CEO of Mywebtechcare │ Social media trainer and premium ghostwriter for life sciences founders │ I help them become remarkable and generate more opportunities 💶

If you're a CEO or founder in the life sciences, here's a question worth asking: Is LinkedIn working for you, or are you still trying to make it work?

You're not alone.
Even brilliant biotech founders struggle to make LinkedIn a growth lever.
World-class science, but lacking visibility, positioning, and clear messaging?
That’s where I come in.

I’m Sébastien Simoncelli.
I’ve spent the last 3+ years helping life science leaders (CEOs, scientists, marketers) turn LinkedIn into a source of visibility, positioning, and opportunity.
Over 250 professionals have participated in my programs, coaching, training, and ghostwriting. I help them get results.
Let me show you how 👇

1️⃣ BiologIn is your launchpad for building a credible, magnetic LinkedIn presence.
It’s more than just theory. It’s a complete system.
Here’s what you get:
✅ Strategic training tailored for life science companies
✅ 3 to 6 months of personalised follow-up
✅ Time-saving tools and resources
✅ Access to a growing, supportive community
✅ One-on-one guidance from someone who lives and breathes LinkedIn for biotech

2️⃣ Coaching
Don’t want a complete program?
Need precision help on a specific issue?
That’s where coaching comes in.
I work directly with CEOs, marketers, and scientists to tackle concrete problems like:
➡ Optimising your LinkedIn profile
➡ Building a content machine
➡ Finding your editorial voice
➡ Structuring a smart networking strategy

3️⃣ Ghostwriting
Too busy to post?
Let me do it for you without losing your voice.
I write LinkedIn posts for CEOs in life sciences who want:
🧠 To build personal credibility
🔬 To explain complex science with clarity
🚀 To create opportunities without spending hours writing
Each post sounds like you because I capture how you speak, think, and lead.

👇 𝐅𝐀𝐐
1️⃣ Do I need a big following for this to work?
No. My methods work even if you're starting from scratch. What matters is clarity and consistency.

2️⃣ How much time do I need to invest?
It depends on the service. Training takes a few hours weekly, coaching is tailored, and ghostwriting saves you time.

3️⃣ Will the content sound like me?
Yes. My speciality is capturing your voice so the posts feel 100% authentic.

4️⃣ Is this for sales or visibility?
Both. Visibility is step one. But everything I do is geared toward creating real-world business opportunities.

If you’re ready to turn your LinkedIn presence into a strategic asset:
↳ Let's connect.
↳ Send me a message at ssimoncelli@mywebtechcare.com
↳ Call me on WhatsApp: +337.67.23.26.78

Sébastien Simoncelli

Stop finding excuses not to post
You miss so many opportunities.

Too many life sciences founders say:
“I have no time for LinkedIn”
“LinkedIn doesn’t work for me.”
“I don’t want to be salesy”.
“I don’t have a product to post yet”.

I've heard these excuses dozens of times.
Yet, I regularly see founders proving them wrong.

Ian Wilkinson is one of them.

When he started in November 2023, he had:
→ Nothing to sell.
→ 800 followers.
→ No experience on LinkedIn.

Today, Ian is what we can call an influencer on LinkedIn with:
✅ +20k followers.
✅ Posts averaging 200+ reactions.
✅ Advisory role offers.
✅ Conference invitations.
✅ Paper article offers.

Just by starting to post on LinkedIn.

Do you want to learn more about his journey?
This week's newsletter shares 4 lessons from our podcast discussion.
You can read them here: https://lnkd.in/exJAq7qW

→ What's the excuse you're still telling yourself?

Founder of Mywebtechcare │ Helping biotech founders build credibility and generate opportunities online through clear and compelling content

Inspiration is not the source of my best posts.
A spreadsheet is.

Every week, I spend 2 hours hunting for exceptional LinkedIn content.
I look for posts with strong engagement or a message that resonates.

