Skip to content

Command Palette

Search for a command to run...

BioTech

Business and fundraising with AI

AI can speed up preparation for market research, investor conversations and partnering. In a sector where investors and partners check claims closely, accuracy matters more than speed.

Last reviewed . AI products change quickly; check the linked sources before relying on details.

← Back to the BioTech hub

Useful, lower-risk uses

  • Research planning. Structure a market or landscape study and decide which sources to use.
  • Competitive landscape. Build the table template and source plan; you fill it from primary sources.
  • Investor and partner research. Draft a questions list and a profile template; verify facts yourself.
  • Fundraising preparation. Rehearse diligence questions and map them to evidence.
  • Pitch decks and BD materials. Tighten wording of claims you can already support.
  • Partnership mapping. Brainstorm categories of potential partners to research.
  • Commercial opportunity. Frame assumptions for an opportunity assessment that a person then populates.
Production warning

Models often produce confident market sizes, company names, deal histories and trial details that are wrong or invented. Do not put an AI-generated figure in a deck or data room. Statements to investors can carry legal consequences; take advice from counsel.

Label facts, estimates and hypotheses

Adopt a simple convention across decks, models and briefs so readers, and you, can see what each statement rests on.

LabelMeaningWhat to record
SOURCED FACTVerified in a named, dated source you have openedSource, date, link; second person checked
ESTIMATEYour calculation with stated assumptionsAssumptions, method, range, who made it
HYPOTHESISA belief you intend to testHow you will test it and by when
OPINIONA judgement or viewOwner of the view

AI output starts as a HYPOTHESIS until a person promotes it by verifying it.

What always needs verification

AreaHow to verify
Market sizeFind the original report or data and its definition and date. Many figures are repeated without a source.
Competitor claimsCheck company filings, registries and peer-reviewed papers. Competitor press releases are claims, not evidence.
FinancialsUse audited or primary figures. Never let a model produce valuations, runway or comparables without source data.
Clinical milestonesCheck the trial registry entry and latest company disclosure. Phase, status and dates change.
Regulatory assertionsHave regulatory affairs confirm status and pathway. Avoid wording that implies approval or clearance you do not have.

Confidentiality

Fundraising material is some of the most sensitive content a young company holds: unpublished data, IP, term sheets and strategy. Use only tools your organisation has approved, keep prompts general where you can, and do not paste information covered by a confidentiality agreement. Nothing here is investment, legal or financial advice.

Prompts for this module

Competitive landscape scaffold

Build a structure for a competitor table and a list of facts to verify, not a finished analysis.

BD / fundraising
Use it for
Planning the landscape research and labelling what is known and unknown.
Who it is for
BD, founders, research analysts
You will need
  • Therapeutic area and modality in general terms
  • Competitors you already know (public information)
  • Sources you can check
What you get back
A table template and a source plan, without unverified facts.
Human reviewer
BD lead and a scientific reviewer
Prompt
I am mapping the competitive landscape for [AREA, MODALITY - general terms only]. Propose a table structure (columns) suitable for comparing companies and programmes. Then list, for each column, what public source types I should use to fill it (for example trial registries, company filings, peer-reviewed papers, regulator databases). Do not fill the table with facts from memory. Label any suggestion as HYPOTHESIS.

Check the output, safety and limits

Verify

  • Fill the table from primary sources, not from the model
  • Record source and date for every cell

Safety and privacy

  • Keep your own programme details and strategy out of the prompt unless the tool is approved.

Limitations

  • Models can invent companies, trials and numbers. Use only for structure.

Learn more: Business and fundraising

Investor questions to prepare for

Generate likely diligence questions so the team can prepare evidence-backed answers.

BD / fundraising
Use it for
Rehearsal and gap spotting before investor meetings.
Who it is for
Founders, BD
You will need
  • Stage and modality in general terms
  • A non-confidential description of your pitch
What you get back
Grouped questions with the evidence needed for each.
Human reviewer
CEO or CFO and your legal adviser for investor statements
Prompt
Act as a sceptical investor evaluating a [STAGE] [MODALITY] company, described generally as: [NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY]. List 20 questions on science, clinical plan, regulatory path, IP, team, financing and risks. For each question, say what evidence I would need to answer it credibly. Do not answer the questions or supply facts about my company.

