Name: Cracking the Code
Brand: John Wiley & Sons
SKU: 9781119963189
Price: 280.00 HKD
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Author: Jim Mellon; Al Chalabi
ISBN: 9781119963189

Cracking the Code Understand and Profit from the Biotech Revolution That Will Transform Our Lives and Generate Fortunes

Edited by Jim Mellon · Al Chalabi

John Wiley & Sons April 2012

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781119963189
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Publication: April 2012
Format: Paperback , 360 pages
Jurisdiction: International or US ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction 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