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Healthcare Reform Delivers a Bonanza for Biotechs
Podcast: April 19, 2010The Burrill Report (April 19, 2010): Healthcare Reform Delivers a Bonanza for Biotechs (.MP3,8.22 Mb)
During the debate over healthcare reform much of the biotechnology industry focused on what kind of damage, if any, the legislation would deliver. But tucked away in the massive bill was a little noticed provision that could provide a big boost to small companies. The Therapeutic Discovery Project Credit set aside $1 billion to provide a 50 percent tax credit to companies for qualified investments made in 2009 and 2010. We spoke to David Green, U.S. Life Sciences Tax leader for Deloitte, about the new credit, what it will mean to smaller biotechs, and what companies will need to do to claim their share.
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