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There is a special place in my heart for the entrepreneur. You might call me the entrepreneur's entrepreneur. Working with the founding visionary is a different experience than the leader of someone else's company. There is a heavy dose of enthusiasm, passion and fear. These fe

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

elings multiply for the entrepreneur when they have a vision that is going to make a significant impact and change the world. Hearing otherwise from critics is unacceptable. The visionary might even have choice words for the critics all around a theme of how "they don't get it".

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

When the entrepreneur truly believes they are on to something and stick to their guns, we all ultimately benefit from the pain they endure.

Take Bill Gates, dropping out of school to start a company that is going to put a computer in every home. He knew that someone needed to cr

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

eate software to make that happen...That is a vision! But many, as the story is told, felt he was making a mistake dropping out of school and skepticism about the lofty vision. If he listened and did not challenge the critics, he might have just been a great engineer at IBM.

Her

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

is a recent story many know about, Google. In their 20’s and in school, Sergey Grin and Larry Page had an idea to change the world. They knew that they could improve the way we search for information on the internet. They want to organize the world’s information. Many think t

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

hese guys are an overnight success, but the truth is they struggled and many critics entered their world from professors to would be buyers of the technology and so on.

These are pretty well known examples of success and even pretty well know stories of how they got to where they

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

are. Obviously there are many more including up and coming examples for future biographies. Many communities are breeding grounds for the entrepreneurial spirit. In Denver/Boulder, The Davinci Institute is a great place to see teary eyed inventors work towards their goals. I ho

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

pe they all make it!

A Yahoo poll found that most Americans dream of starting a business. Not a surprise, it is sexy, you get to make your own hours…NO NO NO, it is not sexy, and you must work hard and fail along the way to success. You are not just creating something pretty – a

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

l the business functions must come to play like accounting, marketing, sales, customer service. You have to invest real money and time realizing it may fail. You may have to get others involved; now you are managing people and expectations. Most people wonder why you don’t just

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

get a job when they see that you are not making money this month. Not as fun anymore. When enthusiasm, passion and a healthy dose of fear exist, the risk becomes more fun. Without passion, none of this is worth it. If the passion is a new idea, the dream may be lived alone for

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

a while.

What is an entrepreneur? Entrepreneur vs. business owner and employee’s entrepreneurial spirit? Many refer to independent practitioners, sole proprietors and consultants as entrepreneurs. Some sales people like the title as well - the compensation structure may have so

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

mething to do with it. Here is an example: Founders of multi-level-marketing (MLM) are great entrepreneurs who know how to inspire others. Those who are part of the process love to pitch they are building a business and are entrepreneurs – and so can you! That inspires people wh

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

like the products to focus on an effective sales process selling the founders idea or products. Many in this category refer to themselves as an entrepreneur. Many of these people are successful working for themselves and deserve credit for wearing many hats well. People in this c

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

ategory, however, are not entrepreneurs. They are working in their or someone else’s business to replace compensation they might be getting in a normal “job”. In many cases, they are looking for a job. How many “consultants” do you know that are an expert in something they offer

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

, but after talking, you learn they are looking for a job? Consulting is a great way to get into a targeted company on a trail bases with the goal of landing a permanent role.

So what is an entrepreneur anyway? In my experience, it is the person who lays it all on the line for a

t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

purpose. I am talking about more than risk because risk is associated with many things. This is a person who tells you about their passion and purpose with emotion…a tear in their eye. Often the mission is misunderstood by many. It takes a long time, if it ever happens, for th

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

se close to the entrepreneur to realize they are "working" - this is their job. They are unemployable. These brave souls tend to be visionaries – really out there some times. They seek out to offer something different. They are working on their business and probably thinking abo

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

ut the next business idea before finishing current projects. Folks who start many ventures with failures and successes are called serial entrepreneurs. You meet restaurateurs and social entrepreneurs. They are creating opportunities and jobs. Begs the question, what is a solopre

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

neur?

One of the most common and probably largest problems a typical entrepreneur faces is what is their role in the company? Who do you hire to run the operation while you focus on the vision? This means giving up some control and your “baby” to someone incompetent. (Many entr

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

epreneurs think everybody is incompetent or does not get it). In my experience, the best thing an entrepreneur can do is surround him or herself with people that can help you not be too close to yourself…help you communicate your vision to inspire – so you are not so misunderstood

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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