Biotechnology
Pros & Cons - Biotechnology - Socio-economic factors
By Harish Keshwani at 12 October, 2004, 6:55 pm
Christopher Reeves, a spinal cord research advocate died on October 10, 2004. He was also known as “Superman”, for his role in the movie of same name. Superman, if he existed in real world, would be an ultimate marvel of Biotechnology!
Reeves work, in lobbying for stem cell research is a well publicized fact. It brings [...]
Pros & Cons - Biotechnology - Returns v/s Effort
By Harish Keshwani at 11 October, 2004, 9:01 pm
Lack of team is the number one company killer, inadequate cash is the second.- John ShochLet us think like a Venture Capitalist (VC) for a moment. In a way, a Venture Capitalist and a entrepreneur are risk takers. One provides financing and other in his/her entrepreneurial spirit, provides 100% dedication to the venture. For a [...]
Pros & Cons - Biotechnology - Federal Regulations
By Harish Keshwani at 10 October, 2004, 8:34 pm
Enshrine your principles in constitutions, codify your common sense in laws, and leave the rest to regulation - Nicholos Garden
In absence of Regulations, laws and rules, one can easily create monster very hard to manage and our government does a good job in creating and implementing them. It is another matter that sometimes those laws [...]
Pros & Cons - Biotechnology - Funding Opportunities
By Harish Keshwani at 7 October, 2004, 8:10 pm
“Only a fool tests the depth of water with both feet” - African ProverbA simple search on Google for Venture Capital Funding reveals tonnes of Fund providers ready to provide you Billions of Dollars! So what are the pros and cons of financing this way? Let me provide you a scenario first.
Pre-financing: You own 100% [...]
Pros & Cons - Biotechnology - Talent Availability
By Harish Keshwani at 6 October, 2004, 8:45 pm
Before we begin, my heartiest congratulations to Irwin A. “Ernie” Rose for co-winning Nobel prize in Chemistry along with 2 Israeli scientists. They demonstrated how human body cells are capable of marking protein for elimination, which is important for cell division and fixing DNA.
Back to our discussion of Talent availability in Biotechnology area. I researched [...]
