US Capitol Capsule: Biotech titans prophesy future, as Washington marks industry's birth
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
As the lights dimmed and the buzzing audience was quieted, an unidentified speaker declared that "If you don't actually have the guts to take risks, you're not going to make it in this industry," while another insisted "Risk-taking is essential to innovation, and innovation is live or die in the pharmaceutical industry."