Can Data Banks Tally Profits?
Robert F. Service
Celera's high-powered sequencing has achieved impressive results, but it hasn't yet translated into a healthy bottom line. Like most biotech start-ups, the nearly-3-year-old company has yet to turn a profit. And, although the company's stock rocketed after going public in May 1999, its price tanked over the past year, along with that of other biotechs, from a high of $275 a share to about $50 today.