life-sciences

Speaking at a pharmaceutical conference in London, Mr. Cameron called the life-sciences industry a "jewel in the crown of our economy," adding that it accounts for 165,000 jobs and more than £50 billion $78 billion in annual turnover.

U.K. Looks to Boost Life Sciences Jeanne Whalen 2011

Kevin Gorman , managing partner of Putnam Associate, a life-sciences strategy consulting firm, believes Sanofi can bring some value to the effort because of its deep manufacturing expertise.

Sanofi to Help Genzyme Resolve Manufacturing Woes Thomas Gryta 2011

"It was totally spontaneous," says Ms. Chao, now 35 years old and a director of marketing in Dell Inc.'s health-care and life-sciences business.

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According to the 2012 California Biomedical Industry Report published by the California Health Institute, BayBio, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, about 80% of life-sciences CEOs surveyed didn't believe that the FDA regulatory approval process "is the best in the world," and 81% believed that "within five years, another country could conceivably recreate the ecosystem that has made the U.S. the leading biomedical region in the world"—threatening a mass exodus of jobs and R&D.

Medical Innovation: How the U.S. Can Retain Its Lead Andrew von Eschenbach 2012

We are collaborating with the government on a number of valuable initiatives to promote life-sciences research in the U.K., including clinical research networks, the academic health-science centers and the therapeutic capability clusters, the company said in its statement.

Novartis to Cut 500 U.K. Jobs Sten Stovall 2011

U.K.-based specialty drug maker Shire Plc criticized the plan, saying, "We believe that type of change in the exclusivity period will restrict innovation and investment by the life-sciences industry to develop new treatments for patients."

Drug Firms Attack U.S. Patent Plans Goran Mijuk 2011

Nonetheless, the Human Genome Project, of which a full draft was completed in 2003, kick-started a new life-sciences industry with a growing economic impact, according to the report by Battelle Memorial Institute, a nonprofit that carries out scientific research.

Report Touts Economic Impact of Gene Project Gautam Naik 2011

But having moved the company into the higher-margin life-sciences sector, and sold some of its petrochemical, oil-and-gas and fertilizer assets, Mr. Sijbesma says the company's longer-term growth will come from the second generation of biofuels—an area in which DSM has invested heavily in research and development.

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Federal support has always played a big role in the U.S. life-sciences sector.

Report Touts Economic Impact of Gene Project Gautam Naik 2011

"Some of that savings gets passed on to customers and some of that becomes their earnings," said Kevin Gorman , managing partner of Putnam Associates, a life-sciences strategy consulting firm.

What is a 'Pharmacy Benefit Manager?' Thomas Gryta 2011