Biotech Start-Up Management
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Empowering Life Science Ventures with AI and Hands - On Entrepreneurial Expertise!

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AI-powered consulting to drive biotech success. 

Experienced
Over 25 years of expertisemeets AI innovation — guiding biotech from idea to exit. 

Customer oriented
Client success is our priority —AI-driven strategies tailored to your biotech needs 

AI-Powered Life Science Due Diligence

We help investors make faster, smarter decisions. BSUM-AI combines a life-science specialized AI with hands-on expert review through our Expert Activation™ approach — delivering a 360° risk view in days, not months.

What you get:

  • 360° risk analysis across IP, regulatory, science, legal, and financial

  • Actionable insights in 2–5 days

  • Report delivered in PDF + Excel with follow-up questions and monitoring

  • Secure processing: files are not shared with or uploaded to external AI tools/servers


Ready to accelerate your next deal? Get in touch to start the review.

Biotech Commercialization, Funding & Growth Services

BSUM R2B

  • Initial FTO and Patentability Analysis

  • Funding Application Support

  • Market Studies

  • Business Planning

  • Spinout and Out-licensing Preparation

BSUM Acceleration

  • Funding Applications

  • Business Development Support

  • Process and Quality Systems Establishment

  • Financial Management

  • Out-licensing and Exit Strategies

BSUM Start-Up

  • Start-Up Company Establishment

  • Virtual Data Room (VDR) Preparation

  • Fundraising and Technology Transfer

  • Valuation Analysis

  • Investment Agreement Negotiations

BSUM Training

  • Strategy

  • Fundraising

  • Basic day-to-day Management

  • Operations planning

  • Exit and Valuation

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BSUM Launches AI-Powered Life Science Consultation Services
BSUM Launches AI-Powered Life Science Consultation Services

BSUM launches AI-powered life science consultation services—AI strategy, due diligence & VDR prep, and business plans for academics and biotech startups.

BSUM Founder to Moderate “Code to Cure: AI’s Impact on Drug Discovery” at Atria University
BSUM Founder to Moderate “Code to Cure: AI’s Impact on Drug Discovery” at Atria University

BSUM founder Juhani Lahdenperä will moderate “Code to Cure: AI’s Impact on Drug Discovery” at Atria University, exploring breakthroughs, challenges, and what’s next.

Biotech Start-Up Management celebrates recent LinkedIn endorsements for our Founder Juhani Lahdenperä
Biotech Start-Up Management celebrates recent LinkedIn endorsements for our Founder Juhani Lahdenperä

BSUM celebrates new LinkedIn endorsements for founder & CEO Juhani Lahdenperä, highlighting his leadership, strategic insight, and impact in biotech venture growth.

Small operations can reach heights with the aid of AI
Small operations can reach heights with the aid of AI

BSUM wins “Leading Life Science Spinout Mentor 2025 – Europe” and shares how AI helps deliver faster, deeper insights.

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Juhani Lahdenperä

Juhani Lahdenperä

Founder, M.Sc. eMBA, AI-Driven Strategy &VDR Expert


Biotech leader with 20+ years of experience, integrating AI into business strategy and VDR preparation. He has of more than 10 years of CEO experience and he has been responsible for the day-to-day management of operations, fundraising and business development activities in his recent positions. He has also participated to basic research activities during his career and has published altogether five articles, one in Nature. Juhani has been awarded by Venture Cup and Nordic Center of Excellence in Disease Genetics. Further information on his background can be found from his  LinkedIn-profile.

Phone: +358 50 3669 502

Email: firstname.surname@bsum.fi
LinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/juhani-lahdenpera

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  • "Creative, reliable, and genuinely passionate about what they do."

    — Anna Maria Pirttilä, PhD, Docent, University of Oulu

  • Biotech Start-up Management has helped us with of one of our Life Sciences portfolio companies. Service included efficient operational management and restructuring to successfully engage key stakeholders e.g. in connection to capital raising efforts and partner negotiations. Duties were carried out with high motivation and commitment in challenging startup environment leaving a good impression of the professional skills and entrepreneurial attitude.

    — Kalle Åström, Venture Capital, Finnvera plc

  • BSUM has provided us invaluable help and support during the foundation process of our recently established company. They have afforded guidance from the practical aspects of erecting a startup to business planning and networking with the investors and clients. Their skillful and professional services with an approachable and friendly attitude are highly appreciated and warmly recommended by us.

    — Juha Pulkkinen, Ph.D., Docent, Co-founder of FLX Discoveries Ltd.

  • Jari and Juhani were the trainers in our “Feasibility Study for Roal Oy” course, where doctoral students in life sciences worked on an assignment commissioned by Roal Oy. The expertise and professionalism of the trainers were crucial for the success of the course and much appreciated by the students. Jari and Juhani were also commented on their commitment to the project, readiness to help and friendly attitude, making them easy to approach by the students. I am thus happy to recommend BSUM and look forward to working with them in future.

    —  Ulla Tuomainen, PPh.D., Project Manager at PhDs to Business Life, University of Helsinki

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