The ambivalence was nicely captured earlier this week by two contrasting reactions from early-stage life-science shops in Boston.
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Buying in to the platform at an early stage of its life (and more than likely buying in with a two year contract) is a big risk.
To this end, many pharmas are using in-house venture groups to support early-stage companies, and as Atlas VC Bruce Booth reports, life-science financing these days (especially early-stage) increasingly involves at least one corporate VC.
Animal studies have indicated STACs can restore the health and life prospects of obese mice and early-stage trials in humans are now underway.
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At the ground floor of the IPO life cycle, these are quality early-stage portfolio companies of our investment banking firm First Line Capital.
The firm uses a foundation- and endowment-like approach to portfolio construction, investing primarily in early-stage technology companies, with some allocation to life sciences as well as early and growth investments in India and China.
The exhibition features for the first time more than 300 objects from Bowie's life, from amazing stage outfits to rare photographs from the early years, videos of outstanding live performances screened in a thunderously loud surround-sound cinema, Bowie's own musical instruments, record cover designs and paintings.
Natural gas-powered vehicles are another area where the green revolution is still in the early stage but shows promise of soon becoming a major integral part of our everyday life.
In his reply President Bush invites the UK to "participate at an early stage in any program to replace the D5 missiles or to discuss a further life extension - for your purposes - of the D5 missile to match the potential out-of-service date of your new submarines".
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For some, embryonic stem cell research requires the taking of a human life, but for others, it represents the acceptable use of cells from very early stage embryos that would never have developed into a person.
The biotech space is the one sector where early-stage winners are difficult to find because of the complexity of the medical breakthroughs that young life-science companies are trying to achieve.
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The Baby Boomers are well past the heavy drinking stage of life, and Generation Y (made up of current 20-somethings and early 30-somethings) tends to prefer flavored cocktails over beer.
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