Why Boston Covets Its Role As Biotech Hub
Prediction of 100,000 new jobs in the industry spurs competition to be the next 'Silicon Valley.'
"...The Boston area has grabbed a lead role in a field that many see as one of the most promising industries of the new century: biotechnology... Recently, a North Carolina industry group took out a full page ad this month in the Boston Globe inviting biotech firms to come down south, and the speaker of the state's House of Representatives sent personal letters to several CEOs."
Thanks to Chris Steins
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Published on Friday, December 26, 2003 in
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