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BridgeLine Translational Partners

Diligence-Grade Preclinical Strategy from Discovery Through IND

We build preclinical roadmaps with each study specified, designed for regulatory alignment, and packaged to answer every question investors and pharma partners will ask.

Complimentary Strategy Call

Complimentary. 30 minutes. No obligation.

2-4 wk
Roadmap Delivered
1-2 wk
Strategy Diagnostic
48 hrs
Rapid diligence screen

What You Get

A Complete Preclinical Development Plan

Every study specified. Built for scrutiny from day one.

The Preclinical Roadmap is our signature engagement: a diligence-grade development plan covering your path from current data through IND-enabling. You walk away with a document you can put in front of your board, your investors, or a pharma partner the same week.

2-4 wk
Roadmap DeliveredFrom kickoff to investor-ready document
01

Unmet Need & Positioning

Where does your program fit? You get a defensible thesis covering target rationale, indication selection, competitive landscape, and differentiation.

02

Preclinical Roadmap

Your development plan, study by study: models, endpoints, success criteria, timelines, budgets, and CRO recommendations from current data through IND-enabling.

03

Path to Clinic

IND/CTA strategy, dose rationale, regulatory alignment, and nonclinical submission outline. The regulatory path that gets you to a filing-ready position.

04

Investor-Ready Deliverables

Risk registers, gap analysis, visual timelines, and executive summaries you can put in front of your board, investors, or a pharma partner the same week.

The Development Arc — Discovery to IND

01

Discovery

Target validation

Target rationale
Indication selection
Competitive landscape
02

Lead Selection

Candidate optimization

Lead candidate criteria
Platform assessment
CMC readiness
03

Efficacy & POC

Proof of concept studies

Model selection
Endpoint design
Biomarker strategy
04

IND-Enabling

GLP tox & safety

GLP toxicology
Biodistribution
Safety pharmacology
05

IND / CTA

Regulatory filing

Dose rationale
Nonclinical summary
Pre-IND strategy
Preclinical Roadmap — Sample
POC Efficacy
Biodistribution
GLP Tox
IND
Study
Model
Timeline
Budget
Efficacy POC
KO Mouse
12 wks
$85K
Biodistribution
NHP
16 wks
$280K
28-Day GLP Tox
Rat + NHP
24 wks
$450K
Key Risks & Mitigations
Species-specific toxicity findings
Manufacturing scale-up timeline
Regulatory pathway selection

What Your Deliverable Looks Like

Every study specified. Built for scrutiny from day one.

You walk away with a document you can put in front of your board, your investors, or a pharma partner the same week. Visual timelines, budget tables, risk assessments, and executive summaries, ready to use without a translation layer.

How It Works

Three steps from first conversation to investor-ready deliverables.

1

Strategy Call

Complimentary · 30 minutes

Walk us through your program and the decisions ahead. We assess fit and recommend the right starting point.

2

Strategy Diagnostic

1-2 weeks

Identifies your critical gaps, risks, and near-term priorities. You walk away knowing exactly which studies to run next and in what order.

3

Preclinical Roadmap

2-4 weeks · Signature engagement

Your complete development plan: study-level detail, unmet need analysis, regulatory path, and deliverables ready for the boardroom.

Signature engagement

Who We Work With

Early-stage biotech companies building preclinical programs in gene therapy, RNA therapeutics, biologics, and related modalities.

Deep experience across leading modalities

Gene TherapyGene EditingRNA TherapeuticsBiologics
Timothy S. Luongo, PhD, MSTR, Founder of BridgeLine Translational Partners

Timothy S. Luongo, PhD, MSTR

Founder and Principal

LinkedIn

Operator-to-Acquirer Lens

The plans we build answer the questions investors and pharma BD teams actually ask.

Experience spans Cephalon (now Teva), Sarepta Therapeutics, Spark Therapeutics (Roche), StrideBio, and the NIH. Designed and executed IND-enabling preclinical programs across gene therapy, RNA therapeutics, and biologics. Evaluated companies as acquisition/partnership targets and supported diligence on transactions valued up to $11B.

PhD, Temple UniversityMSTR (Reg Affairs), UPennPublications in Nature, Cell, Immunity

What Clients and Colleagues Say

From leaders at Parallel Bio, Lilly, Bound Therapeutics, and Sarepta Therapeutics.

In my time working with Tim at Spark Therapeutics, he stood out for his ability to quickly identify what mattered most to reduce risk and keep teams focused on the highest-impact work. He translates complex data into clear priorities, crisp recommendations, and actionable next steps. He's highly collaborative and raises the quality of decision-making across functions. I would strongly recommend BridgeLine to any biotech building toward a key inflection point.

Christopher Rilling, PhD

VP of Science, Parallel Bio

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about BridgeLine and how we work.

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