Brian David Bower LLC
Scientific and Technical
Consulting and Contracting
Brian David Bower LLC
Scientific and Technical
Consulting and Contracting
Scientific Consulting and Technical Services
BDB LLC provides independent scientific and technical consulting services to biotechnology companies, research organizations, startups, academic institutions, and other technology-driven businesses. Engagements are tailored to each client’s objectives, resources, and stage of development, ranging from focused technical consultations to hands-on project support and longer-term scientific leadership. The company specializes in solving complex scientific, laboratory, and technical problems by combining deep research experience with practical industry expertise.
Areas of Expertise
Scientific Expertise Tailored to Your Organization
Scientific and technical challenges rarely fit neatly into a standard service package. A project may require strategic guidance, laboratory execution, data analysis, technical writing, vendor coordination, or a combination of these capabilities.
BDB LLC works directly with clients to define the problem, identify practical next steps, and provide the level of support appropriate to the engagement. Services can be delivered locally in North Carolina’s Research Triangle region or remotely when the work permits.
Core Services
Scientific Consulting
Independent scientific guidance for organizations facing complex research, development, laboratory, or technology decisions.
BDB LLC helps clients evaluate scientific questions, develop practical research strategies, troubleshoot difficult problems, and move technical programs forward with greater clarity and confidence.
Support may include:
• Experimental strategy and study planning
• Scientific literature and technology review
• Research program development
• Experimental troubleshooting
• Evaluation of methods and workflows
• Cross-disciplinary scientific problem solving
• Independent scientific review
• Technical project leadership
This service is well suited to organizations that need experienced scientific input without immediately adding a full-time senior scientist.
Contract Research & Laboratory Support
Flexible assistance with laboratory establishment, experimental execution, assay development, workflow improvement, and research operations.
BDB LLC brings practical experience from academic, biotechnology, and commercial laboratory environments. Support can be adapted to a defined project, a temporary operational need, or a broader laboratory-development initiative.
Support may include:
• Laboratory startup planning and implementation
• Equipment and vendor evaluation
• Experimental design and execution
• Assay development and optimization
• Cell culture and molecular biology workflows
• Protein and RNA analysis
• Laboratory procedure development
• Method troubleshooting
• Research workflow improvement
• Technical coordination with internal teams and outside vendors
The objective is not simply to perform laboratory work, but to establish reliable methods and practical systems that support continued progress.
Scientific Data Analysis
Development of clear, reproducible approaches for processing, evaluating, and communicating scientific data.
BDB LLC helps clients move from raw experimental results to defensible conclusions by improving analytical workflows, identifying inconsistencies, reducing repetitive manual work, and presenting results in forms appropriate for scientific and business decisions.
Support may include:
• Experimental data review
• Data cleaning and organization
• Statistical and quantitative analysis
• Workflow automation
• Reproducible analysis procedures
• Assay performance evaluation
• Data visualization
• Interpretation of experimental results
• Preparation of analytical summaries and reports
• Review of existing analysis methods
When appropriate, modern computational tools can be incorporated to improve efficiency while preserving transparency and scientific judgment.
Technical Due Diligence
Independent evaluation of scientific technologies, research methods, laboratory capabilities, equipment, and technical opportunities.
BDB LLC helps organizations examine the scientific assumptions and practical requirements behind a proposed investment, partnership, acquisition, product, or research initiative. The goal is to identify strengths, uncertainties, operational requirements, and potential risks before important decisions are made.
Support may include:
• Scientific literature and prior-art review
• Technology and methodology assessment
• Laboratory capability evaluation
• Instrument and equipment comparison
• Vendor and supplier evaluation
• Review of experimental evidence
• Assessment of technical feasibility
• Identification of scientific and operational risks
• Independent review of technical claims
• Written findings and decision-support materials
The scope of each review can be tailored to the client’s decision, timeline, and available information.
Scientific Writing & Technical Communication
Clear and accurate communication of scientific information for technical, organizational, and external audiences.
BDB LLC helps clients organize complex information, document research activities, explain technical findings, and prepare materials that support collaboration, decision-making, and project continuity.
Support may include:
• Scientific and technical reports
• Experimental protocols
• Standard operating procedures
• Research summaries
• Literature reviews
• Grant and proposal support
• Technical presentations
• Posters and visual materials
• Training and reference documents
• Editing of scientific and technical content
• Communication between scientific and nontechnical stakeholders
All work is developed with attention to scientific accuracy, audience, purpose, and confidentiality.
Data Analysis, Automation & Emerging Technologies
Practical evaluation and responsible application of artificial intelligence, automation, and modern computational tools to scientific and technical challenges.
BDB LLC helps organizations identify where emerging technologies can provide genuine value, where human expertise and review remain essential, and how new tools can be incorporated without sacrificing scientific rigor, transparency, or sound technical judgment.
Support may include:
• Evaluation of AI-enabled scientific tools
• Identification of suitable automation opportunities
• Research and data workflow improvement
• Development of proof-of-concept processes
• Comparison of software and technology options
• Documentation of AI-assisted workflows
• Human review and quality-control planning
• Technical training and adoption support
• Assessment of limitations, risks, and appropriate use
The emphasis is always on solving defined scientific and technical problems—not adopting technology simply because it is new.
Representative Areas of Expertise
BDB LLC draws upon broad scientific and technical experience that includes:
• Molecular and cell biology
• Biotechnology research and development
• Cell-based assay development
• Protein and RNA analysis
• Laboratory establishment and operations
• Scientific instrumentation
• Experimental workflow development
• Research data analysis and automation
• Technical writing and documentation
• Regulated and quality-conscious laboratory environments
• Vendor evaluation and equipment acquisition
• Artificial intelligence and emerging computational tools
Capabilities are matched to the needs of each engagement. If a project requires expertise outside the appropriate scope of BDB LLC, that limitation will be identified clearly during the initial discussion.
Flexible Ways to Work With BDB LLC
Focused Consultation
For a defined scientific question, technical decision, document review, or troubleshooting need.
Project-Based Support
For a specific research, laboratory, analytical, writing, or evaluation project with agreed objectives and deliverables.
Ongoing Scientific Support
For organizations that need continuing access to experienced scientific guidance without adding a full-time senior position.
On-Site or Remote Engagement
On-site support may be available in the Research Triangle region and elsewhere by arrangement. Research, analysis, writing, technology evaluation, and advisory work can often be performed remotely.
Who BDB LLC Supports
Services are available to organizations including:
• Biotechnology and life science companies
• Early-stage and growing startups
• Pharmaceutical research organizations
• Academic and nonprofit research institutions
• Contract research organizations
• Laboratory and scientific-instrument companies
• Investors and organizations evaluating technical opportunities
• Government agencies and public-sector organizations
• Businesses adopting scientific, analytical, or emerging technologies
Each engagement is evaluated individually to ensure that the requested work is a good match for BDB LLC’s capabilities and availability.
Let’s Discuss Your Project
Every engagement begins with understanding the problem, the desired outcome, the available information, and the type of support required.
Whether your organization is establishing a laboratory, developing an assay, evaluating new technologies, analyzing research data, preparing technical documentation, or addressing a complex scientific or technical challenge, BDB LLC welcomes the opportunity to discuss your objectives and explore how it can help.