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Spin-offs versus start-ups as business models in biotechnology

Nature Biotechnology volume 18, pages 570–571 (2000)Cite this article

Which is better: to spin a company out of a parent or to start one from scratch? This is a hotly debated question among entrepreneurs, investors, and company managers alike, as the two approaches require different types of efforts, investments, and kinds of people to carry them out, although the criteria for success or failure are the same. It is also a particularly timely one, since biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies are enjoying significant growth at the present time, recent stock vagaries notwithstanding.

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    Francesco De Rubertis

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Persidis, A., De Rubertis, F. Spin-offs versus start-ups as business models in biotechnology. Nat Biotechnol 18, 570–571 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/75476

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