Originally published August, 2007
Most of our food comes from Nature, and in the future, more of its packaging is likely to be bio-based, as well. Read more
Bringing Functional Foods to Market: FDA’s Regulatory Mandate Drives the Process
Originally published February, 2011
Bringing a new functional food product to market is a potentially complex process with many decision points driven by the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory mandate.
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Clean Coal Technologies Market Research Report – Executive Summary
By Kevin Closson, Nerac Analyst
Originally published August, 2012
The largest fraction of the world’s electricity is generated by burning coal. Coal is plentiful, has a high energy value, is easily transportable and storable, and provides dispatchable energy.
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Pharmacovigilance: Staying Compliant is Critical
By Joanne Ferrell and John Leavitt, Ph.D.
Originally published October, 2013
The requirements regarding post-market safety monitoring are more stringent now than ever.
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Open Innovation: Facts, Fiction and Future
Originally published November, 2009
Open innovation offers a significant opportunity to leverage intellectual resources from outside the company. Read more
Nucleic and Amino Acid Sequence Research in an Intellectual Property Management Strategy
The global market for biotechnology represents a large and complex amalgamation of different products that touches many different industry segments. In the healthcare industry alone, biologics represent a greater than $125 billion global market, and biosimilars legislation in the US and EU has spawned new generic biologics markets that will continue to grow. In addition, the even larger and more rapidly growing market for personalized medicine is driving biotechnology-based diagnostic and health management tools. In the agricultural industries, the market for genetically modified seeds and crops that are pest and disease resistant continues to grow. In the energy industries, large rounds of funding continue to drive the development of biofuels, the quality and production of which is likely to be improved by biotechnological advances. Participants in all of these markets rely on positive innovations and intellectual property (IP) rights to maintain and grow their market shares.Read more