Pharma 2.0 Business Plan

According to recent analyst reports, merger / acquisition (M&A) and technology licensing activity in the pharmaceutical industry is not going to see any slow downs in the next few years (The Boston Globe, 2008). With patents of high revenue drugs expiring, risk of development increasing and changes in the global landscape, M&A and licensing remain key strategies that companies use to improve their competitive position in the industry. Managing these processes is incredibly resource intensive for companies. Understanding competition, locating partners, and maintaining ongoing communication is resource intensive and there remains an unmet need to improve services for organizations embarking on this aspect of business development

Cherishing the Coast: California Goes Long

This article focuses on the California Coastal Conservancy. It explores the Conservancy’s uniquely proactive approach to coastal zone management through both oral history (collected via telephone interviews) and literature research. In general, being proactive has involved the Conservancy in activities such as identifying coastal areas or wildlife habitats in need of protection; developing plans and priorities for acquisition or restoration; assembling and supporting local stewards and partners; leading and shepherding collaborative projects to fruition; and often providing significant funding

Global solutions to regional problems: Collecting global expertise to address the problem of harmful cyanobacterial blooms. A Lake Erie case study

In early August 2014, the municipality of Toledo, OH (USA) issued a ‘do not drink’ advisory on their water supply directly affecting over 400,000 residential customers and hundreds of businesses (Wilson, 2014). This order was attributable to levels of microcystin, a potent liver toxin, which rose to 2.5 mg L1 in finished drinking water. The Toledo crisis afforded an opportunity to bring together scientists from around the world to share ideas regarding factors that contribute to bloom formation and toxigenicity, bloom and toxin detection as well as prevention and remediation of bloom events. These discussions took place at an NSF- and NOAA-sponsored workshop at Bowling Green State University on April 13 and 14, 2015. In all, more than 100 attendees from six countries and 15 US states gathered together to share their perspectives. The purpose of this review is to present the consensus summary of these issues that emerged from discussions at the Workshop. As additional reports in this special issue provide detailed reviews on many major CHAB species, this paper focuses on the general themes common to all blooms, such as bloom detection, modeling, nutrient loading, and strategies to reduce nutrients

Arsenic and Blood Pressure: A Long-Term Relationship

Detail of balcony resting on corbel; The finest secular building in Toulouse is the Hôtel d’Assézat, built to Nicolas Bachelier’s design from 1555 under the direction of Jean Castagné, called Nicot; its size and the use of Classical orders was stylistically influential. [Grove] It was built for Pierre d'Assézat, a rich manufacturer. The construction of the Hôtel began in 1555 and was not yet completed when Pierre d'Assézat died in 1581. It is an outstanding example of Renaissance palace (hôtel particulier) architecture of southern France, with an elaborate decoration of the cour d'honneur (courtyard) influenced by Italian mannerism and by classicism. The use of brick is typical of Toulouse. The Hôtel now belongs to the City of Toulouse and was restored in the 1980s. Since 1994 it houses the Bemberg Foundation, a major art gallery (a private foundation). Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 5/18/2011