January 17, 2012 Comments Off on Book Review: Practical Leadership for Biopharmaceutical Company Executives Posted in: General Biotechnology Biotechnology company management presents several challenges relative to other industries. Firstly, many biotechnology managers come from scientific backgrounds and find their way into management positions with little formal management training. Secondly the tenure of managers may be short, and movement to new companies can bring new responsibilities, a different corporate culture, and a different external […]
January 16, 2012 Comments Off on Book Review: Plunkett's Biotech & Genetics Industry Almanac 2012 Posted in: Biotechnology Book Reviews Looking for biotechnology industry reference information? You could hop on the Internet and search among the myriad sites, figure out which ones are credible, then try and find a consensus, or you could grab a copy of Plunkett’s Biotech & Genetics Industry Almanac. This book is essentially a reference librarian in a box. I reviewed […]