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Creating a company

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Building a company can offer a unique opportunity to realize the potential of ideas or research discoveries, but can also present major challenges. This month, two biopharma company founders discuss their experiences and highlight factors that have been important for success.

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Creating a company. Nat Rev Drug Discov 6, 93 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd2218

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