The amount raised this year by biotechs fell by $9.7 billion through September, or 54 percent, compared with the same period in 2007, according to Burrill amp Company, a life sciences investment bank.

• 根据博乐公司（生命科学投资银行）介绍，与2007年同期比较，今年九月生物技术提高的总量下降到97亿美元，或54%25。