Biotech and health tech advisory New York

BMD Tech
Insights

Rigorous science. Clear decisions.

Independent scientific and strategic advice for founders, investors, CROs and research institutions. We help evaluate technologies, plan preclinical programs, secure non-dilutive funding and bring science to market.

Led by Tomas Aparicio, PhD

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Network

Extensive network of operators and scientific collaborators

30+

Biotech companies and CROs advised

NIH/NCI

Funded principal investigator

1,000+

Citations across high‑impact publications

01 / Services

Four areas of practice

01

Technical diligence

Independent assessment of the science, data package and competitive landscape behind a biotech or health tech asset.

For: Investors, corporate development teams and technology transfer offices

  • Diligence memo with key risks and open questions
  • Data quality and reproducibility review
  • Technology and competitive landscape
02

Non-dilutive funding

SBIR/STTR and NIH grant strategy, from program fit and specific aims to a submission-ready application.

For: Early-stage companies and academic founders

  • Funding strategy and agency fit
  • Specific aims and research strategy
  • Commercialization plan and pre-submission review
03

Preclinical and CRO strategy

Study design, CRO selection and oversight so translational programs produce data that holds up to scrutiny.

For: Startups and research teams moving programs toward the clinic

  • Preclinical study design
  • CRO selection, scoping and management
  • Data review and go/no-go criteria
04

Commercialization and BD

Positioning, partnering strategy and market narrative for companies bringing a new technology to market.

For: Founders, CROs and life science tools companies

  • Market and customer mapping
  • Scientific positioning and messaging
  • Partnering and business development strategy

02 / Approach

How engagements work

01

Scope

A 30‑minute call to define the decision in front of you, the question behind it and what a useful answer looks like.

02

Analyze

An evidence-first review of the data, literature, competitive landscape and market, with every assumption stated.

03

Advise

A clear written recommendation with trade-offs, risks and next steps, followed by a debrief call.

Engagement formats: fixed-scope projects, advisory retainers and grant application sprints.

03 / About

Tomas Aparicio, PhD

Founder and Principal

Tomas is a molecular oncologist with more than a decade of research at top institutions, where he advanced from postdoctoral fellow to Principal Scientist and led an NIH/NCI-funded research program on the DNA damage response.

Since 2020 he has advised more than 30 biotech companies, CROs and founders on scientific strategy, non-dilutive funding and commercialization. His work spans technology diligence on academic spinouts, SBIR/STTR strategy for early-stage companies and business development for platform companies.

He holds a PhD in molecular oncology from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. His peer-reviewed work in high‑impact journals has been cited more than 1,000 times.

04 / Contact

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