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Japanese spin-offs face struggle for survival

Companies set up by academics are proliferating — but can they secure the investment they need to succeed? Ichiko Fuyuno investigates.

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Japanese spin-offs face struggle for survival. Nature 441, 280–281 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/441280a

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