Word: biotechs
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...seen enough of these [protests] at conferences in different countries," Braun said. "I'm personally convinced that biotech will be important. As with any new technology we must realize the limitations and come to a social agreement...
...variety of companies sponsored booths. In addition to biotech firms, participants ranged from makers of laboratory equipment and pharmaceuticals to law firms and Internet ventures and even moving companies...
...years than biotechnology. That many of those promises have gone unfulfilled, however, deserves mention as we enter yet another period of wonder-drug euphoria on Wall Street. In the past, flamed-out cures for everything from cholera to cancer have burned those who dared put their money on a biotech dream. Just in case you forgot, or are too young to remember: there was a heart-fluttering, blood-clotting, joint-stiffening biotech bubble and bust in the early '90s, and Mr. Market has thoughtfully rewound the tape. The group's first decent rally in 10 years took shape last December...
Still, Protein Design remains well up from where it traded in December, as does the group. Many expect biotech stocks to rally again in coming months as investors rotate out of overplayed Internet stocks and get past the foolish remarks from President Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who recently urged researchers striving to map the sequence of the human genome to share their findings...
...failure. Today, they recognize that there's much more to it and are zeroing in on the most troublesome genes that can be replaced most easily. It's a whole new level of promise, one with more true believers. "This industry is real," says Larry Feinberg, chairman of the biotech-investment firm Oracle Partners...