Texas

A recent report by CBRE Research analyzing U.S. life science clusters, found that Houston, Texas is the third-fastest growing life science market from 2014 to 2017. One doesn’t typically think of Texas, let alone Houston, as being a center for the life sciences. Oil, energy and tech, yes, but not life sciences.

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting is taking place in Atlanta. Here’s a look at just a few stories coming out of the meeting.

The vast majority of Americans are happy at their jobs, according to a new survey conducted by CNBC and Survey Monkey. A BioSpace poll shows that a lot of people in the life sciences industries are not happy at work.

According to a recent BioSpace survey, 69% of employers indicated “finding quality talent” will be a significant challenge in 2019. Are you the quality talent life science employers are looking for? Don’t delay, apply now and show these employers you possess the quality skills they need!

Gottlieb said the FDA believes there should be a premarket demonstration that a new opioid is superior to an already-approved opioid.

A recent study conducted by 24/7 Wall St. looked at data from the BLS and OES databases for 2017 to identify the cities with the highest percentage of STEM-intensive jobs.

Alcon will officially step out from under the Novartis umbrella on April 9 as it will trade on the NYSE and the SIX Swiss Exchange.

For years, the biggest employers of science and engineering PhDs has been academic institutions. For example, according to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)’s biennial Survey of Doctoral Recipients, academia employed 11 percent more PhDs than the private sector in 1997.

March is Women’s History Month, with March 8 designated as International Women’s Day. Let’s take a look at 10 pioneers, some still alive, and some who are no longer with us, who are pioneers in the field of biotechnology.

Alcon said the acquisition of PowerVision demonstrates its commitment to bringing advanced technology intraocular lenses to cataract patients across the globe.