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by matthewaveryusa 591 days ago
They're about to get loaded with a bunch of furniture from all the biotech firms downsizing
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Why are Boston biotech firms downsizing?
VC Funding dried up in the Life Sciences space by late 2021/early 2022 because there was too much investment during 2018-20 due to the "precision medicine" hype cycle.

Same thing happened to cybersecurity in 2022-23 and will happen in the Generative AI space in a couple years.

There are always expansions and contractions in each sector.

Didnt it dry up due to the interest rates hike? No more cheap money.
The interest rate hikes are just the cherry on top in this particular space.
Interest rates played a role but not significantly.

Renewables (IRA), Battery Tech (IRA), Hardware (CHIPS), Defense (CHIPS), and AI/ML became better investments in the 20-21 period.

Ooooh that’s going to be some cool lab stuff!