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Nature Biotechnology 27, 590–591 (1 July 2009) | doi:10.1038/nbt0709-590

iZumi's plans to capitalize on iPS cells

Monya Baker

iZumi Bio, of S. San Francisco, California, launched quietly in 2007 as excitement about induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells was reaching fever pitch. In this profile, iZumi CEO John Walker and Beth Seidenberg of iZumi investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) (Box 1) talk to Nature Biotechnology about the West Coast startup and its goal of turning iPS cells into a profitable business.