Stock Watch: Should A Biotech’s First Product Be Out-Licensed Or Self-Marketed?
The Binary Biotech Business Development Decision
Executive Summary
The licensing or self-commercialization decision can be important for the success of a biotech company, but do other more fundamental factors concerning the drug dictate a company’s success?
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