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While I applaud the entreperneurship, there is something wrong with the numbers here. 16 spin-outs in one year, at least 16 "founders" of biotech companies...la
by tompccs 7y ago
While I applaud the entreperneurship, there is something wrong with the numbers here. 16 spin-outs in one year, at least 16 "founders" of biotech companies...last time I checked most research labs have more than one PhD-trained scientist. We can't all be founders. Someone has to work in the lab!
Starting a company can be hugely educational but probably not if it's just an exercise in PR and fundraising, which all biotech companies are until they can actually start selling (usually years after inception).
So, not to be negative, but would like to see something a bit more critical and less gushing from Nature. It's a thinly veiled PR piece for the Church lab.