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Get access to the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology

December 6, 2011

Do you enjoy the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology sample papers and want complete access to journal? Librarians appreciate input from their constituents — you can use the library suggestion form on the JCB website to let your librarian know that you would like them to subscribe. As a bonus, if your library purchases an institutional [...]

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Pocket Biotechnology Industry Primer and Glossary

October 25, 2011

See larger image Pocket Biotechnology Industry Primer and Glossary (Kindle Edition) By (author) Friedman Yali List Price: $4.95 USD Release date September 22, 2011. I’ve just published the Pocket Biotechnology Industry Primer and Glossary as an ebook. This book, which was previously only available as a printed book, is now available in digital format, which [...]

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Where in the world are drugs invented? Measuring pharmaceutical globalization.

October 24, 2011

The global locations of drug invention are important for public health, economic development, and national security reasons. Inventors tend to focus on diseases endemic to where they live. This is one of the problems of neglected diseases — there are few/no researchers working on certain diseases, which can lead to significant public health problems. Drugs [...]

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Pharmaceutical globalization: Where are drugs invented?

October 18, 2011

I’m back from the Filling the Pipeline conference in Boston, where I presented a talk on pharmaceutical globalization. Maintaining control of pharmaceutical drug innovation is key for national security, public health, and economic development. We know that much of late-stage development has gone overseas, but the question remains: Where are drugs invented? Using the DrugPatentWatch [...]

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Yali Friedman named to World Technology Network and nominated for 2011 World Technology Award in Media and Journalism

July 13, 2011

The World Technology Network has internally nominated Yali Friedman 2011 World Technology Award for the Media and Journalism category, part of the World Technology Awards initiative held in association with TIME magazine, Fortune magazine, CNN, Technology Review, Science magazine/AAAS, and others. The awards honor those innovators who have made the most impactful contributions to science [...]

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Third Annual Scientific American Worldview: Measuring Global Biotechnology

June 29, 2011

The third issue of Scientic American’s Worldview is now available at www.saworldview.com. In this latest issue I continue my comparative assessment of the biotechnology innovation environment in different countries. I also include additional highlights: Which country is home to the most drug inventors? Which country has the greatest biotechnology patenting intensity? Which country has the [...]

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Featured in Fortune article on Drug Patent Challenges

March 11, 2011

Fortune magazine recently published an article on the growing trend of generic companies challenging pharmaceutical drug patents. I enjoyed working with the writer to help layout the industry landscape, and share my knowledge of drug patents and trends from DrugPatentWatch.com. It’s a good read, and it does an excellent job of laying out the legal, [...]

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Journal of Commercial Biotechnology: Unmissable Management Articles

February 15, 2011

I have selected these management-themed articles from the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology, exploring the practical aspects of product innovation, R&D, patent law and marketing. The collection is divided into distinct sections: Commentary; Policy; Commercial Strategy; Valuation/Licensing; Funding; Intellectual Property; International; and Case Studies. These articles are only fully readable for a limited period of time, [...]

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Globalization in the pharmaceutical industry: Where are drugs invented?

November 1, 2010

I’ve just had a paper published in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, using data from DrugPatentWatch to profile the locations of drug invention for the past decade. The location of drug development is important for two reasons. Firstly, it is important to track the global spread of innovation. Much late stage drug development (e.g. clinical trials) [...]

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Biotechnology and Business Publishing Opportunities: Blog posts, Journal Articles, Books, and Magazines

July 26, 2010

Do you have an idea for an article, a blog post, a book, or a magazine article? In addition to publishing BiotechBlog, I also manage other publishing opportunities. Check out my publishing opportunities page for an overview of opportunities.

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