Biotech clusters

Nearly 100 cancer physicians had published a report in Blood that the prices of drugs for cancer that typically cost about $100,000 per year are unsustainable and something needs to be done to manage that for the patients. The article is worth a read and compares a UK study which typically puts as a life…

There are several things that were considered odd by western medicine but have been proven much later to be useful. Consider these two examples: Stitches during surgery: In Kenya, Uganda and parts of South Africa, doctors or sham-doctors used ants to treat a wound. This was considered odd by western medicine. However, what is interesting…

FDA just accepted an IND from Voyageur therapeutics for Parkinson’s disease. This trial essentially adds a gene for an enzyme that Aromatic L Amino acid Decarboxylase (AADC) that catalyzes the conversion of levodopa to dopamine. This is added to the putamen (brain) and adds the adeno associated virus that would carry the gene. It is…

Drug Discovery is obviously expensive but the scientists that actually make the discoveries, make very little money. Yes, they might get a bonus or two but it is nowhere close to what the Vice President of the President of the division will make, who get a decent compensation package with stock options and other bonuses….

Every company needs marketing and sales. Some it may be generated by the discussion by customers themselves but on the other hand, companies spend substantial amount of money for marketing and sales. However, marketing as its practiced is changing – the digital marketing is taking over more of the dollars as compared to the traditional…