ABOUT THIS SERIES

Since June, Honing the Edge has profiled three of the four types of people whose skills and backgrounds are needed to launch a successful start-up: the inventor, the venture capitalist and the CEO. Today, we look at the entrepreneur: Veteran biotech entrepreneur Bonnie Baskin, most recently CEO of AppTec Laboratory Services Inc., a pioneer in contract research and manufacturing for medical device firms. See all the profiles online at www.startribune.com/projects.