Investors Focus On Devices, Services In China, But Drug R&D Still Has Some Attraction
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
China attracted $1.9 billion in private equity investment in health care-related fields in 2013, making the sector second only to real estate. But investors at a recent forum in Beijing had divergent opinions on whether the smart money should head into developing devices, clinics or new drug R&D.
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