Driving
Excellence in
Life Science
Avenza Consulting is empowering organizations to navigate complex challenges, optimize their performance, and achieve sustainable growth
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Empowering business with our services
From early-stage strategy to clinical execution, our consulting services help biotech and life sciences companies overcome challenges and unlock growth.
Strategic Consulting
is a service provided to help your business identify and solve challenges, improve performance, and create value
Business Strategy
Includes assessing the company’s strengths and weaknesses, analyzing market trends and competition, and identifying opportunities for growth.
Market Entry
helps businesses identify the most suitable markets, understand the competitive landscape, and develop effective entry strategies. This could involve direct exporting, licensing, franchising, or even establishing a joint venture or strategic alliance with a local partner
Competitive Analysis
involves identifying key competitors and evaluating their strategies to determine their strengths and weaknesses relative to those of your own product or service.
Research & Development
Enable your company to make informed decisions, manage risks, and ultimately drive innovation.
Advising on R&D Strategy
Involves providing guidance on how your company can plan and manage its research and development activities to achieve its business objectives. It may include identifying areas of focus, setting goals, allocating resources, and determining the best methods and technologies to use.
Pipeline Development
Refers to the process of managing and advancing a series of research projects or products from the initial idea stage through to commercialization.
Technology Assessment
Helps in making informed decisions about whether to invest in the technology, how to best utilize it, and understanding its potential impact on the market.
Scientific Due Diligence
Involves a thorough review of the scientific and technical aspects of the company’s research projects or products to assess their validity, potential for success, and any associated risks. This can include reviewing data, methodologies, intellectual property, regulatory issues, and more.
Operational Excellence
Contributes to the philosophy of leadership, teamwork, and problem solving resulting in continuous improvement throughout your organization
Process improvement
Involves identifying, analyzing, and improving existing business processes within an organization to meet new standards of quality and efficiency.
Supply Chain Optimization
Is the application of processes and tools to ensure the optimal operation of a manufacturing and distribution supply chain.
Cost Reduction Strategies
Includes outsourcing, process automation, and vendor negotiation.
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
Involves aspects like policy, systems, biosafety, safety culture and behavior, and risk management.
Experts dedicated to your R&D and business growth
Our consultants bring decades of experience in science, clinical development, and business strategy to help your organization scale with confidence.
Olivier Freytag
Olivier is a senior expert in drug development with over 15 years of experience across discovery, preclinical, and clinical stages. He supports pharma and biotech companies of all sizes with hands-on, strategic guidance to accelerate innovation and execution.
Stefania Gastaldi
Stefania brings deep expertise in life science strategy and portfolio planning. She advises pharmaceutical and biotech companies on competitive landscape analysis, clinical development strategy, and regulatory planning , helping them make smarter, data-driven decisions.
Partner with Avenza to solve your most complex operational challenges
At Avenza, we act as strategic copilots, not just consultants. We integrate seamlessly into your teams, adapt to your reality, and bring the clarity and structure you need to move forward with confidence.
Whether you’re facing operational bottlenecks, pipeline decisions, or fast-changing priorities, our collaborative approach ensures progress without unnecessary friction.
Strategic Clarity
We bring a structured external perspective that helps you step back, assess complexity, and turn insight into focused, actionable strategies.
Seamless Collaboration
We embed into your teams and work alongside you - not in parallel. This builds trust, streamlines communication, and keeps projects aligned and on track.
Tailored & Adaptive Support
No templates or rigid methods. Every mission is shaped around your goals, context, and pace, and we adapt as things evolve.
Who we work with
We support small-medium size Biotechs, Pharma Swiss and Europe.
Industries
Digital health
Biotech
Pharma Group
Startups
Sectors
Life sciences
Diagnostics
Medical innovation
What types of problems do we solve for our clients?
Clients in the life sciences sector face increasing pressure to remain competitive, compliant, and innovative. At Avenza, we support organizations in navigating these complexities with clarity and impact
Staying ahead in a highly competitive and regulated environment
An overloaded pipeline without clear prioritization drains resources and delays progress on the most promising assets.
Accelerating innovation in R&D
An overloaded pipeline without clear prioritization drains resources and delays progress on the most promising assets.
Gathering and interpreting competitive intelligence
An overloaded pipeline without clear prioritization drains resources and delays progress on the most promising assets.
Optimizing R&D pipelines to prioritize high-potential projects
An overloaded pipeline without clear prioritization drains resources and delays progress on the most promising assets.
Gathering and interpreting competitive intelligence
An overloaded pipeline without clear prioritization drains resources and delays progress on the most promising assets.
Streamlining internal processes to improve efficiency and compliance
An overloaded pipeline without clear prioritization drains resources and delays progress on the most promising assets.
Our work
Process
Our typical work process as a Life Sciences copilot includes several key stages:
Initial Contact & Needs Assessment:
Proposal & Project Design:
Project Kick-off:
Implementation:
Monitoring & Feedback:
Closure & Evaluation:
Testimonials
Clients in the life sciences sector face increasing pressure to remain competitive, compliant, and innovative. At Avenza, we support organizations in navigating these complexities with clarity and impact
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Frequently Asked Question
What types of companies do you work with?
We primarily work with biotech, pharma, medtech, and research-driven organizations — from early-stage startups to mid-size companies preparing for clinical trials or market entry.
Do you support early-stage startups?
An overloaded pipeline without clear prioritization drains resources and delays progress on the most promising assets.
How do you structure engagements?
An overloaded pipeline without clear prioritization drains resources and delays progress on the most promising assets.
Do you help with fundraising or partnerships?
An overloaded pipeline without clear prioritization drains resources and delays progress on the most promising assets.
What makes Avenza different?
An overloaded pipeline without clear prioritization drains resources and delays progress on the most promising assets.
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