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A new era for DIY science

By Lily | Published: January 8, 2010
Lately DIY science seems to be everywhere. A few weeks ago Nature Biotechnology published an article on the DIYbio movement, while Technology Review wrote about how to take pictures of the earth from space for $150. And don’t forget the rise of O’Reilly’s Make Magazine. Although people have been programming (and building!) computers at home [...]
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Josh Boger’s advice to pharma: stick to the plan

By Lily | Published: April 13, 2009
Last week I attended a talk by Josh Boger, CEO and founder of Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Boger will be retiring from Vertex this May and spoke on “Lessons From a Lifetime in Biotech”.  One of his key ideas was that more biopharma companies should stick with their original business plan, even when things start getting [...]
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