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Venture capital
Investment in companies whose success is uncertain, but also offer the possibility of a high rate of return. Venture capital is an essential means of financing the rapid growth of new technology-based firms (ECC).
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Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
