Biotech / Biomedical December 2007 Archive

I, personally, don’t really like the idea of sacrificing animals for biomedical research and I'm not just partial to my favourite feline friends but have a conscience when it comes ... Read More

In 2003, during the SARs epidemics in Toronto and parts of Asia, the Financial Post published in its editorial an article entitled “Genuine Experts do not Panic the Public”. The ... Read More

I’ve been reading an interesting book called "Welcome to Biotech Nation", by Dr. Moira Gunn and in Chapter 7 she discusses the first patent issued in the United States for ... Read More

When developing a fermentation process for producing or transforming compounds using enzymes, it is necessary at some point to make a decision about whether to use whole cells or isolated ... Read More

A career in biotechnology doesn’t necessarily mean spending the rest of your days hidden away in a research laboratory. There are many different options for those with science degrees specializing ... Read More

As the year 2007 draws to an end, and I approach my first anniversary as the Biotech/Biomedical Guide for About.com, I'd like to create a list of Biotech discovery highlights ... Read More

Ever since the mid 1990’s there has been growing competition among states in the USA for a piece of the biotech pie. Various states have, over time, come up with ... Read More

Technology transfer between a client and contract manufacturing organization (CMO) is a somewhat lengthy process requiring a number of steps and the involvement of teams of personnel on both sides. ... Read More

Drug products used for clinical trials are referred to in Europe as investigatory medicinal products (IMPs) and are controlled by legislation requiring their manufacture in facilities that pass inspection by ... Read More