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 […]

As you probably know, BioInformatics, LLC is co-sponsor of the prestigious Life Science Industry Awards and we are proud to be hosting the 2008 awards gala along with our partners at The Scientist magazine concurrent with the 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) in Boston from June 1 to 5. Our […]

Well for better or worse I’m back and thanks for the emails asking where I’ve been!  It’s nice to know the work I put into our blog is appreciated. Did you know that in any given year about 1/3 of your customer base is vulnerable?  That sounds like the sort of conventional wisdom thrown about […]

What’s in a name?  Apparently a lot because I’ve noticed more and more companies adopting the “life science” moniker – big pharmas, biotechs, CROs, even IT and software companies.  I’ve even seen reports from top-tier consulting firms that include hospitals and physicians in what they refer to as the “life science” space. As we begin […]

Last week, we released another new report – this time the topic is “Life Science Product Catalogs: Techniques to Increase Sales.”  In this report we present the perspective of over 1,000 life scientists worldwide regarding their preferences for print and online catalogs, how catalogs influence their ordering and purchasing habits, and which catalogs scientists prefer […]

My last few posts were a general look at exhibiting at scientific conferences.   In case you hadn’t heard, we recently released our latest report, “Conferences & Exhibits in the Life Sciences: What’s Working Now.” The bottom line appears to be that exhibits at scientific conferences and trade shows are an essential element of the marketing […]

Well it’s Awards season…the Oscars are coming up and the buzz from Hollywood grows louder by the day.  Not to be outdone, BioInformatics, LLC and The Scientist magazine are teaming up again to host the 2008 Life Science Industry Awards. There are still a few details to be worked out but one thing that you […]

I’d like to switch topics here for a while away from my previous theme and write about a subject near and dear to my heart – The Science Advisory Board. Ten years ago next week – that’s a DECADE before anyone started talking about “Web 2.0” – we launched The Science Advisory Board website. Today, […]