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Abcam - Supplier of antibodies enjoys three eps upgrades in six months

May 2010

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  • Epic Code:
  • ABC
  • Price:
  • 1217p
Abcam, an online retailer of biological tools known as antibodies to help researchers find cures for cancer and other diseases, is a successful variation on the old theme that the best way to make money in a gold rush is to back the supplier of the picks and shovels rather than the miners themselves. Abcam's Klondike in this case is the US$60bn spent annually worldwide on scientific research, a market not only growing rapidly, but also relatively safe from budget cuts as most governments see this as a crucial long-term investment. This favourable backdrop partly explains why Abcam has become one of the most exciting investments in the market, having announced that it will beat expectations no fewer than three times in the past si ...

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