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The Life Sciences Industry: Surviving the Toughest of Times Through Venture Funding and Strategic Alliances
The object of this article is to address not so much the technology or management on which life sciences companies depend, but rather the capital that and, in particular, from what sources this capital is available and on what terms and conditions it can be secured. To accomplish this objective,...
Tags: Strategic Alliance, Life Science, Life Sciences Company, Kilpatrick Stockton, Healthcare, Strategy, Management
White papers 2003-09-19
Effective Manufacturing Planning for Life Sciences Companies
Life sciences companies are well positioned to make enormous gains in productivity. They possess a unique excellence in data management and ? from drug discovery to consumer products testing to financial decisions ? they are accustomed to bringing an exacting rigor to their activities. Now they have the opportunity to...
Tags: Rigor, Manufacturing, Manugistics Inc., Life Science, Life Sciences Company, Data Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Healthcare, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware
White papers 2003-02-24
Life Science Industry Manufacturing Challenges: How Integrated Control and Information Helps OEMs Prosper in a Competitive, Regulated Environment
This white paper takes an in-depth look at challenges facing life sciences companies and their suppliers in an environment of changing regulations and increased barriers to entry. The outlook for life science manufacturers is challenging. OEMs must strike the ideal balance between protecting their intellectual property and giving end users...
Tags: Environment, Rockwell Automation Inc., OEM, Life Science, Healthcare, Intellectual Property, Research & Development, Business Operations
White papers 2004-01-01
Burrill & Company - A Life Sciences Merchant Bank
This paper focuses on Biotech industry.Burrill & Company is a life sciences merchant bank, focused exclusively on companies involved in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, human healthcare and related medical technologies, wellness and nutraceuticals, agricultural technologies, and industrial biotechnology. Burrill & Company assists life science companies in identifying, negotiating and closing strategic...
Tags: Bank, Life Science, Biotechnology, Healthcare
White papers 2004-06-09
What's Up in Life Sciences
The risks and rewards of the private equity life science market are examined by Tom Daniel of Schroder Venture Life Sciences, Mark Carthy of Oxford Bioscience Partners, Martijn Kleijwegt of Life Science Partners and Jeremy Curnock Cook of Bioscience Managers in the latest AltAssets roundtable. This article presents excerpt from...
Tags: Private Equity, Life Science, AltAssets, Healthcare
White papers 2004-05-24
Growing Life Sciences Investment Trend: Focus on 'Quality of Life'
Quality of Life' has emerged in recent years as a key variable in the success of life science ventures. A greater focus on quality of life, by contrast, looks at chronic disease management - often self-management. 'In terms of dollars spent,' says Bellas, 'these are big markets serving millions of...
Tags: Investment, Life Science, Morgenthaler, Healthcare
White papers 2003-02-26
Life Sciences: New 'Bubble' or Sunrise Sector?
The slump in technology markets has left other sectors with a chance to move onto the investment radar. In this article, Nabarro Nathanson, describes how with enormous advances in biotechnology, particularly the Human Genome Programme, the life sciences industry is now back in vogue, as investors are looking for longer-term...
Tags: Sector, Life Science, Nabarro Nathanson, Biotechnology, Aerospace & Defense, Healthcare, Manufacturing
White papers 2002-06-19
Towards a Strategic Vision of Life Sciences and Biotechnology: Consultation Document
Life sciences and technology are of strategic importance if Europe is to stay a leading knowledge-based economy. In this paper the European Commission discusses the wide range of questions, that need to be addressed in this sector, and the complexity of issues attached to it is explained. The other main...
Tags: Vision, Life Science, European Communities, Biotechnology, Healthcare
White papers 2001-04-09
Life Sciences Still Attracting VC Investment
In the wake of the dotcom fallout, however, venture investors' injections of money to life sciences companies are quite healthy. First time financings of new biotechnology companies in the second quarter of 2002, for instance, surpassed similar investments in telecommunications and software. New biotech investments rose to $296 million in...
Tags: Biotechnology, Finance, Healthcare, Investment, Life Science, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
White papers 2002-09-18
Strategic Flexibility in Life Sciences: From Discovering the Unknown to Exploiting the Uncertain
The life sciences industry is being rocked simultaneously by seismic changes in its market and the larger scientific environment. The industry faces twin challenges: increasing competition and greater uncertainty about the specific conditions that will accompany it - making it extremely difficult for management to craft the optimal strategic response....
