Word on the Street

"If you're a great company with great promise, there's money out there."

– Geoff Whitehead, principal with Flagship Ventures, on funding difficulties for stem cell firms

"The world of pharma is waking up [to the fact] that this is going to be the next frontier."

– Greg Lucier, chairman and CEO of Life Technologies Corp., on stem cells

"You want to have Track 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 – if you only have Track 1 and Track 5, no one wants to give it a shot."