A lesson learned: how downsizing will allow the life sciences industry to grow

This is a guest post by Steve Sapletal,  a director in West Monroe Partners‘ M&A practice. Do you have a response to Steve’s post? Respond in the comments section below. Reorganize, realign, refocus: When divesting is the key to improving margins and profitability Large medical device companies have been buying complementary businesses over the last five to […]


Biotechnology Policy: Overview

I have created a six-hour biotechnology education series at bit.ly/LfbSdS, and I want to highlight the policy discussion here. It is easy to ignore policy when operating in biotechnology. The importance of an understanding of the business of biotechnology, of patent and other legal issues, and of the science of biotechnology is clear, but it is not […]


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