START-UP's 2011 Life Science Venture Capital Survey: Biopharmaceutical Investors Let Some Sunshine In
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
In START-UP's first life science venture survey, biopharma investors have plenty to complain about -- and they do -- but their generally positive outlook stands in contrast to that of their peers focused on medtech. Includes sidebar, "VCs Survive Amid Few Exits And Many Goodbyes."
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