Each time I save one, I ask myself three questions:
1) Why did this post work?
2) What copywriting technique is at play here?
3) How can I apply this next week?

Here are 3 that stuck with me recently:

1. Richard’s lesson from a failure.
→ He didn't hide the uncomfortable parts.
→ That honesty made the story feel real and built trust.

2. Benjamin’s analysis of Canadian’s situation.
→ Specific numbers. Structured solutions. Urgency without drama.
→ Credibility through precision.

3. Gareth’s frustration with his content quantity.
→ Unfiltered emotion. Real insecurity.
→ He didn't just teach, he made you feel something.

Studying others isn't copying.
It's discovering what speaks to you and then making it your own.

📩 I break down all three posts in detail in this week's newsletter.
Link in the comments.

→ What's one post you've saved recently, and why did it stick?

Your most exciting updates are often the ones you can't share publicly.

Founders in life sciences tell me the same thing:
"We want to post on LinkedIn, but what if we share too much?"

It's real. Some of your best progress is also the riskiest to talk about.
❌ Unpublished data (one premature mention can jeopardise a patent filing).
❌ Experimental methods (competitors are watching closer than you think).
❌ Customer names (NDA violations can cost you the deal).
❌ Even a prototype photo that looks harmless (tip off competitors or raise IP issues).

That constant risk check makes you hesitate.
And hesitation kills momentum.

Here's what works better:

1️⃣ Shift focus from what you did to why it matters.
Don't share the mechanism, share the impact.
Instead of "we solved a stability issue with method X," say "we cleared a key hurdle in keeping compound Y stable at room temperature, opening doors for easier distribution."

2️⃣ Use public info as scaffolding.
If a journal, conference, or press release is already out there, frame your update in that context. Credibility without exposure.

3️⃣ Tell the story, not the spec sheet.
What's the problem, why is it hard, and what's the next milestone? That's enough to engage people without leaking IP.

4️⃣ And to keep momentum, batch your approvals.
Instead of scrambling for last-minute sign-offs, run a set of posts by legal or your co-founder once a month. Saves time, lowers stress.

5️⃣ Build "safe" content you can always use.
Team culture. Founder journey. Industry commentary. None of it risks IP, but all of it builds trust and visibility.

The funny part?
This limitation forces you to sharpen your storytelling.

And that's often what resonates most with investors, partners, and policymakers who care more about impact than methods.

→ Have you found a way to share progress without crossing the line? I'd love to hear what's worked.

6 months. 50 posts. 700,000 impressions.
All from starting conversations about science.

She was one of my most challenging customers.
↳ She hated social media.
↳ She never thought she would find the right words to write.
↳ She thought no one would be interested in what she had to say.

But she recognised that LinkedIn could generate opportunities.

When she reached out, I noticed something about her:
She loves science.
She loves discussing it with others.
She is passionate about her biotech.

So I gave her a simple system:
1) Follow content creators in her niche.
2) Comment on their posts.
3) Start discussions with other commenters.
5) Connect with them and continue the conversation.
5) After two months, find the comments generating the most engagement and turn them into posts.

Why this works:
✅ She starts by doing what she already enjoys: discussing.
✅ She connects with relevant people naturally.
✅ She doesn't have to spend time looking for ideas.
✅ She knows her posts will resonate because they already did as comments.

After 6 months:
→ 50+ posts published.
→ 700,000+ impressions.
→ 200+ new connections.
→ 5 new customers.

The lesson: don't overcomplicate your LinkedIn strategy.
For networking: comment → discuss → connect → follow up.
For content: comment → evaluate → recycle.

→ Have you ever turned a comment into a post? How did it perform?

I almost quit LinkedIn.
Not because it wasn't working.
Because creating content was draining me.

I spent hours on one post.
Every time, I was exhausted.
Idea → Drafting → Editing → Visual support → Posting.
The same pattern. The same fatigue.

