Shiraz or Fuller’s Best?
Earlier this month, Keith Powell posed an interesting question: The economies of California and the UK are similar, as are the university networks. Why then, does California boast the most…
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Merck is a VC! Our problems are solved!
Some members of the media are ebullient with the news that Merck is "getting into venture capital." However, as In Vivo is reporting, Merck is undertaking two initiatives that are…
GSK invests in UK biotech start-up
GSK announced that it has taken a ~25% stake in a new spin out. This is a terrific way to create new companies and advance more molecules into the clinic,…
The SmartCells Story
Bruce Booth from Atlas Ventures has a fascinating story on his blog. We won't steal Bruce's thunder. Instead, we encourage you to read it there first. The gist of the story is…
The Era of the One Man Pharma Band (With Updates)
There is a fascinating discussion taking place over at Derek Lowe's blog today on one-man drug companies: ...some of them are not quite down to one person, but you can…
VCs Avoiding the Creep
Today's In Vivo Blog post summarizes comments that we have been hearing from our clients as well. Namely, that deals are increasingly shifting towards back-ended Royalties and earn-outs, at the…
BioTrinity Panel Discussions
We regret that we were unable to attend the panel discussions at BioTrinity last week. However, an excellent summary was posted on the PharmaPhorum web site. Of note: 1. Investment…
VCs Abandoning Biotech for the Web?
Fred Frank, a highly respected investment banker, greeted us on Tuesday morning with this missive: Venture capitalists, who make high-risk investments in start-ups, are tired of waiting years for biotech companies…
The Sandwich Shoppe is Closed
There has been a lot of commentary this week on Pfizer's announcement that their highly respected research center in Sandwich, UK, will be closed. The original press release suggested that…
Thoughts on JP Morgan Conference
There is a lot of good commentary and analysis of last week's JP Morgan Healthcare conference, most notably here, here, and here. Here are a few of our thoughts as…