Sentences with phrase «of life sciences in»

«He has a really sophisticated understanding of life sciences in the Asia - Pacific region.

The European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) has a well - established record for the delivery of scientific programmes in the area of life sciences in Europe.

One of these transformations was brought about by the rapid growth of the life sciences in Austria in the last decade.

The actual information on the Biology in Business Web site itself is fairly limited, but it makes for a very useful gateway into the whole of life science in the United Kingdom.

Mary - Ann Shearer wrote her first book «The Natural Way» in 1991 after a number of years of studying Natural Hygiene and referencing many sources of nutritional information, including the Institute of Life Science in Texas.

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The founders of Emerald Therapeutics, D.J. Kleinbaum and Brian Frezza, think it comes down to the difficulty of running experiments in the life sciences.

As much as recent efforts to encourage women in STEM education and STEM jobs have helped move the needle a bit, the culture of science has often made life for women scientists harder than it already is — excluding them from clubby publishing and peer review networks and sometimes outright snubbing their achievements.

While the Prize itself is awarded only to living people (a fact that spares any blame to the Nobel committee for slighting Franklin), the history of science, say many, has glossed over her central role in the discovery.

In a year that saw a terrible Ebola pandemic in Africa and the resurgence of Legionnaire's disease in New York, it's small wonder that life sciences and health - care companies are also leading the way for initial public offeringIn a year that saw a terrible Ebola pandemic in Africa and the resurgence of Legionnaire's disease in New York, it's small wonder that life sciences and health - care companies are also leading the way for initial public offeringin Africa and the resurgence of Legionnaire's disease in New York, it's small wonder that life sciences and health - care companies are also leading the way for initial public offeringin New York, it's small wonder that life sciences and health - care companies are also leading the way for initial public offerings.

For one thing, «There are a lot of good drugs on the market for heart disease right now that come in generic form,» says Neil Lesser, a principal at Deloitte who specializes in the life sciences, in an interview with Fortune.

There actually isn't a lack of interest, on the financial side, in fueling Alzheimer's research given the critical need for it and the rewards that life sciences firms would reap from even a modestly - successful product.

-- Rick Morrison, CEO of Comprehend Systems, which works with big names in the life - sciences industry, such as Boston Scientific, Astellas, and AstraZeneca, modernizing and improving the quality in their clinical process through cloud - based tech.

«Britain's importance to the Life Sciences industry, and its status as a major player in global science, should mean that irrespective of Brexit, major pharmaceutical companies continue to see the UK as a key place to invest,» he said.

The slice of patients above the age of 60 consumes about 85 % of the drugs and devices and diagnostics out there,» says Justin Stephenson, senior life sciences analyst at Vancouver - based independent investment dealer Haywood Securities Inc. «That is only going to get significantly bigger in the western world, which is the main market for Canadian health - care products in the next five to 10 years.

Verily, the life sciences branch of Alphabet (Google's parent company), has started releasing millions of mosquitoes in California.

A shortage of farmable land will also make it difficult to feed the animals we eat — which is breathing life into the burgeoning science of in vitro meat.

• Grail, a life sciences company focused on early cancer detection that operates as a subsidiary of Illumina Inc. (Nasdaq: ILMN), raised more than $ 900 million in Series B funding.

Whether you're unemployed, in transition or looking to completely change the direction of your career, inspirational speaker and author Adam Markel will help you do just that through his book, Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life.

As an environmental sciences professor at Huston - Tillotson University in Austin, Jeff Wilson lived for a year in a dumpster as part of project designed to rethink home design and sustainable living.

The treatment, named Kymriah, was hailed by doctors and the life sciences community as a major advance in medicine and a boon to children and young adults with a certain form of leukemia (the group for whom the gene therapy is approved).

People are less likely to be dissatisfied with market volatility if they feel in control of their financial life, according to a study published last month in the Journal of Behavioral Science, entitled, Market Volatility and Financial Satisfaction: The Role of Financial Self - Efficacy.

With a combined revenue of $ 56.9 million in 2014, California's six African American - led companies range from life science consultancies to interior design services.

«This globetrotting novel follows the life of an awkward female «natural philosopher» born in 1800, providing a window into the development of science as a profession in the 19th century and dealing with the slings, arrows, and random events that mark all our lives.

