Opinion

The person you expect to address the company’s problems should know the challenges your business faces. Not having that context will limit what they can accomplish.
The FDA has taken important steps through Operation TrialBlazer and stronger scrutiny of foreign clinical data, but more must be done to make the United States more competitive in attracting clinical trials as China’s capabilities rise.
It’s not enough for organizations to want scientists to think like entrepreneurs. They have to incentivize and reward for that behavior.
As AI becomes more embedded in biotech R&D, companies are competing for professionals who can bridge biology, machine learning, data and engineering. Recruiting expert Darren Nelson explains which capabilities are becoming hardest to find—and why.
Blood centers have the donors, resources and community footprint drug sponsors need to solve supply chain issues around cell and gene therapies.
The FDA’s proposal to offer 50% off application fees for drugs with early-stage trials conducted in the U.S. is unlikely to achieve the intended result. What biotechs really want is speed.
A career setback can teach you something useful—or teach you the wrong lesson. Executive coach Angela Justice explains how one difficult experience can quietly shape the choices that follow.
Foundation models will change the way we study the natural, applied and clinical sciences, but only under certain conditions, and not in the way that some AI leaders claim.
Last month’s FDA advisory committee meetings for therapies developed by Capricor Therapeutics and Replimune effectively illustrate the different outcomes for patients when the agency prioritizes specialization in its reviews.
Thanks in part to the revolution cell therapy brought to treating blood cancers, the modality is now showing promise in some autoimmune applications. This expansion is poised to yield even wider benefits.