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Biotechnology consortia versus multifirm alliances: Paradigm shift at work?

Nature Biotechnology volume 14, pages 1657–1660 (1996)Cite this article

A new type of collaboration is emerging in biotechnology.

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Persidis, A., Persidis, A. Biotechnology consortia versus multifirm alliances: Paradigm shift at work?. Nat Biotechnol 14, 1657–1660 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1296-1657

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