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Life Sciences

September 19, 2014

Degrees of Freedom

Robotics and mechatronics quietly sizzle in Pittsburgh.

September 19, 2014

Baxter’s Boom

Investments in Alabama and Singapore are the latest salvos from the Illinois-based life sciences giant.

September 19, 2014

Waistline Watch

New obesity rankings tell you if your state is one of the biggest losers.

August 15, 2014

Light Bulbs

The first in a series of profiles of young life sciences leaders.

August 15, 2014

The Phoenix of Québec

NEOMED brings instant pain relief to life sciences R&D in Greater Montréal.

August 15, 2014

Coast to Coast

As its partnership with Alexandria deepens, Accelerator aims to have a facilities edge in both Seattle and the Big Apple.

July 21, 2014

Under the Microscope

Major corporate takeovers that allow for the ‘enhanced access to cash’ that comes with moving abroad draw scrutiny, but might also drive growth.

July 18, 2014

Smart Move

San Diego acts fast to keep the lights on at Illumina.

July 18, 2014

More Than a Snapshot

Jones Lang LaSalle's latest cluster analysis shows why digging deep is worth it.

June 18, 2014

They Want Your Blood

Scheduled to coincide with World Blood Donor Day June 14, last week was blood donor week in Canada.

June 18, 2014

Higher Learning, Higher Earning

When companies need traction, universities often provide the best proving grounds, test tracks and launch pads.

June 18, 2014

Meet Me in St. Louis

A German agricultural science leader plants its flag in the US Midwest.

May 19, 2014

On the Rise

The victory by India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in last week’s elections means the former chief minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, will be the nation’s new prime minister.

May 19, 2014

Tomorrow’s Innovation Roadmap

The life sciences industry has been less impacted by the recession than other sectors, and the latest forecasts indicate continued future growth as aging populations and rising purchasing power for medical advances drive the demand for prescription medicines.

May 16, 2014

Economic Immunity

A global pharma giant is looking to supplement its huge philanthropic and humanitarian efforts some straightforward corporate facility and talent investment.

April 25, 2014

Hot Times for the Cold Chain

Since 2000, the UPS healthcare logistics network has grown from 10 fully-compliant healthcare-dedicated facilities in North America to 46 facilities in strategic locations around the world employing 5,000 people and dealing daily with hundreds of licensing, customs and other protocols in trying to speed critical medicines, devices and equipment to the patients who need them.

April 25, 2014

The Golden Age

Though Intel stunned Costa Rica with the recent decision to lay off 1,500 workers and send the company’s microprocessor assembly and test work to Asia, the news was tempered by the fact that, even if Intel had stayed, the medical devices sector was still on pace to become the country’s No. 1 exporter in 2015.

April 25, 2014

Quality by Design

A US manufacturer of televisions used to promote its product with the saying, "The quality goes in before the name goes on."

March 24, 2014

STEM Sells

Indiana's efforts to recruit more teachers into the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields were bolstered with the January announcement of $9.7 million in funding from the state's new STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund, approved by the 2013 General Assembly.

March 24, 2014

Tracking Down a Monster

The International Diabetes Federation says one in 10 people across the world's population are forecast to have diabetes by 2035, signifying a looming pandemic.

March 24, 2014

Singapore Spin

How could a biopharma company that's only one year old employ 21,000 worldwide and have $18.8 billion in revenues?

February 28, 2014

Facility Yoga

A new white paper co-published by the Industrial Asset Management Council (IAMC) and the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) sheds light on re-using aging building stock and designing it for re-use in the first place.

February 28, 2014

The Israeli Connection

In late November, Merck KGaA, the Darmstadt, Germany–based pharma, chemical and life science company, made the latest in an ongoing series of investments in one of the most R&D-intensive economies in the world: Israel.

February 27, 2014

Re-evaluating Value

When a part of a multinational in one country transfers (i.e. sells) goods, services or know-how to another part in another country, the price charged for these goods or services is called the transfer price.