The Biotech Empires

https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/04/the-biotech-empires-of-silicon-valley-and-europe/

by endswapper • 10 years ago

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Thriptic• 10 years ago

I find it very bizarre that there is no mention of Boston / Cambridge when talking about major biotech hubs.

dalke• 10 years ago

Agreed. Or San Diego.

I also thought the comment "our unique position in micro/nanotechnology coming from a long tradition of watchmaking" was very odd. Basel's long history with the chemistry industry goes back to 1800s, with more influence from the dye industry than than clock making.

w1ntermute• 10 years ago

Bérénice Magistretti is a Swiss freelance writer based in San Francisco.

That explains the (misguided) focus on just the Bay Area and Switzerland.

ghc• 10 years ago

I don't think the person writing this article knows much about biotech. It's as if someone said Austin and Berlin were emerging as the leading software hubs and forgot about the Valley.

kannan• 10 years ago

I came here to say exactly the same thing. The article completely omits Cambridge/Boston, which IMO belongs in the same league as SF if not a notch a higher.

The Biotech Empires

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