Lens On The Scientific Market
Key findings from our industry experts.
Key findings from our industry experts.
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8 Key Highlights: Conferences and Exhibit Strategies in the Life Sciences
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Price war ahead for life science consumables?
I hope by now you’ve heard about our latest report Prospering in a Down Market: Strategies for Life Science Suppliers. We’re of course gratified by the sheer number of companies that have purchased this report (it’s nice to know that with all the major life science suppliers among our clients we’re doing our part to […]
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Define success…
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 […]
2009 Off to a Good Start – Cafe Scientifique on Social Media
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 […]
Can Science Publishers Harness Social Media?
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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 […]
Our latest look at the protein science market
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 […]
What Is Wrong With This Picture?
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 […]
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