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Culture Counts in Every Business, Large or Small

Startup Professionals Musings

Costs for entry and for modernization are high. Competition is high, profitability is low, especially low when compared with some of the new, hot industries such as those burgeoning in the high-tech arenas. In terms of analysts such as Michael Porter of Harvard, the bargaining power of buyers, the customer, is high.

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Bio Roundup: Theranos Cuts, Alnylam Stops, Nobel Eats Its Own & More

Xconomy

military’s high-tech think tank DARPA described Safe Genes, a new program to fund safety measures that can be built into genome editing technology or counter its potential wayward effects. —Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: MACK ) announced layoffs of 22 percent of its staff and the resignation of CEO Robert Mulroy.