VCs Think Twice About Type 2 Diabetes Investments
Executive Summary
Venture capitalists are reevaluating type 2 diabetes investments in light of daunting new regulatory hurdles and an economic climate that limits their ability to cash out of such companies in a timely fashion. But, say some VCs, truly innovative compounds may be worth the bigger R&D bills and longer time to exit given the dazzlingly large market at stake
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