F. PETER BOER is President and CEO of Tiger Scientific Inc. , a firm specializing in science and technology consulting and investments. He is the author of The Valuation of Technology and The Real Options Solution (both published by Wiley). After a successful career as a senior business and technical executive, Boer joined Yale University, where he taught valuation and other subjects. At present, he is actively engaged with several companies that are adopting option-based valuation methods for their R&D portfolios.