Author Archive: AZBio

BIO announces new VP of Alliance Development and Government Relations

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Fritz Bittenbender to lead BIO’s  Alliance Development and State Government Relations Efforts

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 18, 2012) – The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced today that Fritz Bittenbender has been hired to serve as Vice President, Alliance Development and State Government Relations. Bittenbender brings extensive experience in government affairs and alliance development, most recently serving as Vice President of Public Affairs at Cephalon and as President of the CephalonCares Foundation.  Continue reading→

PADT Adds Flownex Thermal-Fluid System Simulation Environment to Simulation Product Offerings

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Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies, Inc. (PADT) and M-Tech Industrial (Pty) Ltd.  announced the official launch of PADT as a distributor of the Flownex Simulation Environment in the Southwestern United States. The addition of Flownex to the products and services that PADT already offers broadens the range of solutions that the company can provide to its customers, specifically in the area of system modeling of fluid and thermal systems.Continue reading→

From Discovery to Patient: The Journey of a New Drug

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The development of a new drug is a long, complicated process involving up to 15 years of research and, in many cases, hundreds of millions of dollars. There are two distinct processes that every drug must go through before reaching the general patient population and treating a specific disease – Drug Discovery and Drug Development.Continue reading→