Best of the IN VIVO Blog (10/2008)
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
In Vivo's bloggers rant about Bayer and its acquisition of Direvo; group hugs at the annual conference of Private Equity Analysts in New York; and the complete and utter destruction of Wall Street.
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