Tags: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Healthcare, Life Science, Life Sciences Industry, Management, Strategy, Uncertainty
White papers 2002-09-05
Taking the Lead in Life Sciences: Invest in Human Capital Development and Management
Now more than ever before, companies that survive and thrive are those that recognize that the key is how well they harness the power of the people that drive their company and its success. Life sciences companies are prime examples of businesses that face such challenges. They increasingly need to...
Tags: Life Science, Saba, Human Capital, Healthcare, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2004-02-05
SAP for Life Sciences in the Pharmaceutical Industry
The life sciences industry is dynamic - always innovating, always in flux. What worked yesterday might not work today. That's why pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies are constantly seeking better ways to manage complexity, comply with regulations, cut costs, and boost productivity. In pursuit of these objectives, life sciences...
Tags: Healthcare, Life Science, Life Sciences Industry, Management, Pharmaceutical Company, SAP AG, Strategy
White papers 2003-12-02
Case Study: Regulatory Compliance Meets Business Processes for Life Sciences Manufacturer
A large international life sciences manufacturer had initiated a Part 11 compliance program for their organization. This program is mission critical: non-compliance can trigger a multitude of FDA citations including a slow-down or halt to the review process of the drugs they have in development, thus slowing their time to...
Tags: Program, Business Process, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Regulatory Compliance, Life Science, Healthcare
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Sourcing of Drug Discovery Services From Offshore Locations
This white paper introduces life science professionals mainly from the pharmaceutical and biotech industries to the advantages that outsourcing and offshoring offer if properly planned and executed. Drug discovery is used in this paper as an example of outsourced R&D-related services. The geographic focus is on sourcing services from India....
Tags: Sourcing, Outsource, Life Science, Purchasing & Procurement, Outsourcing, Strategy, Healthcare, Business Operations, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management
White papers 2005-02-01
ERP Issues for the Mid-Sized Life Science Company With an Analysis of Microsoft Business Solutions-Great Plains and Merit Solutions
The mid-sized life science company has most of the same business requirements and all the regulatory issues of a large life science company. However, the mid-sized life science company has fewer resources at its disposal to address these issues. While most Enterprise Resource Planning ERP companies have made their name...
Tags: ERP, Microsoft Corp., Analysis, Life Science, Healthcare
White papers 2004-06-01
Now or Later? Know When to Upgrade Your Computer System
Deciding when to upgrade computer systems is uniquely challenging in the life sciences. Companies in other industries base their decisions upon software costs, hardware requirements, training and staffing issues and whether or not the new applications will interface with legacy systems. While these are certainly concerns of life science companies,...
Tags: Blue Mountain Arts, Life Science, Computer, Productivity, Healthcare, Hardware Upgrade, Hardware
White papers 2005-09-30
When to Upgrade: Balancing Benefits of New Systems With Costs to Upgrade
The decision on when to upgrade computer systems, such as calibration and maintenance management systems, is uniquely challenging in the life science industries. For most companies outside of life sciences the decision comes down to the cost of the new software, new hardware requirements, training, and interfacing with other legacy...
Tags: Blue Mountain Arts, Benefit, Life Science, Healthcare
White papers 2005-09-30
Improving Employee Performance and Compliance in the Life Science Industries
A myriad of exciting, but often frustrating challenges are faced by pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. Individuals working in these industries contribute, commonly without much recognition, to the discovery and manufacture of major advancements in human health. Well-trained and resourceful employees are a well-known key to success for any...
Tags: Performance, Compliance, Blue Mountain Arts, Life Science, Healthcare
White papers 2005-10-26
Common Hazardous Wastes Issues in the Life Science Industry
The following article discusses common hazardous waste issues in the State of Colorado. According to records from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment CDPHE, within the last 18 months over 10 life science companies in Colorado have received hazardous waste compliance inspections. This paper is designed to help...
Tags: Colorado, Compliance, Life Science, Affygility Solutions, Healthcare
White papers 2002-12-07
Streamline to Success: The Real Mid-Market Experience: Life Sciences
The IT industry is furthering understanding of important health issues such as genetics, diseases and cures. From avian flu to digital imaging, innovation is guiding the life science industry toward a healthier future.
Tags: Benefits, Enterprise Software, Health Care, Healthcare, Human Resources, IBM Corp., IT Industry, Life Science, Management, Software, Strategy, Streamline, Vertical Industries
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