Synopses & Reviews
“Tom Abates reporting on biotechnology has always been ahead of the times. The Biotech Investor tackles the brave new world of stem cells, genomics, and clones and comes up a winner.” —Thom Calandra, editor in chief, CBS MarketWatchIn The Biotech Investor, San Francisco Chronicle biotechnology reporter Tom Abate explains the science, finances, time horizon, and technological and commercial potential of this burgeoning industry.
Abate provides guidelines for assessing company leadership, easy-to-digest reports from the labs, and indispensable investor tools and metrics. He shares strategies for
• tracking the effect of breaking news and the NASDAQ
• anticipating drug trial announcements and FDA approvals
• assessing the potential market, patent rights, and distribution deals for a drug
He looks beyond medicine to biotech-related opportunities in everything from agriculture to jean manufacturing to software development. The Biotech Investor is the comprehensive, expert source for successful and intelligent investing in one of the twenty-first centurys most promising industries.
Review
“An incredibly well-researched guide . . . Tom Abate is a smart independent observer, and his book will serve investors for many years to come.” —Brook H. Byers, partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
About the Author
One of the nations most influential observers of the biotechnology industry, award-winning technology and health-care reporter
Tom Abate writes the weekly “BioScope” column for the
San Francisco Chronicle. He lives in San Leandro, California.