Episode 200 Special: Joachim Eeckhout on building Labiotech and the future of biotech media

Welcome to episode 200!Today I’m delighted to welcome back a very special guest: Joachim Eeckhout, the co-founder of Labiotech, co-owner of Knowbio, and founder of The Science Marketer.Joachim tells the Labiotech story, one of vision, persistence, and a deep belief that the European life-sciences sector deserved better storytelling. We go back to the very beginning with someone who was there: the frustrations, a bike tour of France that became legendary, the leap to Berlin, the fundraising rounds, the acquisition, and the launch of this very podcast.We’ll also hear where Joachim is today with his new ventures, his candid take on the current biotech media landscape in Europe, and what he sees coming next for science communication and media in our industry.01:30: Meet Joachim Eeckhout02:19: Early attraction to media creation04:32: Founding story of Labiotech platform06:35: Bike tour visiting biotech CEOs11:21: Identifying larger European market opportunity19:55: Raising seed funding for growth24:20: Acquisition by Inpart in 202130:48: Current work with Knowbio38:57: Future plans for Knowbio and biotech mediaInterested in being a sponsor of an episode of our podcast? Discover how you can get involved here! Stay updated by subscribing to our newsletterTo dive deeper into the topic: Connecting the R&D ecosystem: 150 days into the integration of Inova, IN-PART and LabiotechWe raised our second financing round to become the largest biotech media 🚀How you can get involved in helping the industry–academia community solve global challenges