Study: Biotech no riskier for investors
Despite lower sales, lack of profits and heavy R&D spending, biotech companies that went public between 1997 and 2016 reached similar market caps as non-biotech companies, according to an academic study.
Despite lower sales, lack of profits and heavy R&D spending, biotech companies that went public between 1997 and 2016 reached similar market caps as non-biotech companies, according to an academic study.
Research on the drug's molecular target dates back to the 1950s. A spokesperson for Gilead noted that the company anticipates potentially investing more than $1 billion on the drug this year alone.
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The study found that the sector's profitability is similar to those in areas like tech, even while it outpaces most of the S&P 500. Its lead author said that policy solutions to high drug prices need to balance affordability with ensuring drugmakers can make medicines available.