Buffett, Soros: Betting on Biotech, 'End of the World' Plays
http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/12050/Buffett-Soros-Betting-on-Biotech-'End-of-the-World'-Plays?tickers=GSK,SNY,MAPP,SVNT,JNJ,GENZ,BRK-B
Posted Apr 17, 2008 11:46am EDT by Aaron Task in Biotech and Clean Tech, Newsmakers, Banking
Related: GSK, SNY, MAPP, SVNT, JNJ, GENZ, BRK-B
Warren Buffett is the world's richest man and George Soros is hardly a pauper -- having earned nearly $3 billion just last year, according to Alpha magazine.
Aside from immense wealth, these two legendary investors have at least one other thing in common: Both are making big bets on healthcare technologies, specifically those involving vaccines, says James Altucher, managing director of Formula Capital and columnist for The FT and Street.com.
Altucher, who literally wrote the book on Buffett's trading, says the "Oracle of Omaha" is actually more focused on demographics than classic valuation metrics, contrary to popular mythology. What Buffett and Soros both see is a world with aging populations in the developing world, greater demand for vaccines in the emerging markets, and the potential for pandemic diseases that threaten all of humanity.
Rather than fearing the worst-case scenarios, these billionaires are making big bets on them via investments in names like Glaxosmithkline, Sanofi-Aventis, Johnson & Johnson, MAP Pharmaceuticals, Savient Pharmaceuticals, and others.
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