Last evening (January 6, 2009) BioInformatics, LLC – the premier research and advisory firm serving life science companies – helped organize and moderate a Café Scientifique on the topic of Communicating Science in a Web 2.0 World. The two-hour event was held in the atrium of the National Science Foundation in Arlington, VA and was […]
The Brave New World of Science Publishing is the most comprehensive study of scientists’ use of social media ever undertaken. You can download a complimentary executive summary here. This report is designed to help publishers understand what scientists expect – and prefer –as Web 2.0 capabilities become the new industry standard. Scientists and publishers rely […]
Okay that was a cheap attempt to draw attention to our too-often neglected blog. But the most common request for our custom market research services is “How big is our market?” Oftentimes, my initial reaction will be to ask, “If I told you that I knew for a fact it was $ x million dollars […]
Over the years I’ve been intrigued by the concept of convergence – that blurring of distinctions between markets or technologies or even between suppliers and their customers. In a report just published by BioInformatics LLC in collaboration with the American Chemical Society, we look at protein science as an area where we’re observing convergence in […]
Recently I received an email invitation to vote in a new awards program offered by a life science publisher… A few things bothered me: 1. I’m not a scientist. Nor are any of the others here at the office who received this invitation. Clearly there wasn’t much in the way of list control. 2. You […]
We’re very excited about our latest report. We’ve known for a long time that scientists consider service to be an integral part of all of the products they purchase. But this is especially true with capital equipment. With many service models to choose from—in-house, original equipment manufacturer (OEM), multi-vendor, etc.—service providers must innovate to find […]
Still more to talk about regarding this year’s Life Science Industry Awards…Invitrogen’s margin of victory in the Cell Culture Media and Reagents category is one of the largest across all product and service categories for the 2008 LSIA. Additionally, its CVS was the second highest of the category’s Finalists. Nevertheless, while Lonza (Cambrex) only secured […]
For this year’s awards, more than 650 different companies were nominated in 20 different categories and 45 achieved the coveted status of Finalist. While only 20 individual companies were named Winners, the record number of Finalists only serves to emphasize the significance of this year’s LSIA theme of “Look Beneath the Surface.” While scientists have […]
“Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.” -Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Roman Emperor and Philosopher Well it’s been nearly two weeks since we co-hosted the 2008 Life Science Industry Awards and the surrounding buzz continues to be electric. There’ve been more mentions of it in the […]
ARLINGTON, VA – June 4, 2008 – Winners have been announced for the 2008 Life Science Industry Awards™, which recognize those life science suppliers that are best-in-class in both product categories and customer communications and support categories. The 20 companies receiving the highest overall scores in each award category were named the Winners out of […]
