Biotech industry : a global, economic, and financing overview

Bryan Bergeron, Paul Chan

362 pages, parution le 15/01/2004

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"The biotech industry is a complex, rapidly evolving, and critical industry. The industry holds great commercial and societal promise, but it is also filled with hype, confusion, and risks. Bergeron and Chan do a remarkable job of providing a sweeping, insightful, and probing assessment of the current state and likely evolution of this global industry. This book is essential reading for the executive who desires a thorough understanding of this business and its potential." (John P. Glaser Vice President and Chief Information Officer Partners Healthcare System, Inc. )

"Bergeron and Chan have done a marvelous job integrating many different perspectives to give the reader a coherent road map of the biotech industry for the next decade. This powerful book is anchored by numerous relevant examples that create a framework which any life sciences professional needs to understand. Of particular note is the compelling assessment of the IT industry and its impact on the life sciences as these industries converge." (Michael A. Greeley Managing General Partner IDG Ventures)

An in-depth examination of the growth and financing of the biotechnology industry worldwide Biotech Industry: A Global, Economic, and Financing Overview provides a thorough look at the current state of the biotechnology industry, including where major research is being conducted, where it's being applied, and where money and intellectual capital are flowing.

Written by a renowned business columnist and an entrepreneurial scientist in the biotech area, this unique book gives CEOs and other senior-level managers an understanding of Asia's pivotal role in the worldwide success of biotechnology commercialization, as well as insight into the biotech market over the next decade.

L'auteur - Bryan Bergeron

Bryan Bergeron (Brookline, MA) developed the first commercial multimedia patient simulator (game) on the microcomputer. He is the author of six commercial "serious games" in healthcare, and authored or directed the development of a dozen or more in the course of his work supporting the curriculum at Harvard Medical School and MIT. He holds two patents in serious gaming (two more pending), and has consulted for medical boards, the pharmaceutical industry, publishers, and universities in the US and abroad on the topic of serious games for over 20 years.

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Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Overview.
Pharmaceuticals.
Medicine and Agriculture.
Computing, Biomaterials, and the Military.
Infrastructure.
Financing.
Regional Analysis.
Outlook.
Appendix.
Glossary.
Sources and Further Reading.
Index.

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Bryan Bergeron, Paul Chan
Parution	15/01/2004
Nb. de pages	362
Format	16 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	635g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780471465614
ISBN13	978-0-471-46561-4