With an estimated $21.5 billion in federal research and development (R&D) funding signed into law on February 17th, many suppliers are breathing a sigh of relief that the life science market will be immune from the global economic crisis. But it is unclear how quickly these funds will be released, what programs will be funded, […]
The life science industry is not immune from the global financial crisis. Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic and government labs are bracing for budget freezes and staff reductions. During this tumultuous time in our industry, the opportunity for life science suppliers to thrive-rather than survive-will be predicated on a detailed understanding of how labs will allocate 2009 […]
I was doing some research related to our work in social media and came across the following post at a very interesting blog Naturally I asked the blogger to add The Science Advisory Board to his list with the following comment: 20. Bill Kelly – January 15, 2009 Bertalan, Please consider adding The Science Advisory […]
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 […]
