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The threat from within: trade secret theft by employees

Nature Biotechnology volume 25, pages 293–295 (2007)Cite this article

A guide to the risks biotech companies face from employee mobility.

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  1. Sharon Mollman Elliott is at Foley & Lardner LLP, 150 East Gilman Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53703, USA. selliott@foley.com,

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