PhD to Industry – Building the Dr. GPCR Platform with Yamina Berchiche

About this episode

Dr. Yamina Berchiche discusses her journey from academia to founding the Dr. GPCR platform, emphasizing communication and community-building in biotech.

What happens when a GPCR bench scientist becomes a global connector in biotech? In this episode, Dr. Yamina Berchiche shares her inspiring journey from academia to industry, and how her passion for communication and community-building led her to found the Dr. GPCR ecosystem. With over 20 years in GPCR pharmacology across academia and biotech, Yamina blends deep scientific insight with entrepreneurial vision. Learn how she transitioned out of the lab, embraced marketing and sales, and now supports scientists and CROs through strategic consulting. You’ll hear about: The origin of the Dr. GPCR podcast and how it grew into a global platform Yamina’s leap from postdoc to sales, and why she left the bench How PhDs can reframe their skills to lead in industry settings Communication lessons from the world of scientific marketing Her thoughts on personal branding and building connections in biotech Whether you’re exploring non-academic careers for PhDs or looking to amplify your science communication impact, this episode offers a grounded look at finding purpose beyond the pipette. 🔗 Find Yamina's work here: https://www.ecosystem.drgpcr.com/yamina-corner…

People in this episode

Host: David Mendes

Guest: Yamina Berchiche

Topics covered

• PhD transition to industry
• biotech communication
• community building
• scientific marketing
• personal branding

Keywords

• GPCR
• biotech
• science communication
• career transition
• entrepreneurship
• marketing
• consulting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dr. GPCR, CROs, biotech, Facebook

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