Shy in Public by PETER WINTER The Burrill Biotechnology Report The list of biotechs pulling their IPOs is growing, but companies are still finding alternatives.
Great White North Grows Cold by PETER WINTER The Burrill Biotechnology Report Venture capital in Canada continues to decline both in total number and size.
Done Deals Venture financing gathers steam in a week in which public markets continued to tumble.
Billion Dollar Copycats Generic drugmakers tout billions in savings that could be realized with the introduction of biogenerics.
Thinking Small by LORI ANDREWS AND JULIE BURGER U.S. patent officials and other regulators must get up to speed on the intricacies of tiny particles to avoid hindering the growth of nanotechnology.
Untethering Innovation by BRADFORD PLUMER One year before a new president takes office, Congress lies low, but bills on patents, biologics, genetics, and a host of other issues could still affect R&D.
It's Real An exhaustive, Congressionally-mandated report refutes common claims that Gulf War illness stemmed from combat or other stressors.
The Perils of Serving at the Pleasure of the President by PETER J. PITTS The politicization of the top spot at FDA leads to regulatory paralysis and discord, failures that do not protect or advance the nation’s health.
Playing It Safe The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opens three offices in China.
Finding When The Worm Has Turned Research in nematodes could lead to tests that provide an objective means of evaluating anti-aging therapeutics ability to delay aging.
Young At Brain Elderly people with unusually sharp memory provide insight into what happens to people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
Getting Protection by DANIEL S. LEVINE San Diego biotech' results show DNA vaccine could work in humans.
Political Scientists by DANIEL S. LEVINE As Washington gets ready to overhaul the healthcare system, research advocates want to make sure innovation doesn't take a backseat to the bottom line.
Wheeled Away by ERIC WAHLGREN Golf cart injuries surge along with the vehicles' use on and off the links.