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'Freedom of Thought' Key to Middle East Science Progress

By Jennifer Ringler | Published: March 9, 2011
A new report from Thomson Reuters points to a “rapidly changing context for science and innovation in the Middle East.” The Arabian, Persian and Turkish Middle East may currently produce only 4% of the world’s scientific literature, but the output is growing rapidly, according to a new Global Research Report from Thomson Reuters. Indeed, countries such [...]
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NIH Director Speaks Out on the Institutes' New Remit

By Guest Blogger | Published: January 26, 2011
As the National Institutes for Health hits the headlines over its remit to help develop new medicines, Director Francis Collins talks to Pharm Exec about the new initiatives he sees as critical for innovation, industry and public health. Francis Collins devoted more than 15 years in the lab to deciphering the human genome. Ten years later, [...]
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Recasting Big Pharmas R&D Role: Wellcome Trust or Wal-Mart?

By William Looney | Published: September 15, 2010
New research suggests it’s time industry took a radically different approach to drug development, leaving compound innovation to others while mobilizing its global scale and promotional muscle to drive timely acceptance in the marketplace. The biggest strategic issue confronting Big Pharma today is balancing that legacy of ”big” — maintaining the capacity to invest in the [...]
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