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The importance of matching talented leadership with the growth stage of your life-sciences company

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In the life sciences' rapidly changing business climate, it is imperative that companies find innovative, effective and enlightened leadership.

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Figure 1: Commercialization is necessary for new technologies and inventions to leave the academic-research sphere.

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Honeysett, J., Metheny, R. The importance of matching talented leadership with the growth stage of your life-sciences company. Nat Biotechnol 30, 563–565 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2267

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