Life sciences advisory

Advancing Science through Strategy, Capital and Execution.

Advancing Science through Strategy, Capital and Execution.

Accelero helps life sciences leaders turn scientific potential into a credible, financed and executable path to value — connecting strategy, capital, partnerships and execution within one senior advisory team.

Accelero helps life sciences leaders turn scientific potential into a credible, financed and executable path to value — connecting strategy, capital, partnerships and execution within one senior advisory team.

Fluorescent blue cells against a deep background

Scientific potential, connected to a path forward.

The challenge

Great science creates potential. The right decisions turn it into value.

Biotech companies face connected decisions around development strategy, value creation, financing, partnering and organisational readiness. Addressed independently, those decisions can dilute momentum and investment confidence.

Accelero connects these decisions into one coherent path to value.

Strategic planning workshop

Why Accelero

One senior team. From strategy to execution.

Integrated Perspective

Science, strategy, capital, partnerships and organisational execution are considered together.

Senior Expertise

Clients work directly with experienced senior advisers rather than large junior consulting teams.

Relevant Access

Established international access to investors, industry partners and life sciences decision-makers.

Accountability Through Execution

Support continues beyond recommendations through financing, partnering and implementation.

Clearer priorities. Stronger investment cases. Relevant access. Faster execution.

Who we work with

The decisions behind a stronger path to value.

Biotech & Life Sciences Companies

From early development through clinical scale-up and commercialisation.

Investors

Supporting assessment, value creation and portfolio development.

Industry Partners

Supporting strategic opportunities, licensing and collaboration.

What we do

From scientific potential to enterprise value.

01

Define the path to value.

Translate scientific potential into a focused value creation strategy — from asset priorities and development choices to market positioning and value inflection points.

02

Finance and partner the path.

Build an investment and partnering proposition that brings the right logic, evidence and access together — supported by a long-standing global investor and industry network.

03

Deliver the path.

Align leadership, governance and organisational capabilities so critical decisions turn into funded action, progress and scale.

How we work

A path shaped around the decisions that matter.

We start by identifying the decisions and milestones that create the greatest enterprise value. Those priorities become a strategic roadmap, a credible investment or partnering proposition, and an executable plan.

Strategic discussion in a life sciences setting

Understand

Prioritise

Position

Finance / Partner

Execute

Selected impact

Evidence that needs to hold up.

€800M+

Transactions advised

25+

Licensing & partnering transactions supported

30+

Transformations guided

12

years in business

Case studies

Selected situations. Clearer paths forward.

SERIES A / CLINICAL ENTRY

Securing Series A Capital for an Oncology Asset

Challenge — A European preclinical biotech needed capital to bring its oncology platform into Phase I.

Accelero Approach — Defined the Target Product Profile and development path; built the investment case and connected the company with relevant European investors.

Result — €18.5M Series A closed, securing runway for clinical validation.

SERIES B / CLINICAL SCALE-UP

Positioning an Immunology Pipeline for Institutional Growth

Challenge — A clinical-stage biotech needed growth capital to advance its immunology pipeline.

Accelero Approach — Sharpened the value proposition, aligned development priorities and positioned the financing process for institutional investors.

Result — Institutional growth financing secured for the next clinical development stage.

LICENSING / STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Creating a Partnering Path for a Clinical-Stage Asset

Challenge — A clinical-stage biotech needed a partnering path that preserved value and flexibility.

Accelero Approach — Defined the asset proposition and deal rationale; engaged relevant pharmaceutical partners and supported negotiations.

Result — $20M upfront payment secured, with up to $400M for each additional indication.

Senior expertise where it matters.

Two capabilities. One value agenda.

Two capabilities. One value agenda.

Integrated judgment around the decisions that matter.

Integrated judgment around the decisions that matter.

Detlef Krawinkel

Lead · Value & Capital

What creates value and how do we finance it?

Value Strategy · Enterprise Value · Capital Raise · Investor Connectivity · Strategic Relationships

Detlef Krawinkel
Dr. Barbara Troup
Dr. Barbara Troup

Dr. Barbara Troup

Lead · Strategy & Transformation

What must the organization do to deliver it?

Enterprise Strategy · Leadership · Organization · Governance · Transformation · Execution

Critical Value Decision

From enterprise value to organizational reality.

Value Strategy & Capital

From critical value decision → investment case → investor access → capital raise

Strategy & Transformation

From strategic choice → leadership alignment → transformation → execution

Backed by senior advisors with deep life sciences expertise

Dr. Peter Stangier
Dr. Peter Stangier

Dr. Peter Stangier

Finance & Forecasting

Bertrand Bonnot
Bertrand Bonnot

Bertrand Bonnot

Market Data & Development

Dr. Peter Schiemann
Dr. Peter Schiemann

Dr. Peter Schiemann

Regulatory & Manufacturing

Beat Widler
Beat Widler

Beat Widler

Safety, Quality & PV

Edward Gudaitis
Edward Gudaitis

Edward Gudaitis

Commercial

Ruben Giorgino
Ruben Giorgino

Ruben Giorgino

Pre- & Clinical Development

Our advisers bring experience across biotech, pharma, investing, transactions, commercialisation, development and organisational leadership — and remain directly involved in client work.

Start a conversation

What is your next critical value decision?

Whether you are defining development strategy, preparing for financing, evaluating a licensing opportunity or building for the next stage, we would be pleased to discuss the path ahead.

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