Boutique Biotech Firms Try To Compete With Big Pharma

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May 31, 2011

Labs for hire, like those at Charles River Laboratories in Wilmington, have enabled small drug companies to move their ideas through the drug approval process. (Curt Nickisch/WBUR)

The face of the pharmaceutical sector has for a long time been that of Big Pharma. But in Boston, biotech now includes small, boutique firms with just a few employees — even just one employee — focused on just one or two treatment lines. We take a look at the changing landscape of biotech firms.

Guests:

Michael Gilman, founder and CEO, Stromedix
Scott Kirsner, innovation columnist, Boston Globe
Curt Nickish, business and technology reporter, WBUR

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This segment aired on May 31, 2011.