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Nature Biotechnology is 20! We have brought together a collection of Features celebrating two decades of the science and business of biotech, with an eye on the future.
US biotech sector revenue is estimated to have grown on average >10% each year over the past decade—much faster than the rest of the economy. A more comprehensive assessment of biotech's economic contribution, however, will require improved data collection, classification and analysis.
Authors of some of the most highly cited Nature Biotechnology biomedical papers from the past 20 years discuss their work and challenges for their fields.
Authors of some of the most highly cited Nature Biotechnology nonbiomedical papers from the past 20 years discuss their work and challenges for their fields.
Nature Biotechnology asks a selection of researchers about the most exciting frontier in their field and the most needed technologies for advancing knowledge and applications.
What have we learned from 20 tumultuous years of patent law in the life sciences? Is patenting likely to be as important for the industry in the future?