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Biotech industry growth to slow

19 June 2008

Eklavya Gupte, London

The biotech industry is set to slow down because of funding pressures and competition from biosimilars, according to two reports launched this week

The IMS 2008 Global Biotech Perspective report published on June 17 by IMS Health says that global prescription sales of biotech drugs increased 12.5% in 2007 to more than $75 billion.

The report also noted that the global biotech market grew at nearly double the rate of the global pharmaceutical market, which increased 6.4% in 2007.

Murray Aitken, senior vice president, Healthcare...



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