For all the talk of the numerous biotechnology companies with mere months of cash left and the predictions of looming liquidations, mergers, and acquisitions, it is important to note that a measure of destruction can benefit industry progress. Economy Joseph Schumpeter coined a term for industrial progress through destruction: creative destruction. In this process, growth […]
December 15, 2008 Comments Off on Biotechnology and the Global Financial Crisis Posted in: General Biotechnology Emergent biotechnology companies are very reliant on capital, often having less than two years capital on hand. Like other businesses with strong needs for cash, one would expect biotechnology companies to be adversely effected by a dearth of capital. The biotechnology financial crisis and request for pass-forward tax breaks have been covered elsewhere; I’ve been […]