MIFID II May Hit Small & Midcap EU Biotech Investment
Executive Summary
New EU regulation designed to offer greater protection and more transparency for investors could have serious implications for Europe’s small to midcap biotechs just as the European Investment Bank predicts a potential €40bn funding shortfall in key bioclusters by 2021.
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