A fascinating glimpse inside the life-and-death business ofbiotechnology.
"A tour-de-force for anyone who is interested in the biotechindustry. I applaud the enormous achievement of CynthiaRobbins-Roth." -Frederick Frank, Senior Managing Director &Vice Chair, Lehman Brothers
"From Alchemy to IPO tells the dramatic story of thisrevolutionary industry as only an insider can." -George Rathmann,President and CEO, ICOS Corporation, Chairman Emeritus, Amgen
Written by a well-known industry insider, From Alchemy to IPOaddresses the coming-of-age of biotech products and companies andtraces the history of biotechnology from its early inception in theseventies to today's heyday of new solutions and breakthroughtreatments. It describes the amazing entrepreneurial trail ofproduct development, novel business models, and critical trialsthat eventually pave the way to market. This is the first book toaccurately record the inner workings of anindustry-biotechnology-that's on the verge of living up to itsmonumental promise to change the world as we know it.
【作者简介】
Cynthia Robbins-Roth, Ph.D., is the founder of BioVentureConsultants, which provides strategic planning and financialassessment to biotech start-ups, pharmaceutical companies, andventure-capital firms. Her biotech column appears regularly inForbes magazine, and Forbes ASAP recently named her one of the toptwenty-five biotech all-stars of 1999. She lives in San Mateo,California.
【目录】
PART ONE:THE ROOTS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
1 Biotech in the Beginning
2 Genentech: The Leader of the Pack
3 The Amgen Story
4 An Exception to Every Rule: Genzyme
5 The Other Biotech: Monoclonal Antibodies
PART TWO:BIOTECH'S BUILDING BLOCKS
6 Biotech Star Wars
7 The Human Genome Project
8 Tools for Genome Studies: BioChips and Microarrays
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