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Japanese firms present a significant competitive challenge, one likely to grow in the years ahead.
Japanese companies involved in biotechnology believe that it is critical technology, and they are developing broad-based strategies, in cooperation with their government, to use biotechnology as a base to move into diverse new business areas. The NRC working group expects biotechnology to surge in significance in the decade ahead. The number of U.S. companies will continue to ex- pand overall, despite some consolidation. The structure of the industry will change, showing less concentration in the health care field. This new financing provides U.S. biotech- nology firms with a stronger hand in negotiating linkages.