The biotechnology industry has mushroomed since 1992, with U.S. health care biotech revenues from publicly traded companies rising from $8 billion in 1992 to $58.8 billion in 2006.
Colonel Debbi Birx, MD
Director
Company:
U.S. Military HIV Research Program
Colonel Debbi Birx, M.D., is director of the U.S. Military HIV Research Program that is developing vaccines and new treatments for HIV infection. She's active in AIDS advocacy and research organization, and has written more than 100 journal articles.