I noticed my founder clients face the same problem.
Some eventually stop, even though their posts are valuable.
Others can't post regularly because the effort is too high.

Then I read Maud Alavès' post about the creative process.
It's not a matter of skills or motivation.
It's a process problem.

The key shift?
Separating capture from creation.

Most founders try to do both at once.
That's what causes the exhaustion.

In this week's newsletter, I'll walk you through every step of this process and show you how to implement it.

Since following it:
✅ I write better quality posts.
✅ I don't get exhausted by producing regularly.

I shared it with customers.
They feel relieved since using it.

→ What's the one step in your content process that drains you most?

Founder of Mywebtechcare │ Helping biotech founders build credibility and generate opportunities online through clear, compelling content

Content creation on LinkedIn? What a joke!
Two hours on a post. 1,000 impressions.
Worst waste of time for 2026!

I get it. I've heard this from dozens of founders.

But here's what they forget:
Their feed is 90% noise — funding announcements, recycled tips, corporate jargon.

When it comes time to choose:
❌ Your customers have many options.
❌ They all look the same.

To win, become the only obvious choice:
→ They know you because you show up.
→ They recognise you immediately.
→ They feel you understand their challenges.
→ They become the reference in your market.
→ They trust you can fix their problems.

This doesn't happen by chance.

It takes a real strategy:
✅ Clear positioning.
✅ Clear audience.
✅ Clear message.
✅ Consistency.

I've helped 270+ life sciences founders do this since 2022.

Not by chasing trends.
Not by writing viral fluff.
Not by posting every day and hoping for the best.
But by building what most people skip.

Content creation isn't the joke.
Posting without strategy is.

→ Ready to stop posting and start positioning? DM me.

Sébastien Simoncelli's tweet saying:
Two hours on a post. 1,000 impressions...
The problem isn't LinkedIn.
It's the missing strategy.
#LinkedInStrategy 
#LifeSciences



1.7 million impressions in my first year on LinkedIn.
I focused on the wrong metrics.

I was always wondering what was the best:
• time to post,
• format of content,
• way to generate engagement.

The results were promising:
‣ 157 posts,
‣ 1.7 million impressions,
‣ 22k engagements.

I was so proud of myself.

Then someone I'd never met sent me a DM during a rough week.
Not about content. About me.
That's when the numbers stopped mattering.

What became most important:
✅ Friendships with people I met because of LinkedIn.
✅ Connections that were there when I needed them.
✅ Conversations that became relationships and customers.
✅ Resilient Collective, where we support each other.

These gave me more joy than any metric ever could.

In 2026, I'm not chasing impressions.
I'm building relationships that last longer than an algorithm update.

Impressions will drop. The algorithm will change.
But one action can still make the difference:
✅ A post that helps someone who's struggling.
✅ A DM to start a real conversation.
✅ Showing up for someone when it's not convenient.

You did more than a million impressions.

→ What was the most meaningful connection you made on LinkedIn in 2025?

The content of life sciences founders on LinkedIn looks the same.
It's boring.
No one gets remembered.

Here are 7 underrated ways to stand out.

1️⃣ Write a post for one person in your network.
As if you were writing a letter to a good friend.
PS: we should do that again, Frank and Simon. 

2️⃣ Start a post with "This is not for VCs".
Stop pitching. Start talking.

3️⃣ Show a messy situation.
Life in the lab isn't perfect.
LinkedIn doesn't need to be either.

4️⃣ Kill one buzzword you keep seeing.
Platform. AI-powered. Innovator.
Explain why it's lazy.

5️⃣ Write the post everyone would ask you to soften.
Don't soften it.

6️⃣ Share something that pisses you off.
It probably matters if it annoys you.

7️⃣ Send an audio message in DM.
Your voice says more than text ever will.

Standing out isn't about posting more.
It's about saying what others won't.

→ Which one scares you most? That's probably the one to try.

I'm not viral on LinkedIn.
These aren't viral numbers.
But they're business numbers.

