Author Archives: Guest Contributor

Force Care Foundation Brings Military Opportunities to Bio-Entrepreneurs

Last autumn, I was searching for a way to get rid of the nerve-zapping pain that hit every time the barometer made a steep jump. My face full of post-plane crash titanium and regenerated bone acted like a weather station….

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Casting Calls for Pfizer: The Movie

In the August 15, 2011, issue of Fortune, the story “Inside Pfizer’s palace coup” provided a detailed account of the ouster of Jeff Kindler, CEO of Pfizer Inc. until December 2010.

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Biopharmas Should Explore Better Ways to Make and Regulate Drugs to Avoid Shortages

What’s causing drug shortages in the U.S., and is it a matter of mechanisms of control or methods of drug production? In 2010, there were shortages of 178 drugs in the U.S., a record-high level. Many drugs on the 2010…

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The HIV Cure and a Culture of Low Expectations

By Catherine Shaffer, BioWorld Today Contributing Writer

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Four Days Later: The De-Evolution of a #2011BIO Attendee

By Jennifer Boggs, Assistant Managing Editor

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#BIO 2011: Agony of De Feet

WASHINGTON ‑ If there’s any universal experience of the BIO International Conference, it has to be foot fatigue. You hear about it in snatches in the hallway. “My feet are aching.” “I have to get off my feet.” “My blisters…

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The Blame Game: BioPharma CEOs Shouldn’t Be Scapegoats

By Ilene Schneider, BioWorld Perspectives Contributing Writer

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The Hottest Jobs in the Biotech’s Future

What are the hot jobs in the life sciences during the next decade?

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