Month: September 2022

'STARTUP AMERICA' AND 'NYSE BIG STARTUP' programs are programs using local champions to organize bootcamps and mentoring, and linking SMEs to big companies, respectively. Since 66% of new jobs come from small business in the US, and they are hotbeds of innovation, fostering startups has become the economic passion of America, and it is spreading worldwide. http://lnkd.in/Y4DjcC View in LinkedIn

GENERIC DRUGS DRIVE DOWN BRAND PRICES ONLY WHEN THE IP EXPIRES, OR IS OVERTURNED. This data is hardly new. When the innovator IP has expired on a drug, the first to file generic drug typically enter the market, with 190 day exclusivity and drives down the innovator price, and gaining market share. When that exclusivity is over, several generics launch and the price erodes considerably. This is the life cycle of the Pharma industry, and its two segments: brand and generic. Today, as soon as a new drug is launched, generic companies start preparing formulations to be first to file. http://lnkd.in/zKDD8q View in LinkedIn

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VIETNAMESE VENTURE FUNDS ARE SEEKING COMPANIES, and join the growing list of countries pouring money into young tech companies to stimulate their economies and create jobs. Most of these investments require in-country facilities. This is true for Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, UAE, the UK, many US states, and others. This hurdle is often a negative factor for a foreign company because of the demands of earlier investors. If this requirement was relaxed, in the form of enabling a research facility, or a subsidiary to be formed in the new country, it could be more attractive for emerging companies. http://yourviet.blogspot.com View in LinkedIn

NEW YORK'S MAYOR BLOOMBERG SEEKS TO LIMIT SIZE OF SODAS, in an effort to curb obesity. Some UK schools are limiting or banning junk food sales in schools. Great initiatives. The junk food industry has cynically exploited our ancient lust for high caloric, salty and sugary foods. With a sedentary Western lifestyle, this leads to obesity. It's time to dump the junk! http://lnkd.in/vvTDYh View in LinkedIn

ACTIVIST SHAREHOLDERS OF PUBLIC COMPANIES IN THE US obtain enough shares to shake down companies for large cash settlements, in the guise of reform. They are no better than Class Action lawyers who make outrageous false claims in their similar search for rich payouts to settle ridiculous nuisance lawsuits. These parties have adversely affected numerous honest businesses, and in some famous cases, created a culture of fear about this type of predatory behavior. There are many honest ways to earn a living. This is not one of them. Those cultures that are not litigious: please stay that way. View in LinkedIn

AN AUTHORITATIVE REVIEW OF THE THREAT OF BUG RESISTANCE, from a UK public health perspective, with specific recommendations. Among them, reduced use of existing antibiotics, greater attention to fundamental hygiene in hospitals, greater public health and political attention to outbreaks of resistance, and a focus on containment of the outbreaks. http://lnkd.in/DNy2PQ View in LinkedIn