January 2026:
- 62k+ impressions
- 19k+ people reached
- 1664 engagements

My routine:
- 31 posts
- 2 hours for writing 7 posts
- 1 hour per day for commenting.
- 1 hour per day for connecting and messaging.

That's about 12 hours a week.

But last month, I generated:
✅ 29 leads
✅ 30+ calls with potential customers
✅ 11 DMs asking about my services
✅ 2 new customers
✅ 7 coaching engagements

Honestly, I was astonished too.

Why did I reach such results?

Because I don’t post for the algorithm.
I speak to a very specific audience: life sciences founders.

→ I speak about their challenges.
→ I’m clear about who I help, how I help, and when to reach out.
→ I give proof of my results with my customers.
→ I’m consistent in posting and my message.

LinkedIn is becoming a popularity contest.
But when I talk with people chasing impressions, they don't generate opportunities.

To succeed, you need to build trust.
I build trust — or I build nothing.

It’s my philosophy, and it pays off.

→ What's your goal on LinkedIn: impressions or income?

Life science founders:
The reason fundraising feels so hard?
You waited too long to start posting.

You tell yourself you're "too busy."
Really, you're just focused on what feels urgent.

Urgent looks like:
- Back-to-back investor meetings.
- Regulatory submissions stuck in legal review.
- Putting out fires with a small team
- Hitting the next milestone before the money runs out

Posting on LinkedIn?
❌ No deadline.
❌ No penalty if you skip a week… or six months.

It stays in the "important but not urgent" bucket.
So it never happens.

Here's the irony:
Showing up here regularly makes the urgent stuff easier to handle.
✅ Investors warm up before you pitch them.
✅ Top candidates know your company before you're hiring.
✅ Potential partners already trust your science.

But the benefits aren't instant.
So the habit doesn't stick.

That's why so many founders only start posting when:
- They're raising a round.
- They're launching.
- They're desperate to hire.

By then, they're starting from zero with a cold audience.

The founders who win on LinkedIn don't treat it like a side task.
They treat it like a long game that compounds over time.

→ What's the one thing that keeps YOU from posting consistently?

I used to think "no" meant "never."

Then one "no" turned into my most profitable client.

A year ago, I reached out to a CEO on LinkedIn.

He was visible. Active. Posting often.

But I could see several missed opportunities in his content.

We had a short chat.

He told me he didn't need help.

He wanted to figure it out on his own.

I thanked him and left the door open.

For a year, nothing.

Then he started showing up in my comments.

At first, his replies were sceptical.
"That's easy to say when you don't run a company."
"Works for consultants, not for CEOs."

I didn't argue. I explained my thinking. I stayed curious about him.

Over time, his tone changed.

He began sharing his own experiences.

We started talking regularly in DMs.

One day, he messaged me: "Can we work together?"

He became a client.

And a very good one.

What changed?

Not my pitch. Not my offer.

Just time, trust, and consistency.

Only 3% of your market is ready to buy today.

The rest need to see you showing up (educating, sharing, being helpful) before they're ready.

That's the long game.

And it works.

→ What's the longest you've waited for a "no" to become a "yes"?

“You don't have enough talent to be a writer."
That's what they told me.

I've been writing since I was 11.
Short stories. Articles. Anything I could share with friends.
Even when time was short, I kept writing.
It's the one thing I can do for hours without noticing.

But people discourage me from following my dream.
So I ignored them.

Today, I write between 50 and 60,000 words a week.
→ Content for my social media.
→ Content for my clients.
→ Script for my podcast.
→ Weekly newsletter.
→ Short stories, I hope to publish one day.

Of course, I also want to improve the quality of my content every week.
✅ I read a lot of great content online or offline.
✅ I practice a lot (≈4 hours/day).

What are the results?
More CEOs in life sciences are reaching out for help.
They know LinkedIn matters. They just don't have the time.
So I started ghostwriting for them.
And I love it so much.

