For all the recent discussionaroundbootstrapping a Web 2.0 company, havingsomecapital in the bank affordstheflexibility for a wrongturn, coursecorrection, orjustnormalproductiteration.
The market, seeking profit makers with high expectations of high returns on capital and high margins will throw high amounts of capital at these drugs until you turnaround and the market has created highflying successes like Genentech and Amgen .
He would like to see a more streamlined way to raise capital and for the SEC to make sure it has enough staff to turnaround the associated registration statements.