Synthetic gene firms evolve toward sustainable business?
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The offer of on-demand customer-specific stretches of synthetic DNA by a large number of biotech companies has attracted biotechs' attention with promises of ever-longer strands. Doubts remain as to whether such companies have a viable business model for the long term, as such an activity of providing on-demand synthetic biology services needs to be complemented by creative proprietary applications exploiting the synthetic genes ordered.
Publication Name: Nature Biotechnology
Subject: Business
ISSN: 1087-0156
Year: 2006
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The past, present, and future of biotechnology in Mexico
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Biotechnology research and development throughout Mexico is discussed.
Publication Name: Nature Biotechnology
Subject: Business
ISSN: 1087-0156
Year: 2003
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