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Shrinking Economy Hits California Biosector

By Guest Blogger | Published: February 10, 2012
By Amy Ritter, Pharmaeutical Technology. A report released on Feb. 8, 2012 from the California Healthcare Institute, BayBio and PwC shows that the shrinking economy, changes in investment strategies, and pressures on the pharmaceutical market have put the brakes on one of the US’s most robust biotechnology centers. California had enjoyed steady growth in its biotech [...]
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JP Morgan Healthcare Conference Marked by Uncertainty

By Guest Blogger | Published: January 12, 2012
2012 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Marked by Uncertainty Audrey S. Erbes, Principal, Erbes & Associates, outlines the highlights of this week’s event in San Francisco. One of the few positive notes struck in this week’s 30th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (held in San Francisco) was the announcement by Kevin Willsey, J.P. Morgan’s co-head of investment banking [...]
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The Happiness Quotient: Can it Build the Economic Case for Pharma?

By William Looney | Published: January 26, 2011
The latest vogue in economics is the effort to quantify the impact of personal well-being on growth and productivity performance.  The idea is to establish that if a population is “happy,” a country’s economic performance and output will improve — or at least be showcased in a better light. The notion is fanciful to many, but [...]
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