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Published online 7 January 2009 | Nature 457, 136-137 (2009) | doi:10.1038/457136a

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Biotechs feel the pain

The biotechnology industry is weathering the financial crisis better than some. That doesn't mean it's in great shape, reports Heidi Ledford.

For the past decade, the annual MassBio Investors Forum has been the place for Massachusetts biotechnology companies to network and woo new investors. But although the courtship continued last month at the Sheraton Boston hotel, the meeting rooms were also filled with investors and executives taking a crash course in how to survive the current economic climate.

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