In an interview with Medium Andrew Conrad, head of life sciences at Google X, explained why our current strategy for treating serious diseases, particularly cancer, is fundamentally backwards:

Editas's website gives you a sense of the mission and zeal it brings to its work: «There are few times in our lives when science astonishes us — when we suddenly may be able to do something that once seemed out of reach.

If you're curious to learn more of Roberts's takeaways from his extreme experiment in disconnection, New York magazine's Science of Us column also has a fascinating follow - up interview with him in which he delves into the impact of his sabbatical on family life, how long it takes your brain to stop thinking in tweets, and other insights.

• Excision BioTherapeutics, a Philadelphia - based life science company focused on the development and commercialization of advanced gene editing therapeutics for the treatment of life - threatening disease caused by neurotropic viruses, raised $ 10 million in seed funding.

Shortly thereafter, in 1992, just as Berners - Lee's World Wide Web had come to fruition, Neal Stephenson was inspired by the recent invention, which led to him publishing Snow Crash, a science - fiction novel that illustrated much of today's online life, including a virtual reality where people meet, do business, and play.

About half of the company's $ 2.7 million in revenue comes from the federal government, with law, marketing research, and life sciences firms responsible for the rest.

Life - sciences companies closed deals worth $ 166.3 billion in the first quarter of this year, surpassing the value of all 2014 deals combined, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.

A Boston - based contributing editor, Freedman is the co-author of A Perfect Mess, which examines the useful role of disorder in daily life, business, and science.

He's also the winner of the inaugural Breakthrough Junior Challenge, funded in part by a grant from Zuckerberg, which asks young people between the ages of 13 and 18 to create short videos that communicate big ideas in life sciences, physics and math.

In his 2011 speech to UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, the acclaimed science journalist spoke of those who truly succeed in lifIn his 2011 speech to UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, the acclaimed science journalist spoke of those who truly succeed in lifin life.

Physicist and author of «Storm in a Teacup: The physics of everyday life», Helen Czerski, explains the science behind this mysterious phenomenon.

Dr. Alan Schlechter, author of «U Thrive: How to Succeed in College (And Life),» is also the professor of the most popular elective class at New York University called «The Science of Happiness.»

• NRD Capital Management LLC made an investment of an undisclosed amount in FundRx, a New York City - based venture capital platform that invests in healthcare and life sciences startups.

In tough language, the letter contends that such a policy undermines the entire life sciences community and sends a devastating message to immigrants who would otherwise bring their talents to the United States, and was signed by some heavy hitters, including Alnylam CEO John Maraganore and Ron Cohen, the chairman of biotech's biggest trade group and lobbying arm.

A friend of mine, Jane Metcalfe, recently decided to start a new business: Neo.life, a publication dedicated to chronicling new frontiers in life sciences.

«We're always going to care about DNA for life sciences and health reasons, so you're always going to have a way of reading information stored in DNA,» Ceze says.

At least 100 biopharma executives from major drug makers like Eli Lilly (lly), Johnson & Johnson (jnj), Bayer, Novartis (nvs), and a slew of biotech CEOs have signed an open letter advocating strategies to get more women involved in the life sciences.

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These bright minds have submitted roughly 40,000 answers to more than 2,000 challenges in engineering, math, chemistry, life sciences, business and beyond, and won upward of $ 40 million (prizes range from $ 5,000 to $ 1 million).

Of course, increasing the ranks of women in the life sciences has to begin with encouraging girls to get involved in STEM fields at an early agOf course, increasing the ranks of women in the life sciences has to begin with encouraging girls to get involved in STEM fields at an early agof women in the life sciences has to begin with encouraging girls to get involved in STEM fields at an early age.

Temasek, which has 28 percent of its $ 197 billion portfolio in financial services, has been diversifying its portfolio in recent years, moving into consumer and life sciences.

The highly diversified portfolio consists of almost one hundred companies in all fields of technology; cleantech, consumer, enterprise software, health, industrial technologies and life science.

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MaRS clients are making breakthroughs in areas such as healthcare and clean technology that will help improve people's everyday lives and generate high - paying, high - value jobs,» says Reza Moridi, Minister of Research, Innovation and Science for the Province of Ontario.

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Founded in 2006, HealthCare Royalty Partners has raised cumulative capital commitments of $ 3.5 billion to invest in commercial and near - commercial stage life science assets.

«These exciting new anchor tenants align directly with MaRS» mandate and will further Ontario's position as a global leader in life sciences, leading to tangible medical benefits for Ontarians while taking advantage of a massive economic opportunity.»