Category Archives: Management
Clarity of vision
Be stubborn on vision and flexible on details
– Jeff Bezos
Those words, which I heard recently, have stuck in my head (or rather in Evernote, as I typed them on my iPhone furiously as I heard them).
Over the years, I have seen too many in the life science industry, even pharma in recent [...]
Things I noticed – Edition Cuatro
Another week and another edition of Things I Noticed. A week that saw the demotion of Pluto and a rejection of the Fields medal . So what’s been happening in my universe
An electronic database of drugs
The FDA is proposing a new rule that would make the management of drug information [...]
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The new rules: A pathway to success in the biotech industry?
By now, I am sure almost everyone has seen the article in Fortune about tearing up the Jack Welch playbook (found via the Business Innovation Insider). Like many others, I have admired Jack Welch and read some of his books, but over the past few years, I have become an even bigger believer in [...]
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How “I am a scientist” became history
Genome Technology’s latest issue has some career counselling advice in the form of a Q&A, and a couple of the questions is about scientists and MBAs. Does a scientist need an MBA to pursue a career in a business track? In my opinion, the answer is usually no.
First of all, some [...]
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Open Companies? Not so fast