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The Afterlife of the California Stem Cell Agency: Venture Philanthropy and Big Pharma

The Afterlife of the California Stem Cell Agency: Venture Philanthropy and Big Pharma

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David Jensen
Feb 23, 2012
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The Afterlife of the California Stem Cell Agency: Venture Philanthropy and Big Pharma
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The $3 billion California stem cell agency, which is facing its possible demise in five years, is exploring an afterlife that dips into "venture philanthropy" on a national level as well as investment ties with Big Pharma.

The Golden State's unprecedented research program laid out those possibilities in a "transition plan" sent this week to Gov. Jerry B…

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