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EPISODE · Oct 25, 2025 · 8 MIN

Why CROs Are Slowing Down Medical Discoveries - And How Lindus Health Fixes It

from Founders and Builders · host Joe Wear

Michael Young, co-founder and CEO of Lindus Health, explains why traditional CROs (Contract Research Organisations) are slowing down medical progress — and how Lindus Health is redesigning the system to make research faster, smarter, and more efficient.He breaks down how the old incentive model keeps costs high and timelines long, why Lindus Health calls itself an “anti-CRO”, and how their integrated platform aligns incentives, automates workflows, and brings a SaaS-style mindset to biotech.👉 Watch the full conversation for how Lindus Health is helping founders build agile, data-driven biotech companies.📌 Chapters00:00 – What CROs actually do01:12 – Why CRO incentives are broken01:58 – How Lindus Health began03:05 – Why they chose not to become a CRO04:37 – The “anti-CRO” model explained05:38 – Selling research as a product06:16 – Making biotech work like SaaS07:59 – The agile future of biotech👍 Why subscribe?Real stories and insights from founders and innovators redefining how science moves faster and how technology is reshaping the future of health.🔔 Hit the bell so you don’t miss new episodes 🔔#Biotech #Startups #Innovation #HealthTech #LindusHealth #Entrepreneurship #Agile #CRO #MedicalResearch

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