Daily Archives: October 15, 2010

Government needs to realise that biotech company investments will probably fail

Posted on October 15, 2010 by sticknz

Governments should realise that a large percentage of its investment in start-up biotechnology companies will fail as such according to Jim Greenwood. The president of BIO, the overarching body for 1100 American biotechnology organisations, says most biotechnology companies will fail, … Continue reading →

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Universities’ commissioned study shows increasing spend pays off for country’s GDP

Posted on October 15, 2010 by sticknz

According to Universities New Zealand commissioned research, an additional $40m per year invested in university education over the next five years would provide a permanent 0.12% or $370m per year increase in GDP by 2025. The representative body for universities … Continue reading →

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