I get to use my passion to help people who are saving lives.
That's not just a job, but a privilege.

→ What's something you'd do for free that someone eventually paid you for?

P.S. This post is part of the Stanley Weekly Challenge, practising what I preach.

A former PhD told me something that changed how I think about scientists on LinkedIn.

Elena built a large audience by speaking to researchers leaving academia.

In our latest podcast conversation, one theme kept coming up:

Most scientists don't struggle on LinkedIn because they lack skills.
They struggle because they lack clarity.

Here's what we discussed:

𝟭. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆
→ Your profile should say where you're going, not only where you come from.
→ "PhD student" tells very little about what you can actually do.
→ Industry cares about skills, outcomes, and impact — not titles.
→ If your direction isn't clear, recruiters won't guess it for you.

𝟮. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹
→ Posting doesn't require perfection. It requires starting.
→ Commenting is often the best first step if posting feels uncomfortable.
→ Elena started quietly. Commenting first. Building trust. Then posting. Then growing.

𝟯. 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽-𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴
→ Networking works when you give before you ask.
→ Cold messages fail when there's no prior relationship.

No tricks.
No personal branding theatre.
Just consistency and clear intent.

If you're a scientist thinking about industry roles, and LinkedIn feels noisy or awkward, this episode will help you see it differently.

🎧 The full episode is available now.
Link in the comments.

→ What's the part of LinkedIn that still feels unclear to you?

I give a lot of value for free.
And it brings me more customers than I expected.

Yesterday, Kerstin asked me what was actually left for me to sell when I give so much value away for free. She is not the first one to ask me that. It's a good question.

I do that because it builds trust faster than any pitch.
What feels like 'giving away' to me is 'proof of expertise' to them.

There are 3 benefits to my free content on LinkedIn:

1) I show people how I think.
It’s not a question of showing my knowledge, but more about how I frame a problem, what I notice and what I ignore. It’s difficult to fake and copy with AI. It builds familiarity and trust.

2) I reduced the perceived risk for my potential customers.
When they learn something from my posts and see the benefits, paying doesn’t look like a gamble anymore. This is only the logical step.

3) My content filters my audience.
I want to work with people who resonate with my content. The rest can scroll, it's not a problem. It's a form of protection for me, and I filter with it.

In 4 years, my content generated over 270 customers in the life sciences industry.

To take this further,  I started a newsletter in 2026. I’ll share more value to help life science founders write with impact on LinkedIn. If you want to improve your writing, you can subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/eha9NkbA

→ What do you know that your competitors are too afraid to share for free?

Science alone will never make your company take off.

That sentence makes some founders uncomfortable.
You can stop reading here.
Many will.

In life sciences, there's a quiet belief that:
• a strong product will be discovered.
• solid data will speak on its own.
• the market will get it, sooner or later?

That's not what happens.

When your value isn't clear:
• investors wait for someone else to move first.
• partners prioritise companies they understand faster.
• senior hires choose teams with a clearer vision.
• competitors with weaker science but sharper messaging win deals.

This isn't about scientific rigour.
It's about communication.

Science creates potential value.
Clarity turns it into something others can trust.

Without clarity, your work stays trapped in a deck, a paper, or a lab meeting.

I often hear:
"Our technology is too complex to explain properly."

Most of the time, that means:
• you're not sure how to explain it yet.
• you're afraid simplification will weaken your credibility.
• you don't want peers to poke holes in it.

While you protect scientific status, others build market momentum.

If your startup depends only on scientific quality, it's already in danger.

→ What's one thing about your company that deserves to be understood better?

Staring at a blank screen again?
Bookmark this. Come back when you're stuck.

Here are 30+ post ideas for life sciences founders organised by what you want to build.

