Steve Burrill, the biotech prognosticator/meeting impresario/speaker/writer/banker/investor, likes to say he’s “geographically agnostic.” To me, that sounds like one way of saying he hunts for the best biotech investing opportunities in the world. It also essentially means he could care less about the chamber-style boosterism and sentimentality that sometimes clouds the judgment of well-intended folks who just want to support local business and stir local economic growth.
As Burrill told me this week, talking on his mobile phone during a taxi ride in London: “Our paycheck comes from building great companies.” He added: “You can build a powerful company anywhere.”
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Author: Luke Timmerman
