovative projects in the life sciences.
DDF will provide you with feedback and information on further steps.
Subsidy advice
During meeting phase 2, you and DDF will decide which of the
DDF experienced great difficulties in outsourcing tasks to service providers selected alternatives is the best funding solution for your project and
that lack the intimate knowledge and experience in life sciences. This is agree on commercial conditions (we take the risk by working on a no-
especially true for subsidy advice, but also for IP management and even cure-no-pay basis). Thereafter, DDF writes the subsidy application, finds
for bookkeeping and administration. DDF now offers their expertise to partners, proposes and negotiates consortium agreement and ensures
third party customers. meeting all requirements and formalities.
One of the main hurdles in early stage development projects in life After meeting phase 3 the final application is drawn up and will
sciences is to obtain funding from investors or through normal bank loans. be submitted. DDF even offers support with the administrative process
As a scientist or entrepreneur you are often not aware of all possibilities after the project has been granted (aftercare).
Non-Contract Phase Contract Phase Partner Search
& Consortium
Agreements
Client Intake Writing (Draft) Finalization
Subsidy Scan Meeting Phase 2 Meeting Phase 3 & Submission of Aftercare
Meeting Phase 1 Proposal
Application
Requirements
& Formalities
IP Management Administration (back-office)
Intellectual Property (IP) protection is an integral and complicated Biotechnology companies or scientist often do not have the capacity
part of biotechnology / life sciences projects. or expertise for a full service back-office, however bookkeeping and
administration are an unavoidable part of successful business. A back
DDF has substantial experience handling issues unique to the office located somewhere other than the main scientific headquarter
biotechnology industry (e.g. DNA and protein diagnostics) covering of a company can offer a flexible solution. DDF provides customers
both commercial and technical aspects. with bookkeeping and administration services including budgeting,
reporting, subsidy declarations, time keeping, invoicing, tax declarations
DDF provides IP advice and patent applications from the best patent and personnel affairs. Customers can access their finance data and
attorneys in the Netherlands specialized in IP practice and the legal hour registration through internet.
aspects of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
Business plan writing and Financing
DDF has extensive experience in patent protection of pharmaceuticals,
molecular biology, bioinformatics, biomedical devices, biochemistry Furthermore, DDF offers services in:
and other challenging scientific disciplines. The company provides Business plan writing
IP management for public and private (start-up) companies, major Private Placement Memorandum (PPM)
academic and research institutions, and individual inventors. Obtaining financing through loans, tax rebates (WBSO)
and equity transactions
Drug Discovery Factory B.V. Albrechtlaan 14A 1404 AK Bussum
Tel: +31 (0)35 69 444 10 Fax: +31 (0)35 67 838 82
info@drugdiscoveryfactory.nl www.drugdiscoveryfactory.nl