BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2005--America’s Growth Capital, a national, emerging growth focused, research, trading and investment banking partnership, announced today the launch of the firm’s life sciences practice with the hiring of David Wood, Ph.D., as a principal and senior analyst in the investment research group covering the biotechnology sector. “We are excited to begin coverage in the life sciences with the addition of Dave Wood to the firm. His biotech sector focus and emerging-growth expertise are the perfect complement to our existing capital markets platform and investment banking capabilities,” said M. Benjamin Howe, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of America’s Growth Capital.