Cracking the Code

Everything you need to know about the most important trend in the history of the world Within most people's lifetimes, the developments in the biotechnology sector will allow us to live increasingly long and healthy lives, as well as provide us with technological innovations that will transform the way we live. But these innovations offer more than just hope for a better life, but hope for better returns too. Financial returns of incredible magnitude await savvy investors and businesspeople who can see the massive changes on the horizon. This book details these fast-moving trends and innovations and offers extensive advice on how to profit from them in business and investing.

InhaltsangabeIntroduction 8 Chapter 1. Transformational Technologies 16 Chapter 2. The Evolution of Medicine and the Emergence of Biopharma 33 Chapter 3. The Drug Industry - Reinventing the Model 59 Chapter 4. Curing Disease - Promising Prospects in the Main Therapeutic Areas 80 Chapter 5. Turning Back the Clock - Stem Cells, Genomics, Gene Therapy and Regeneration 136 Chapter 6. Demographic Changes 154 Chapter 7. Disruptive Influences 1743 Chapter 8. Robotics & Nanotechnology 184 Chapter 9. Lifestyle Maintenance 196 Chapter 10. Investment in Biopharma - Chasing Those Money Fountains 206 Summary 229 Glossary 236 Appendix A Key Financial of Big Pharma 242 References 244 Bibliography 246

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