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From Skin Creams to Life Insurance to Medical Care, Biosciences Are the New Frontier of Business Opportunity Research in the biological sciences holds the potential for breakthroughs that could transform the world. But scientific advances also can be baffling and more than a little intimidating, especially for business people...  |
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Encouraging the Development of Drugs for Poor, not Just Rich, Nations The current system rewards research into diseases that afflict rich countries, but creating new medicines for the rest of the world and finding ways to pay for them will demand new partnerships, according to panelists at the recent conference "Pharmaceutical Innovation in a Global Economy."  |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2010 Zhu Shen |
China 2020: Walled In No More Pharma sets the pace for China's ambitious new innovation agenda  |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 10, 2014 Christini & Kaitin |
Regional Trends in Bioinnovation Investment Can the Cambridge model be duplicated?  |
Bio-IT World October 14, 2004 Robinson & Violino |
Strategic Insights: Global Positioning International Economic Development for biotech companies in search of a better location or international presence, countries in Asia and Europe are offering a host of incentives, including tax credits and reduced red tape.  |
BusinessWeek June 3, 2009 Michael Mandel |
The Failed Promise of Innovation in the U.S. During the past decade, innovation has stumbled. And that may help explain America's economic woes.  |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2010 Brian Orelli |
A Witty Response to Pharma's R&D Dilemma According to GlaxoSmithKline CEO Andrew Witty, the pharmaceutical industry is a mess. That's the basic gist of his opinion piece in The Economist.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2011 |
Turbulent Waters: M&As 2011 The latest numbers in pharma deals reveals a sector in transition, where market volatility has sharply degraded the appetite for risk.  |
BusinessWeek May 17, 2004 Michael Mandel |
In Praise Of Heady Growth In this book excerpt, the author argues that the economic future of the U.S. is inextricably linked to our ability to come up with more technological breakthroughs that equal the Internet in magnitude.  |
Bio-IT World June 15, 2003 Bob Violino |
Northeast Region Massachusetts: University and Research Hub... Connecticut: Investing in Bio Facilities... New York: Biotech Empire State... New Jersey: Still Big Pharma Country... Pennsylvania: Life Sciences, a Keystone Industry  |
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 Arlene Weintraub |
Biotech Startups: Take Your Time Until products are close to approval, the public shouldn't share the risk  |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2011 |
The San Diego Story San DIego works as a locus for risky investments in the big ideas that lead to biotech breakthroughs  |
Knowledge@Wharton March 26, 2003 |
Health Care Finance Industry Plagued by Lack of Funding, Focus In today's health care finance environment, early financing rounds are harder to fund and the market for initial public financings is dead, with no revival expected anytime soon.  |
Inc. May 1, 2002 Kenneth Klee |
The Industry You Can't Afford to Miss After more than two decades of hype, hope, disappointment, and progress, the hundreds of mostly small, money-burning companies that make up the biotech industry are experiencing a decisive shift in their relationship with the giant, rich pharmaceutical companies...  |
Bio-IT World June 15, 2003 Bob Violino |
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Region Maryland: Making a Federal Case for Biotechnology... Puerto Rico: Isle of Incentives... Virginia: Planting Needed Seed Capital... North Carolina: Triangulating Biotech Resources... Florida: Shining Resources on Small Biotech Sector  |
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The Benefits Are Mutual in New Wave of Biotech/Pharma Alliances The spat that erupted between pharma giant Bristol-Myers Squibb and biotech firm ImClone Systems over their partnership to develop a new cancer drug put the structure of alliances between discovery research firms and big drug makers under a microscope...  |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2013 Peter Young |
2013 Pharma and Biotech Financial Report Big Pharma and biotech continue to need each other. But biotech is feeling slightly more confident as the options for IPOs get better.  |
Bio-IT World April 2006 Laura Huckabee-Jennings |
Southern Emergence Why Huntsville, Alabama, will be the next biotech hotbed.  |
Bio-IT World June 2005 Dennis Yablonsky |
Pennsylvania: Home of the 'Biosciences Continuum' Through the involvement of industry, government, academia, financial institutions, medical providers, and a host of ancillary support organizations, Pennsylvania has become the only state that offers support along the entire biosciences continuum.  |
The Motley Fool March 4, 2004 Brian Gorman |
Biotech Is Back Biotech financing is on a roll. But before you jump into the sector, learn some lessons from the past. Companies that enter the market earlier in the boom are better positioned than those that start later, and it's best to choose firms with late-stage drug candidates.  |
Bio-IT World December 10, 2002 Malorye Branca |
The Trouble with Pharmaceutical Innovation There's a lot of one kind, but not enough of another in pharma land. Too many new technologies and too few new drugs -- that sums up the state of pharmaceutical R&D.  |
Bio-IT World October 2006 Thomas G. Morr |
Eight Essential Elements for Commercial Success For life sciences companies both young and old, location is one of the critical success factors. With that in mind, here are eight essential considerations for life sciences executives when they are thinking of starting a business or opening a new location.  |
Bio-IT World June 15, 2003 Barbara Depompa |
Southwest Region Texas: Bioscience with a Space Spin... New Mexico: Building a Bioinformatics Niche... Arizona: Focus on Cancer and Neurological Therapy... Southern California: Deep Biotech Roots Grow Many Branches... Northern California: 'Can You Afford To Be Elsewhere?'...  |
Bio-IT World June 15, 2003 Melissa Kruse |
