"We're trying to create a whole new industry, " says John Danner, the chief executive of Codon.
Now Watkins is gunning to do the same thing in a whole new industry: solid-state lighting.
In fact, learning about a new industry is part of the appeal of board work.
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And by serving on the board, you might become an expert in the new industry, too.
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If lepidopteran mine detectors work, they could be the start of a new industry.
Mark Getty has created a whole new industry that could not have been imagined 10 years ago.
If Mr Byers cannot change his old-style ways, a new industry secretary might be needed who can.
The UC System, the NIH and other institutions gave rise to recombinant DNA and a whole new industry.
But hopes are highest that a new industry will, like the old one, be borne on the tides.
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He excelled in a new industry, and made up more than just its technology as he went along.
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Fracking is a completely new industry for Poland, so the government is anxious to get the rules right.
And one of them may be the next entrepreneur to turn a big idea into an entire new industry.
The smart players will re-focus on software, even as new industry players rise up to challenge the familiar incumbents.
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With Price Club, Sol Price single-handedly grew a new industry and with it, a perpetual harvest of good fortune.
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Despite a will to diversify, it will be hard to attract new industry.
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The flashy new industry of personalized gene testing is experiencing some early blowback.
It was cheeky, but also reasonable for a company working a new industry.
It taps the potential of our people, and allows investment in new industry.
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We can achieve energy independence in 10 years, create a whole new industry with tens of thousands of high-paying jobs.
Recall that in 1976 the Apple I tumbled out of a northern California garage, giving birth to a new industry.
It looks as if Amazon and its allies are ready to bring those same, tornado-like forces to a new industry.
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Starting a business is tough, but it's even more challenging if you're venturing into a new industry at the same time.
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"We're witnessing the birth of a new industry, the personal fund industry, and it's going to be a monster, " O'Shaughnessy says.
Still, in such a new industry, talent is rare and quality low, leaving the door open to foreigners with more experience.
The governor says it will create as many as 2, 500 new jobs and help usher the new industry into the state.
Soon AOL will debut two new industry-specific sites, covering defense and government.
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This will lead to some innovation but even more new industry participants.
And so, while this column should be a celebration of the success of an exciting new industry, it is instead a cautionary tale.
But then our laws discourage them from using those skills to start a business or a new industry here in the United States.
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