Journal of Commercial Biotechnology — July 2009 issue now available

The July 2009 issue of the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology is now available. The links below will take you to the abstract for each paper:
Volume 15, Issue 3

Editorial: The impact of the global financial crisis on biotechnology development (free full-text)
Yali Friedman
Can genetic engineering prevent food-poisoning?
Henry Miller
Maturation of the biotechnology industry changes job opportunities for scientists
Helen [...]

Innovating Across Borders

Here is a recent keynote I gave for the Delaware Valley Innovation Network. The group is working on coordinating the activities of community colleges — and other parties –  between the adjacent Delaware, Philadelphia, and New Jersey regions. My objective was to use case studies to show that drawing circles around regions to count combined [...]

Koronis: Developing a new treatment for HIV

I recently had the opportunity to conduct a brief interview with Jeff Parkins, Vice President of Clinical Development and Regulatory at Koronis on his company and the future of the biotechnology industry:
Can you tell me a little bit about Koronis and its mission?
Koronis Pharmaceuticals develops anti-viral therapeutics based on Viral Decay Acceleration TM (VDA), a [...]

Drug Patent Expirations in June 2009

Courtesy of DrugPatentWatch.com:
Drug Patent Expirations in June 2009
*Drugs may be covered by multiple patents

Biotechnology Management Papers

These papers are from the 2009 final projects in the NIH Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences TECH 366 — Biotechnology Management. The students were asked to tell a story based on the course lectures, and to expand with general lessons biotechnology company management:
Financial opportunities for early stage biotech companies
Tamara Jones
The changing roles of [...]