Article: With Discovery Firms Worth Nothing,' Is Biotech Troubled?

Biotechnology funding is changing and young, discovery firms are feeling the pinch more than anyone. The industry might take a few notes from Hollywood.

There has been an extended slide at the box office - movie receipts are down, audiences are staying away and Tinsel Town is staggering about, looking for answers. Industry experts suggest several reasons for the slump, but one is that recent films, such as "The Dukes of Hazzard" and "Herbie: Fully Loaded," have had all the originality of a tired knock-knock joke.

The problem is money. Every studio wants a big blockbuster and every dollar spent must return a fistful. When that happens, innovation is ...

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