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Antivirals—an increasingly healthy investment

Nature Biotechnology volume 25, pages 1390–1393 (2007)Cite this article

Continued investment from big pharma and a slew of new drugs with novel mechanisms of action are fueling investor interest in the antiviral space.

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Figure 1: The antiviral market.

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  1. Brian McCarthy is Senior Biotechnology Analyst at Merriman Curhan Ford & Co., 520 Madison Avenue, Suite 901, New York, New York 10022, USA. He also holds an adjunct faculty position in Pharmacology and Neuroscience at the USUHS School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA. bmccarthy@mcfco.com,

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McCarthy, B. Antivirals—an increasingly healthy investment. Nat Biotechnol 25, 1390–1393 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1207-1390

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