Check the output, safety and limits

Verify

  • Assign each question to an owner who answers it with real data
  • Check any statement you plan to use against source documents

Safety and privacy

  • Do not paste unpublished data, term sheets or IP details into an unapproved service.

Limitations

  • Generic questions only; it does not know your investors.

Learn more: Business and fundraising

Audit pitch deck claims into fact, estimate or hypothesis

Classify each claim in your deck so nothing unsupported is presented as fact.

Founder
Use it for
Final check of deck wording against your own evidence file.
Who it is for
Founders, BD
You will need
  • Deck text (non-confidential or approved tool)
  • Evidence file list
What you get back
A claim-by-claim classification and a list of evidence needed.
Human reviewer
Founder, scientific lead and legal counsel
Prompt
Go through the deck text below. For each claim, classify it as SOURCED FACT (needs a citation), ESTIMATE (needs stated assumptions), HYPOTHESIS, or OPINION. List the evidence that would be needed to support each. Flag wording that could be read as a clinical, safety, efficacy or regulatory-status claim. Do not judge whether claims are true.

[PASTE DECK TEXT]

Check the output, safety and limits

Verify

  • Check every sourced fact against its source
  • Have counsel review regulatory-status and efficacy wording

Safety and privacy

  • Decks often include unpublished data. Use an approved tool.

Limitations

  • It cannot tell whether a claim is true or legally acceptable.

Learn more: Business and fundraising

Weekly update draft from your own bullet points

Turn rough bullets into a short stakeholder update without adding facts.

Founder
Use it for
Internal or board update drafting from facts you provide.
Who it is for
Founders, chiefs of staff
You will need
  • Bullet points of what actually happened
  • Audience
What you get back
A short structured update with a list of unclear items.
Human reviewer
The author, then a second executive for external updates
Prompt
Turn these bullets into a concise update for [AUDIENCE]. Keep every fact exactly as written and add nothing. Put progress, issues, decisions needed and next steps in separate sections. If a bullet is vague, list it under QUESTIONS FOR AUTHOR instead of rewording it.

[BULLETS]

Check the output, safety and limits

Verify

  • Read the draft against your bullets before sending
  • Check any milestone or timeline wording

Safety and privacy

  • Board and investor updates are confidential. Use approved tools only.

Limitations

  • Tone may overstate progress; read for hype.

Learn more: Business and fundraising

Frequently asked questions

Can I use AI to write a biotech pitch deck?

AI can tighten the wording of claims you can already support, but do not put an AI-generated figure in a deck or data room. Models often produce confident market sizes, company names, deal histories and trial details that are wrong or invented. Statements to investors can carry legal consequences, so take advice from counsel.

How should I separate facts from estimates in investor materials?

Label each statement. SOURCED FACT means verified in a named, dated source you have opened. ESTIMATE is your calculation with stated assumptions. HYPOTHESIS is a belief you intend to test, and OPINION is a judgement with an owner. AI output starts as a hypothesis until a person verifies it.

What AI claims in fundraising always need verification?

Market size needs the original report, its definition and date. Competitor claims need filings, registries and papers, since press releases are claims, not evidence. Financials need audited or primary figures. Clinical milestones need the trial registry and latest disclosure, and regulatory assertions need confirmation from regulatory affairs.

Is it safe to put term sheets and unpublished data into AI tools?

Only in tools your organisation has approved. Fundraising material includes unpublished data, IP, term sheets and strategy. Keep prompts general where you can, and do not paste information covered by a confidentiality agreement. Nothing on the page is investment, legal or financial advice.

What are lower-risk ways to use AI for biotech business development?

Useful lower-risk uses include structuring a market or landscape study, building a competitive table template and source plan that you fill from primary sources, drafting investor question lists, rehearsing diligence questions and brainstorming categories of potential partners to research.

Where to go next