IP and Regulatory Affairs »

[ 22 Feb 2009 | 4 Comments | 190 views]

We all talk about protecting IP, but how much do we actually know?
There are many ways to protect your intellectual property. To name the relevant list for BMS and business practices, they are:
1.    Patents
2.    Copyright
3.    Registered designs
4.    Trade marks
5.    Layout-designs of integrated circuits
Certain protections need to be filed and applied while others don’t.
IP protections that [...]

Networking »

[ 22 Feb 2009 | One Comment | 119 views]

Come Early, Stay Late
Inexperienced networkers come to meetings late and leave as soon as the speaker has finished. The best opportunities for networking are before the start of the formal program and immediately after the program.

Body Language
Body language speaks volumes. In fact, communication is only 7% verbal and 93% body language, tone of voice, speed [...]

Research Commercialization »

[ 22 Feb 2009 | 2 Comments | 142 views]

Every great discovery needs to be attached with a value – value for the society, for the greater good. This is exactly what Dyamed did.

The year marks a good start for research commercialization (translation research), as Dyamed licenses Lab-in-a-Catridge, “MicroKit”, from the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), on January 16 2009 (Media release). With [...]

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing »

[ 22 Feb 2009 | 2 Comments | 102 views]

How long do you think it takes from the time the drug is discovered to the time it comes in the market?
In 2002, survey found that the average time for the development of a drug is about 12 years and 10 months, and only 1 in 10 drugs are able to make it to the [...]