by Alison McCook
BIOBUSINESS	Birth of a Baby Biotech It takes a certain kind of scientist to survive the growing pains of a startup Email: Alison McCook - amccook@the-scientist.com The Scientist 2005, 19(2):44 Published   31 January 2005

Frank Eeckman, cofounder and chief scientific officer of Centient Consulting, a San Diego firm that advises biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, once heard a venture capitalist describe a biotech startup company as a "boat on fire," meaning that everyone on the boat needs to paddle as hard as they can lest all be lost.

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