Midwest/South Region Ohio: Outpacing U.S. in Bioscience Growth... Alabama: Sweet Home to Tech Tax Incentives... Kentucky: Investing Multimillions to Breed Bio Business... Minnesota: The 'Right Mix' of Talent and Funding... Tennessee: Pioneering Research Centers... Michigan: Teeming 'Life Sciences Corridor'... etc.  |
IndustryWeek November 1, 2002 Tonya Vinas |
Questioning Biotech's Benefits While most communities are investing to attract or grow biotechnology companies, a recent report concludes that only a handful of cities will benefit in the long run.  |
Financial Planning February 1, 2005 Neil A. O'Hara |
The Harvest to Come Pharmaceutical stocks may be down, but they're hardly out. For planners and clients who can tolerate the risk of concentration, a selective allocation to the healthcare industry today may represent the ability to buy growth at a value price.  |
Bio-IT World February 11, 2005 Prashant Tyagi |
Can Life Sciences Go the IT Way? Guest commentary: lessons for guiding the revolution in biotechnology and other life science disciplines.  |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Dueling Fools: Protein Design Labs Bear Protein Design Labs could be a big winner, or a major loser. The biotech has a strong business, but today's stock price isn't "great."  |
Bio-IT World October 9, 2002 Debra Goldfarb |
A Study in Contrasts Recently, IDC conducted a pair of focus groups as part of a broader study on technology adoption across bio-IT workloads.  |
BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 Kerry Capell |
These Biotechs Need Time To Ripen A rush to the IPO market in Europe won't do the biotech industry any good.  |
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A New Approach to Valuing Biotech Stocks Enormous swings in biotechnology stock prices during the last few weeks show how difficult it is for investors to value biotech companies. It's important to understand the invisible potential locked up in the organizational structure of biotechnology companies...  |
The Motley Fool April 4, 2009 Brian Orelli |
The Wrong Way to Invest in the Right Stocks Exchange-traded funds don't work for this industry.  |
Chemistry World February 2008 Nuala Moran |
The Chemistry of Private Equity Private equity has transformed the chemicals industry, but can it play the same role in high-risk R&D driven companies?  |
Investment Advisor December 2005 Greg B. Scott |
Buying The Future Prudent investing in biotechnology can offer great returns for clients. It's also the wave of the future. Armed with a basic understanding of the dynamics of the industry and the valuation inflection points, intelligent investors can make significant returns.  |
The Motley Fool March 31, 2010 Brian Orelli |
When One Patent Means So Much The loss of patents on genes could have far-reaching consequences for drug companies.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2009 |
The Shakeout When it comes to licensing in this market, there are winners and losers. Learn the new rules of the game.  |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2011 Luke Timmerman |
Merck, Staring at a Biotech Future, Seeks to Get in the Game With New Protein Drugs, Biosimilars Biotech drugs will soon dominate the pharmaceutical industry, and Merck is playing catch-up.  |
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004 |
Biotech: A Comeback "Balanced On A Razor's Edge" Skeptical investors want to see products that get to market and add to the bottom line.  |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2007 John Teresko |
DuPont Does The DNA Dance Biotechnology is reshaping the world through our medicine, food, agriculture, materials and fuel. DuPont sees biotech as the ideal tool to improve productivity, quality and sustainability.  |
Bio-IT World July 11, 2002 Mike Fitzgerald |
Funding the Future Investor G. Steven Burrill, CEO of Burrill & Company, helps biotech companies fulfill their potential. He talked recently about his view of the bio-IT field.  |
Bio-IT World June 15, 2003 Barbara Depompa |
Northwest Region Colorado: Biotech Summit in Denver... Utah: A Mecca for Genealogical Research... Washington State: Therapeutics and Diagnostics Niche...  |
The Motley Fool May 5, 2009 Brian Orelli |
The Wrong Way to Invest in the Right Stocks Persuading you to invest in biotechs should be easy. Persuading you not to use what seems like a less-risky strategy might be harder. Exchange-traded funds just don't work for this industry.  |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Charly Travers |
The Case for Drug Stocks The reports of the drug industry's death are greatly exaggerated.  |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2010 Luke Timmerman |
Future Biotech Winners Will Help Nurses Clean Up Less (Stuff) It's not enough anymore to prove your drug is safe and effective enough to pass muster with the FDA. Now it's also about proving a drug can generate savings and value for the health care system.  |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2005 Charly Travers |
Grading Old-School Biotech Be very wary of biotech IPOs from companies lacking drugs.  |
The Motley Fool December 14, 2004 Charly Travers |
Genetics of a Rule Breaker Investing is a lifelong learning process. We never know everything, but it is important we strive to learn from the lumps we take along the way. Here are some hard-earned tips from a biotech investor.  |
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Jack Uldrich |
Is Microsoft on Drugs? If the company uses its new BioIT Alliance not simply to push its existing software, but also to better understand what biotech customers need and want, Microsoft's new drug habit could even provide its long-suffering shareholders a little high.  |
HBS Working Knowledge November 13, 2006 Sean Silverthorne |
Science Business: What Happened to Biotech? The biotech industry has underperformed expectations, caught in the conflicting objectives and requirements between science and business.  |
BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 Michael J. Mandel |
The Health-Care Catastrophe That Won't Happen Why biotech gains will rein in medical costs. The lesson of info tech.  |
Chemistry World July 2008 William Bains |
Beyond shareholder returns The author offers a new model for the pharmaceutical industry  |