Dementia, yes, but this is not Alzheimer?s

  Looking More Closely at Lewy Body Dementia   University of Michigan Health Lab recently posted an article about the?3rd most common form of dementia, Lewy Body Dementia, which is?frequently-misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s. The article provided a good overview of Lewy Body Dementia, outlined what doctors and patients need to know, and described advancements in fighting[…]

MIT-Novartis prototype produces 1,000 pills in 24 hours

  Inventing A Machine That Spits Out Drugs In A Whole New Way A laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in conjunction with Novartis have a prototype device?that produces 1,000 pills in 24 hours, according to a collaborative report from?NPR, WBUR and Kaiser Health News. ? The article goes on to say that the[…]

Secret Sauce for Productive Meetings

I read with interest the recent article from the Voices on Project Management Blog,?How to Avoid Useless Meetings?and?offer some additional thoughts below. In addition to a having an?agenda that includes the details the article describes, you?should distribute the agenda at least 24 hours in advance. ?Sometimes that will mean last-minute adjustments might?be necessary, so plan[…]

Pipeline biosimilar for asthma meets primary endpoint in P2/3 study

In Brief Biosimilar News reports that Sorrento’s experimental anti-IgE biosimilar, STI-004, met it’s primary endpoint in a 32-week, Phase 2/3 study conducted in China. ?Patients who received?STI-004 experienced?asthma exacerbation at a lower rate than those who received placebo: ?21% vs?55%. According to the Sorrento press release, the patient population included both?adult and adolescents suffering from[…]

Insights into “passive candidates” to fill HR pipelines

“The Big Hunt”?provides great?insights into HR recruiters’ cultivation of “passive candidates”, even when there is not an open job. The article is in a Project Management publication, however, the points made can be applied to other functions, as well. The last paragraph articulates what we all know: a reputation as a stellar performer can be[…]