Another Day, Another Biotech Dilution

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Dilution is a way of life for investors in development stage biotechs -- a painful reminder of the costs associated with developing promising new treatments. We have seen a series of high-profile dilutions this month, and in this video health care analyst David Williamson touches on all of them, but focuses in on Aeterna Zentaris action from last week.

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