Obviously, one of my most exciting projects had been establishing my own business, SCITARI – Dr. Christian Velten Informationsdienste, in 1999. Together with my team I supported life science industries with information research & analysis, digital media and market/competitor intelligence.
Starting from scratch, I successively developed business with major life science market players (Roche, Aventis/Sanofi, BASF, Bayer), reputable patent law firms (e.g. Vossius), mid-sized biotechs, a German specialist publisher, and single clients form other branches of industry (e.g. Honda R&D).
In parallel, I built an operative team of internals and externals (<10) and was responsible for up to 6 associates, caring for all aspects of people management. I designed and implemented a complete set of processes for internal operations, workflows, knowledge sharing by the team and customized services.
As managing director, I held full responsibility for all aspects of business administration and management. This particularly included corporate development, team development and management, financial management and budget maintenance, project management, vendor management, and customer relationship management.
I quit the business end of 2008 after about 10 successful years to join Novartis.
| CLIENT: myself | PROJECT TIME FRAME: September 1998 – March 1999 (start-up phase) < October 2008 active business |
