In The Biotechnologists, a series of outstanding biotechnology entrepreneurs - from the USA, the UK and continental Europe - tell their own stories of how they played a part in the evolution of the biotechnology companies they founded and/or now run. The book also looks at the role of venture capital and other forms of financing through their key stages of growth. A detailed introduction outlines the emergence of the biotech boom and its progress to date. A glossary explains scientific terms.

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Introduction - The Biotech Entrepreneur - Developing the Idea - The Start-Up Team - Phase I Capital - Phase II Capital - Phase III Capital - Going Public - An Alternative Route: With Partners - An Alternative Route: Within a Major Company - In-house Biotechnology in a Major Company - Closing Words - Biographies of the Biotechnologists - Glossary - Index