J.P. Morgan Roundtable: Biotech Executives Expect Capital To Flow Despite Lower Valuations
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Informa Pharma's Global Director of Content Mike Ward and Scrip Intelligence West Coast Editor Mandy Jackson moderated a roundtable discussion on Jan. 11, the opening day of the 34th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, in San Francisco during which they spoke with eight biotechnology veterans about the state of biotech going into 2016.
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