📌 𝗧𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆:
🗓️ Introduce yourself beyond the PhD and the title.
🗓️ Explain why you started your company (the real reason, not the pitch deck version).
🗓️ Describe one day of your life as a founder.
🗓️ Share a celebration or milestone.
🗓️ Introduce a team member: what makes them irreplaceable?
🗓️ Explain a failure and what it taught you.
🗓️ Share a cause you support and why it matters.
🗓️ Write about something that frustrates you in the industry.
🗓️ Ask your audience a genuine question.

📌 𝗧𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆:
🗓️ Give your take on recent news in your field.
🗓️ Share your thoughts on a scientific paper: what most people miss.
🗓️ Announce an event you'll attend (and why it matters to you).
🗓️ Write a debrief after a conference, one insight that stuck.
🗓️ Share your vision for where the industry is heading.
🗓️ Destroy a myth your competitors keep repeating.
🗓️ Give three tips about a problem your customers face weekly.
🗓️ Answer one question your customers ask you all the time.
🗓️ Explain why your assay failed 47 times before it worked.
🗓️ Kill a buzzword everyone overuses. Explain why it's lazy.

📌 𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁:
🗓️ Share a case study: real results, real context.
🗓️ Post a customer testimonial (with their permission).
🗓️ Explain how your product solves a specific problem.
🗓️ Share a recommendation from an employee or partner.
🗓️ Describe how you actually work with customers, the process.
🗓️ Share the results a customer achieved using your product.
🗓️ Explain the applications of your technology with concrete examples.
🗓️ Share an article or video about your company.
🗓️ Write about a reward or recognition and what it took to earn it.

No more excuses.
Pick one. Post it this week.

→ Which idea scares you most? That's probably the one to try.

Most life sciences founders treat their Featured section like a trophy shelf.
It's costing them conversations.

I've spent years helping founders fix this.

Here are the 3 most common mistakes and how to fix them.

❌ Mistake #1: The trophy shelf.
A random mix of what you're proud of:
• Press release about a funding round.
• An article that mentions your company.
• A conference where you spoke.

Why is it a problem?
It doesn't answer: "Why should someone care right now?"
It looks impressive, but it guides no one.

How to fix it:
Reframe this section as a trust-building space.
Guide the right person to:
→ Take the next step.
→ Understand your focus.
→ Trust your execution.

❌ Mistake #2: Addressing the wrong audience.
This section is often:
• Written for journalists or internal stakeholders.
• Polished and broad.

Why is it a problem?
People scanning your profile learn nothing about you.

How to fix it:
Show some personality:
→ A 60-second video explaining why you started your company.
→ A post written in your voice, not your PR team's.
→ Something real over something polished.

❌ Mistake #3: No narrative flow.
Many Featured sections feel like:
• A junk drawer.
• No progression.
• No story.

Why is it a problem?
Cognitive overload. No hierarchy. No momentum.

How to fix it:
Design the section with intent:
→ An anchor piece: How do you think as a founder?
→ A proof point: Show traction or execution.
→ An optional piece: For people who want details.

If you fix your Featured section, your audience will have a clear picture of:
✅ What you're working on.
✅ How you think.
✅ Why it's relevant for them.

Featured is not about visibility.
It's about reducing uncertainty for people deciding whether to talk to you.

→ Look at your Featured section right now. Which of these three mistakes is staring back at you?

This is a great idea, and I'm very curious to see the impact of such a strategy.
→ What about your company? Did you try that? What was the result?

Brand partnership • Creating research content that gets you more visibility, trust and leads 🎯 | Fractional SciComm & Marketing Specialist 📢 | Education & Life Sciences Expert 🐝

𝟑 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 👇
 
1️⃣ 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞
Your science shows up in feeds that don’t already follow your institution. In other words: you are not preaching to the choir.

2️⃣ 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
You will likely increase your own digital following, which means more people who will hear about your science again in the future.

3️⃣ 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
For medium and large organizations: these partnerships can actually improve the relationship between your comms team and researchers.
 
