Ernst and Young Life Sciences Report for January 2012

Understanding the issues facing your company or industry is critical to anticipating and alleviating business risk. To assist you, Ernst and Young offers two Smoke Detector® Reports that can help you quickly identify new legislative, regulatory and legal news affecting your business. One report monitors the life sciences industry and the other focuses on corporate compliance.

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The Power in Showing Up

Last week on January 18th, I had the opportunity to join our Arizona Bioscience Community for the celebration and dedication of expanded facilities at the Arizona Center for Innovation at the U of A Tech Park in Tucson.  It was wonderful to see industry leaders and partners from across the State  of Arizona take the time to connect and celebrate this new milestone in AzCI’s growth and to learn about the companies that are supported and make a home there.  Together they are building businesses, creating  jobs, and launching technologies  that will lead to new innovations.  It all starts when we choose to show up.Continue reading

BIO announces new VP of Alliance Development and Government Relations

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