Today marks this newsletter's 1st anniversary, and we decided to share our thoughts on the past 52 weeks and what’s to come, together with some inspiring articles that we know you’ll enjoy.

On July 5 2023, we published the first issue sharing our mission to help ambitious STEM professionals build meaningful careers in the startup world, from branching out to academia to scaling up successful companies and everything in between.

Over time the format has evolved to match what you liked the most: scientific deep dives left the place to actionable career content and recent funding rounds became a database to find your next startup job.

We hope we lived up to your expectations and the fact that you’re reading this piece means a lot to us. After all, we’re still here because of you…so thank you!

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And if you’d like us to cover specific topics in the upcoming articles, don’t be shy and let us know. We’ll do our best to satisfy your curiosity, answer your hardest questions and hopefully bring you closer to your next career move.

As it’s become a tradition around here at the end of every quarter, here are the best articles of the past few months according to you plus a few recommendations we couldn’t wait to share with you.

Most read articles

Articles recommendations

Leaning when leaving - Charlie O’Donnell

People leaving their current path (both founders and employees) always explain the change with a positive narrative: moving from a lesser position to greater opportunities. The reality is that leaving something behind also means having failed at that role, even if we don’t like to admit it. Reflecting on what went wrong while moving on is the key to keep learning.

→ Read the article

The Best Venture Firm You’ve Never Heard Of - The Generalist

If you’re into Venture Capital, you keep coming across the same well-known VC firms, mostly from the US who dominate the market with an exceptional track record. But greatness also lies outside of the limelight and this article is all about one of the best and least-known European VC firms of the past decades.

→ Read the article

A conversation with Edward O. Thorp - Tim Ferris

If you’re looking for a mentor who went from being a STEM graduate to a legendary investor while being one of the healthiest 91-year-old people and deciding he had enough, look no further. Edward Thorp is the antithesis of the crazy billionaire narrative and in this rare interview, he shares how success, health and a good life are not necessarily at odds with each other.

→ Listen to the podcast

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This week's top scientific reads

1. DNA recombination for the next generation of genome design (Nature)

2. Intermittent fasting to beat cancer (Cell)

3. Cell therapy to treat refractory stiff-person syndrome (PNAS)

4. Loss of Y chromosome can lead to heart disease (Americal Heart Association)

5. Exposure to air pollution during childhood causes bronchitis symptoms in adult age (American Thoracic Society)

Latest European funding rounds in health & bio

• Cryogenx raised €950k to further develop and commercialize its portable body cooling device 🇬🇧

• Augustine Therapeutics raised €17M for their portfolio of neurological drugs 🇧🇪

• EpilepsyGTx raised €9.3M for their preclinical gene therapies against focal refractory epilepsy 🇬🇧

• Meela closed a €2.6M round for its mental health matchmaking platform that helps people find the right psychology and therapy type 🇸🇪

• SkyCell closed a €55M Series D extension to accelerate the growth of its pharmaceutical logistics solution across the APAC region 🇨🇭

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