So… the right question is: why DON'T they run influencer partnerships? 🤔
 
And I think the answer here has a lot to do with novelty. Influencer partnerships have been part of marketing for decades — just not in research institutions. That’s what makes them feel…misplaced.
 
📢 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮:
The Joint Research Centre - JRC (aka EU Science, Research and Innovation) is doing it.

Yes, “that” JRC.
➡️ 3rd research center with the most publications in the top 1% citation tier
➡️ 6 sites across Europe
➡️ ~3000 employees
 
How long do you think it will take for the rest of the research ecosystem to follow their lead? 😉
 
Ps: this is a photo we took during #JRC’s third influencer visit. Yes: I WAS ON IT!
 
#BrandPartnership

You don't need to go viral to generate opportunities.
This example proves it.

I've been saying this for months.

What you actually need:
✅ Clear positioning.
✅ A specific audience.
✅ Audience-centric messaging.
✅ Consistency in posting and engaging.

Stop overthinking your LinkedIn strategy.

Ask yourself one question: Who am I really trying to reach?

Then show up for them.

Great job, Sofia. 🤗🩶

Creating research content that gets you more visibility, trust and leads 🎯 | Fractional SciComm & Marketing Specialist 📢 | Education & Life Sciences Expert 🐝

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐈 *𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑* 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐧 #𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧:
✅ 3 potential clients asked for budgets
✅ 3 speaking & interview opportunities landed on my DMs (for my clients and for me)

𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲? 🤔
Nothing.

𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨:
👉 Showing up consistently
👉 Sharing posts that bring value to my audience
👉 Being very clear about who my target audience is
👉 Actively engaging in the comments
 
No "viral" posts involved.

Just your friendly reminder that LinkedIn rewards consistency and clarity over perfection or virality. 

Ready to start taking LinkedIn seriously? 😉

Biotech once saved my mother’s life. That’s why I do this.
I grew up in a family of craftsmen in a small Bavarian village. Curiosity took me into science; entrepreneurship made it practical.

Today I serve as Vice President for Entrepreneurship at LMU Munich and Executive Chairman & Co-founder of NanoTemper.

At LMU, I work with students, researchers, and colleagues across our faculties to move bold ideas into society, through startups, partnerships, and knowledge transfer.

At NanoTemper, we build biophysical tools that help scientists study proteins and design better therapies that may reach patients sooner.

I believe integrity and ambition belong together: the heart of my book, The Honorable Entrepreneur.

Grateful for milestones like the German Founders Award and the German Innovation Prize. What matters most: when ideas cross the gap from research to benefit people.

If you have a bold business idea or are a founder aiming to scale with integrity, let’s connect.

Philipp Baaske

No risks, no wins: Is Europe playing it too safe & too small?

In 2008, I pitched NanoTemper to German investors.
"Too risky," they said. "The market's too small. The tech's too early. You'll fail." 

I built it anyway. 18 years later, we're global leaders in biotech instrumentation.

But here's what keeps me up at night:
If I started today in Germany, would I even try?
The regulatory hurdles are higher.
The fear of failure is louder.
The risk appetite is lower.

Years ago, I saw a phrase at the German Federal Defense Forces Innovation Hub in Berlin:

"Who risks nothing, will risk everything."
It hit me hard. Still does.

Because that's where Europe is heading.

We talk endlessly about the risks of innovation:
• AI? "Terminator!"
• Gene editing? "Playing God!"
• Flying taxis? "Too dangerous!"

But the opportunities? Barely a whisper.

Meanwhile, the breakthroughs in AI, biotech, and clean energy are happening elsewhere.

Here's the paradox:
By avoiding 100 small risks, we're taking one massive risk: 𝗜𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

Now, as VP for Entrepreneurship at LMU, I see brilliant founders hesitate.

Not because they lack ideas.
Because they fear the bureaucracy more than the market.

𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁:
From "What could go wrong?"
To "What could go right?"

