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What Went Right In 2020? My Top 5 List Source: Life Science Leader Follow Me On Twitter @RfwrightLSL “I can’t wait for 2020 to be over.” That comment was made to me over the phone late this summer, and it’s fairly easy to understand why someone would hold such sentiment. But as we officially wind down a year unlike any and all others, rather than revisit all that went wrong, let’s take a brief look at what went right. Because despite 2020 being a year many might want to forget, so m...

Year in review: A look at news events in December 2020 The first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine dose in Canada sits ready for use at The Michener Institute in Toronto on December 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn December 31, 2020 - 11:30 AM A look at news events in December 2020: 01 - U.S. President Donald Trumps science adviser announced he is leaving his post. Dr. Scott Atlas, who had no formal experience in public health or infectious diseases, gained...

4 Biopharma Finance Execs Tackle Tough R&D Topics Source: Life Science Leader Follow Me On Twitter @RfwrightLSL It was 2015 when Life Science Leader put together its first annual outlook issue (published in December). However, it wasn’t until 2018 that we added an article involving finance experts. That year we had just one biopharma CFO (out of four total participants) take part. This year we had 10 finance experts, with 8 being biopharmaceutical company CFOs. We are excited about this, as ...

A Behind The Scenes Peek Into Oyster Point Pharmas CEO, Jeffrey Nau Source: Life Science Leader Follow Me On Twitter @RfwrightLSL Jeffrey Nau, Ph.D., president and CEO, Oyster Point Pharma. When I sat down to interview Jeffrey Nau, Ph.D., president and CEO of Oyster Point Pharma, I asked him how he became fascinated with the human eye. “Did your parents work in the medical field?” I asked. “No,” he replied. Nau then informed me that neither of his parents had graduated from college, and...

7 Biopharma CEOs On Who And What To Pay Attention To In 2021 And Beyond Source: Life Science Leader Follow Me On Twitter @RfwrightLSL When you make the decision to involve 15 biopharmaceutical industry CEOs in an article for the annual outlook issue, you risk having way more content than can possibly be wedged into the printed article. Thank goodness Life Science Leader developed the online-exclusive Beyond The Printed Page section of the magazine. For this installment, we have six biopharmace...

  OTTAWA -- It is one of the largest, longest, and most expensive renovations in Canada, to refurbish and preserve our heritage in the Centre Block of Parliament Hill. It is Canadas most iconic building and, for more than a century, Parliament Hill has been the cornerstone of our democracy. Rob Wright, Assistant Deputy Minister of Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure with Public Services and Procurement Canada, says the building is part of our countrys history and the stories are carv...

by Steve Newton on December 16th, 2020 at 9:50 AM 1 of 1 2 of 1 You don’t have to drink Jack Daniel’s to be a true Keith Richards fan. But it helps. Just ask John Hewer, cofounder of the annual Keithmas concerts, which have raised more than $85,000 for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank during the past 10 years When asked which Keithmas moments have been most memorable over that decade, he lays a bit of the blame for his spotty recollection on the fabled Tennessee whiskey. “That’s rea...

6 CEOs Weigh In On The Supply Chain, Nationalism, And The Reshoring Of Biopharma Manufacturing Source: Life Science Leader Follow Me On Twitter @RfwrightLSL The pandemic has certainly been a pain in the neck. But it also has brought to light many opportunities for the biopharmaceutical industry. For example, back in March, China threatened to cut off the supply of medicines it makes to the United States. Most of us knew that a significant amount of biopharmaceutical manufacturing had been offs...

Dedescribing on maryville. first physical gathering for protesters after social media fervor driven by online activist group anonymous under the hash tag, justice for daisy. >> this is a grassroots effort. there have been people throughout the entire nation that have been working to try to final some kind of solution in some way to help. that makes a difference. >> reporter: protester are energized. now that the teen rape case is being reopened. national pressure, it promised local politics woul...

The sinai has become somewhat overrun by islamic radicals. if they fear that the egyptian military is more solidly in control and they could be attacked, could you see them becoming more aggressive. you could see areas of traditional hard-core islamic militant groups in towns like minnia and asute that suddenly become violent again. the hammer will have to negotiate this carefully and if you were just suggesting the army or vigilantes suddenly go on a campaign to crack down on everyone in power ...