linkedin post 2013-02-24 06:57:48

Uncategorized
THE TALENT RACE starts with surmounting school, grades, competitive exams, and in that mix, becoming socialized through sports, family and friends. No small undertaking for young people. Then the accumulation of work experience and the climb to seniority. For most of us, the bulk of our working lives. But at the end of the day, those who win have accomplished all this, and one more important enduring trait: a kind and sincere personality. Thus: IQ + EQ + Ethics + Empathy = A Winner. View in LinkedIn
Read More

linkedin post 2013-02-24 07:20:16

Uncategorized
ABOUT 50% OF US BANKRUPTCIES ARE DUE TO HEALTHCARE BILLS, and has been the case for decades. The confluence of healthcare and capitalism is very problematic. Profit and health are poor bedfellows, at least in the entire delivery system. Innovation must be rewarded, but delivery democratized. http://lnkd.in/fWRESw View in LinkedIn
Read More

linkedin post 2013-02-24 07:27:14

Uncategorized
ALL PHARMA PATENTS OF VALUE WILL BE CHALLENGED IN COURT, mostly for obviousness or prior art. For this reason, it is important to "stress test" your IP with a Pharma patent litigator before filing it. This allows you to remedy its deficiencies, and goes beyond FTO ( Freedom to Operate). http://lnkd.in/JYHjVi View in LinkedIn
Read More

linkedin post 2013-02-24 07:42:20

Uncategorized
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER ONLY IF IT IS ACTIONABLE? Nancy Wexler said of the Huntingdon's gene (paraphrased): if I am in a plane enjoying my G&T, do I really want to be told that there is a bomb aboard? Muscular dystrophy is untreatable, but patients lined up to get a diagnosis, if only to plan their families' life and stop the endless clinical assessments. It seems inevitable that this genetic knowledge will be widespread. We just need to understand how to use it wisely. http://lnkd.in/STGfa3 View in LinkedIn
Read More

linkedin post 2013-02-24 08:19:58

Uncategorized
CAN REPAIRING CELLULAR ARCHITECTURE ONLY BE DONE WITH CELLS? Here stem cells repair heart defects in a dramatic study. Changing bad blood chemistry is a less complex issue of supply and demand of the chemical in question, and has occupied Pharma for many decades. Even this is really hard: think diabetes and glucose regulation. But to repair tissues and 3D structures with drugs seems beyond difficult. It appears to be the singular domain of cellular repair; complex systems solving complex problems through stem cell therapy. http://lnkd.in/HbAYtr View in LinkedIn
Read More

linkedin post 2013-02-24 08:25:29

Uncategorized
IF IT WALKS LIKE A SHEEP, AND TALKS LIKE A SHEEP, IT MIGHT JUST BE ONE. Let's not forget the trendy VC investments in young companies with skateboard CEOs that went so badly south in the last big VC crash. There has been a long history of bad choices and herd behavior in this industry, so a mad investment rush does not necessarily make this real. View in LinkedIn
Read More

linkedin post 2013-02-25 07:02:43

Uncategorized
WORKING FROM HOME DOES NOT FIT ALL ORGANIZATIONS, but in many cultures it is very productive. With teleconferencing the social context of a face-to-face meeting can be retained, and the endless group meetings obviated. I continue to be of the opinion that the central office is a passing thing, and that the talent pool will be worldwide. http://lnkd.in/w9MP6v View in LinkedIn
Read More

linkedin post 2013-02-26 04:12:44

Uncategorized
THE US FOOD CHAIN REGULATION is clearly less than a D(-) grade and consumers should be outraged. The FDA spends inordinate amount of byzantine time regulating drug manufacturing (spme say causing drug shortages), but falls flat on its face with food, and PLEASE let's not talk about tobacco. Let's get real and reorganize this rogue agency! http://lnkd.in/i_JRpN View in LinkedIn
Read More