By Wendy Diller
During a healthy run in the 1990s, stimulated by enormous interest in the Human Genome Project, investors in genomics tool...
Clinical Research Tools: A Special Situation for Venture Investors and Entrepreneurs
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Five years after the genomics bubble burst and financing doors shut, a small window may be opening for research tool suppliers that help pharma improve R&D efficiency and cost structure. But clinically-oriented research companies face particular challenges, notably how to build a business where customer adoption is slow but technology is evolving rapidly and investors are impatient.
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