Management issues challenge biotech startups
This article reviews a very interesting report that basically faults the failure of biotechnology companies to successfuly transition from research focus to product development and commercialization on hiring managers with a scientific rather than managerial forte and aiming to pass regulatory hurdles rather than build a company.
Industry observations certainly support this thesis. It’s nice to see that the effort has been made to examine and document it.

Monsanto: Ready to Blossom?
Shifting the focus from farm chemicals to the more lucrative gene-altered seeds hasn’t been easy, but the effort could pay off big.