Coakley’s ham-handed attack ads give Brown a perfect opportunity to appear reasonable, dignified and unflappable–Senatorial, if you will. I can only hope that Massachusetts citizens will be able to look beyond the ads to Coakley’s strong record of accomplishments and belief in a government of civil and human rights,
Category: health care
Boston/Cambridge/Quincy rank 8th most stressful cities to live in
I was interested to see that Boston/Cambridge/Quincy Metro area ranked eighth in a Forbes.com study of the most stressful US cities to live in.
Topping the list were Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Cleveland, Providence, RI, San Francisco, and Detroit; Washington DC was ninth, followed by San Jose, Seattle, Riverside CA, and Philadelphia and, surprisingly, Portland, Ore.
Scientia Advisors:neurostimulation technology could supplant drugs for certain conditions
A Scientia Advisors study suggests that neurostimulation technologies have fewer side effects and could help cut health care costs by doing away with the need for lifelong drug regimens.
Mass. Life Sciences Center sees 8-fold return in year 1
The MLSC, charged with distributing some $1B over a ten year period, invested $48.5 M in public dollars this year–its first full year of operation. The funds, in turn, have attracted nearly $359M in matching investments from companies, foundations, government, institutes and other private investors–an eight-fold return.
Bob Langer: inspiration for job seekers
In a recent talk, MIT Institute Professor Bob Langer described the difficulties he faced in his early career. For job hunters out there the message is simple but profound. Believe in yourself and your ideas, treat people kindly, and keep on going.
Great talk, Bob. Once again, bravo.
Scientia Advisors launches life science "knowledge network"
ScientiaNET, Scientia Advisors’ new knowledge network, now 10 thousand strong, is accepting new member/experts and clients for life science consultation, surveys, and opinions.
Scientia Advisors Presents Webinars on Medical Industries
Scientia Advisors is offering five free Webinars for anyone interested in trends in the health care and life science industries.
New personalized medicine model could lead to better care, lower costs, higher profits
Cambridge consulting firm Scientia Advisors says that big pharma could begin to reap profits from personalized medicine much sooner than predicted by marketing new diagnostics tools along with drugs that are already on the market. (Most pharma companies are currently…
