Cracking the code: understand and profit from the biotech revolution that will transform our lives and generate fortunes

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

• ISBN: 978-1-119-96318-9
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 360
• Fecha Publicación: 30/04/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés