From Alchemy To Ipo: The Business Of Biotechnology

Well written and interesting intro to the Biotech industry, but it was written over 10 years ago. Several sections badly need updating: For example, Many of the companies mentioned no longer exist or have been bought out by larger pharma. Also, there have been huge advances in Human genetics since the book was written - the Human Genome project is largely complete and we have seen the results of this in the multitude of GWAS studies that have been published in recent years, giving us insights into many complex diseases. Nevertheless, the book is interesting and I enjoyed reading it.

I believe this book is a little dated being published more than 10 years ago, but the concepts for the most part are still very valid. I wish it would have been able to talk more about how the internet has affected business, and the recent recession has affected the biotech industry.

I very much enjoyed how this identifies to the reader the back office complexities (made simple and easy to understand) that you never hear about and the process, including time it takes for a molecule to make it to market (assuming it does, which this book also explains well).Overall, an excellent resource to anyone interested in the Biotech Industry's business end and investment strategies.

Thanks to the Owen's Reads for sending me a truly Like New book that is a great read. I'm using this for an online Management class, as if textbooks weren't dry enough! I was pleasantly surprised by the novel-style writing of this book that made all the facts and figures engaging, bringing them to life. Best read I've had to do classes all year!

Just started reading this and i must say its already surpassed my expectations, and i think I'm only on page 50 or so. The author uses a multifaceted approach to present the facts which makes it all the more captivating. Biotech deals with improvement of quality of life and it's nice to have examples of this along the way.

This book was required reading for a class I didn't want to take, but the book turned out to be decent. Recommended for folks thinking of biotech and beyond.

Bought as as text for a class. While it was an easy enough read not sure I would have purchased this on my own.

really love this book and get a used one due to tight budget, but it looks just like a brand new one, thx!

Il libro ripercorre la storia del biotech e spiga tutte le principali innovazioni biotecnologiche che sono avvenute dagli anni 70 ad oggi. Consigliatissimo

Intéressant, mais un peu trop centré sur la carrière de l'auteur