Healthcare >> Analyst Interviews >> September 13, 1999

Agricultural Biotechnology : Sano M. Shimoda – Bioscience Securities Inc

SANO M. SHIMODA is President and Founder of BioScience Securities Inc., a boutique brokerage firm located in Orinda, California. Prior to founding BioScience Securities, he was an analyst at The First Boston Corporation, Montgomery Securities, and was co-founder of a brokerage and investment banking firm specializing in the chemical industry. Mr. Shimoda received his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley. He has made numerous presentations in the U.S. and worldwide to a broad array of companies and industry groups focused on the impact, changes, and opportunities that will be created by agricultural biotechnology. Mr. Shimoda has been seen on CNBC, PBS' McNeil-Lehrer News Hour, and Japan's version of 60 Minutes. He serves as an Advisory Board member to the College of Natural Resources of the University of California, Berkeley. Profile
TWST: Please tell us about BioScience Securities.

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