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Opportunities and Challenges of Biotech Start-Ups Integrating Artificial Intelligence
Mesem, Dina (2025) Opportunities and Challenges of Biotech Start-Ups Integrating Artificial Intelligence.
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| Abstract: | Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly implemented in the biotech industry. Despite growing interest in AI, existing research has yet to explore the unique challenges and opportunities start-ups encounter when integrating AI. This is particularly important as these smaller firms operate under different constraints than their incumbent competitors, while driving innovation. This research addresses this gap qualitatively by conducting interviews and assessing AI’s role as a potential disruptive innovation in biotech. The results show that AI integration by start-ups is increasing their independence and resource efficiency. However, several significant barriers such as poor data quality, limited funding, and constraining regulatory frameworks continue to restrict AI’s potential to fundamentally reshape the biotech industry. Further, the findings suggest that AI in the biotech industry acts as a disruptive enabler, a tool that supports new business models and innovation pathways but is constrained by external barriers to displace incumbent firms. Recommendations include the formation of multidisciplinary advisory teams to bridge the knowledge gap between investors and start-ups to facilitate investment decisions and enable innovative technologies and operational scaling. A regulatory recommendation is the development of more agile regulatory frameworks which support the validation of AI-driven innovations and deployment while maintaining quality and safety standards. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | International Business Administration BSc (50952) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/106899 |
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