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Naturally Obsessed: The Making of a Scientist

July 27, 2009

Guest content from Naturally Obsessed Naturally Obsessed: The Making of a Scientist A documentary about careers in science “So what is it that you actually do, Dr. Rifkind?” (groan, groan) It didn’t matter if the question was from my accountant, my dinner party companion or my cousin Minnie, I was never able to give an [...]

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Koronis: Developing a new treatment for HIV

June 3, 2009

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 [...]

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Biotechnology Management Papers

May 27, 2009

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 [...]

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The changing roles of CRO

May 27, 2009

This is a student paper 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 on biotechnology company management. The changing roles of CRO Alex Bao [...]

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Discovering potential drug targets

May 27, 2009

This is a student paper 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 on biotechnology company management. Discovering potential drug targets Myung K. Kim [...]

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Financial opportunities for early stage biotech companies

May 27, 2009

This is a student paper 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 on biotechnology company management. Financial opportunities for early stage biotech companies [...]

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Solving the FDA Crisis

February 5, 2009

Guest content from John Avellanet, managing director and principal of Cerulean Associates: Solving the FDA Crisis By John Avellanet, Managing Director and Principal of Cerulean Associates LLC News of the latest crisis under the FDA’s watch – salmonella contamination and the peanut plant in Georgia – has all the usual suspects calling for increased inspections [...]

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The Critical Reasons You Need to Plan Your Business, then Work Your Plan

January 29, 2009

Guest content from Sandy Graham, managing partner at Sequoyah Associates: A Business Plan is the single most important document you will develop in establishing and growing your business. How your business plan is developed is certainly up to you. Either you can take the time to develop your plan, or you can work with one [...]

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Spread your message with BiotechBlog

December 1, 2008

BiotechBlog is syndicated by BlogBurst, which means that posts are syndicated to outlets such as Reuters, Biospace, San Francisco Gate, and dozens of other media outlets. Post your content on BiotechBlog and have it syndicated across the web. To create a dialogue for important issues in biotechnology, BiotechBlog is adopting an open architecture. All user [...]

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Intellectual Property Theft on the Rise

October 14, 2008

Guest content from John Avellanet, managing director and principal of Cerulean Associates: Intellectual Property Theft on the Rise By John Avellanet, Managing Director and Principal of Cerulean Associates LLC Reprinted with permission from SMARTERCOMPLIANCE™ 2(9): p 1-2 (September 2008) Nine out of ten companies do not have appropriate policies and controls in place to stop [...]

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