Not reckless risk-taking. Educated bets.
Create regulatory sandboxes where innovation can breathe. Celebrate failure as learning, not shame.

Europe has the talent. The capital. The infrastructure.
What we're missing is the courage to use it.

What's the one risk you wish we would take?

Empowering founders & innovators | Vice President Entrepreneurship LMU | Executive Chairman NanoTemper

My first 100 days as Vice President for Entrepreneurship at LMU Munich, one of Germany’s largest universities.

It’s out of my comfort zone. Totally.

For 17 years, I helped build NanoTemper. ~250 people. One company. Fast decisions.

Now at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, it’s more than 72,000 people: students, researchers, and colleagues across science and administration. We can fill an Olympic stadium. It’s a 554-year-old institution. It breathes history. Different gravity.

The surprising part?
I don’t feel “bigger.” I feel like a student again.

My brain is full every day: new conversations, new emotions, new friends, new responsibility. And yes... some days it’s overwhelming.

But I also feel lucky.

Because where else can you watch students walk in every morning, full of hope and energy… and in the afternoon discuss the future of artificial intelligence with researchers shaping the field?

And there’s a hidden gem: the administration. The people who keep the whole machine running. They welcomed me with open arms… and I’m starting to see how much leverage sits there.

4 things that surprised me so far:
• The welcome of new students in our giant Lichthof: pure energy. You feel the future in the room.
• Week 2. Coffee break. Nobel laureate Ferenc Krausz offers me the informal “du”: first-name basis. That’s LMU culture in one sentence.
• Our top secretary tells me she’s going to a heavy metal Sabaton concert with her son. Small detail. Big trust.
• And every day: the fresh White Rose, a quiet reminder of LMU students who resisted the Nazis. Values matter, especially in hard times.

Takeaway: Scale is impressive. Trust is everything.

Next 100 days: listen more. Identify the first quick win for supporting our founders. Execute it together: with persistence and patience.

What surprised you most in your first 100 days?
And if you're a founder: I want to hear what's working and what's not. My job is to make your path easier.

One seat. One rising star. Nominate her.

Know a woman scientist-founder who deserves this? Or is it you?

I'm opening my seat at the Monaco Woman of the Year Conference & Gala (20 March 2026) to a rising star in life sciences. Last year, one seat changed a path. This year, it's your turn to nominate. 

Who we're looking for
• Woman with a life-science background
• Founded her company in the last 7 years or currently founding
• Values-driven: turning science into real impact

What she gets
• Gala seat at my table
• Two 1:1 check-ins over 90 days with me
• Two warm intros from my network
• €477 towards travel & accommodation

How to nominate (or self-nominate):
Comment name + company/area + one line why (DM if sensitive).

Example: "Dr. Sarah Chen — protein therapeutics startup. Bootstrapped 3 years, ready to scale internationally."

Selection
A small panel incl. Prof. Bettina Borisch and Dr. Nada Raddaoui (on stage in the photo) + me.

Deadline: 21 Jan 2026 
Announcement: 30 Jan 2026

Let's amplify talent. One seat can change a path.

P.S. 
NanoTemper, where I'm co-founder, sponsors the MONACO WOMEN FORUM because diverse teams build better science.. and better companies.

Real readers. Real moments.

Nothing beats seeing a book in real hands.

A reader in the snow, friends in Sweden reading it together, an HR leader with the book, colleagues at an event, and a quiet library moment. 

That touches me: I wrote the book for people, for emotions. To inspire, to connect. To show, that we are many. Many living & acting the honorable way.

Thank you to everyone who read, sent a pic, or shared a line about what they learned. You made every early-morning writing session worth it. 

How does your readers moment look like? 
What’s your favorite chapter? 
Please send it. 

I’ll save the best reader photos for a highlights post in February.

P.S. 
You’ve surprised me: Even got a photo from the Maldives.. You’ve made me laugh out loud. I had tears in my eyes reading your words.  Never ever dreamed about such wonderful feedback from you.

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