Response to Primate Clones Alarming
Friday November 30, 2007
On November 14, 2007, the online version of the journal Nature featured an article by Oregon researchers lead by Shoukhrat Mitalipov at the Oregon National Primate Research Center and the ... Read More
Gently-Used Lab Equipment
Wednesday November 28, 2007
New biotech startups and new professors trying to furnish a lab on a budget, are often short on cash. If you've managed to find laboratory space for your company and ... Read More
Biotech Research: Not Just a Money Grab!?
Saturday November 24, 2007
In the Spring of 2004, The Aquarian Online published an extremely well presented commentary on biotech research, written by Dr. David Steele, currently VP of Earthsave Canada and a faculty ... Read More
SWOT Analysis and Your Business Plan
Wednesday November 21, 2007
For those of you who are new business owners and perhaps writing a business plan for the first time, don’t forget to include a SWOT analysis. SWOT stands for strengths, ... Read More
Hiring a CSO
Wednesday November 21, 2007
The following are several important pointers to remember before hiring a contract service organization (CSO) to perform any tasks required in the development or marketing of a new product:
1. Make ... Read More
Intellectual Property and CPOs
Monday November 19, 2007
One of the advantages of outsourcing production to a contract production organization (CPO) is the potential for reaping the benefits of their proprietary processes for enhanced expression of cloned genes. ... Read More
Big Pharma Not Into Discovery?
Wednesday November 14, 2007
I recently read a comment that there seems to be a trend towards big pharma leaving the discovery process to smaller companies, as they are finding it isn't necessarily their ... Read More
Plan Expression Systems Early On
Monday November 12, 2007
In the early stages of new product development it's important to look ahead to the future and be very particular about carefully selecting your genetic expression system. Establishing a new ... Read More
Establishing Milestones
Monday November 5, 2007
Establishing company milestones is a necessity for anyone negotiating an agreement with a venture capital investor, to fund a biotech startup. When you think about it, though, all this talk ... Read More
Will Marker-Assisted Selection Reduce Poverty?
Friday November 2, 2007
In an interview on marker-assisted selection (MAS) based on a study by the United Nations FAO, working group chairperson Shivaji Pandey outlines some of the promising features of this technology, ... Read More