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Antibiotics—an investment worth making?

Nature Biotechnology volume 24, pages 1512–1514 (2006)Cite this article

Antibiotics markets are huge and the need for new classes of antibiotics is great, but the risks give investors pause.

Yet, although a number of antibiotic companies have been created over the past 15 years, including several with successful exits, the dangers from new regulatory, political, scientific and clinical trends are increasing. The result is likely to be greater caution by venture capital investors.

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Figure 1: The antibiotics market is over $25 billion in size, although much of it comprises generic sales.

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  1. General Partner at Morgenthaler Ventures, 4430 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 220, Boulder, 80303, Colorado, USA

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  2. Morgenthaler is an investor in Replidyne, Inc., and Christoffersen is a member of the Board of Directors of Replidyne,

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Christoffersen, R. Antibiotics—an investment worth making?. Nat Biotechnol 24, 1512–1514 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1206-1512

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