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This Week's Edition of BeakerBeat 
October 10, 2011  
Mike Justice
Mike Justice
News Director
BeakerBeat

 

 

A new survey reveals a disturbing, and costly, trend to life sciences venture capital money. 

 

Hear what CEOs think the biggest hurdles facing the medical device industry are. 

 

Life is about beginnings and endings.  Say hello to a future Beaker star, and goodbye to a legend. 


All this and more on this week's edition of BeakerBeat.  

 

 

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Have a comment on this episode?    Contact Mike at BeakerBeat

 

Around the Watercooler

Key Stories from Around the Industry

    

Are VCs fleeing med-tech?
Posted: 10/7/2011


Hamburg offers road map for driving biomedical innovation
Posted: 10/6/2011


Employment in CA's biotech sector grew 632% in 5 years
Posted: 10/6/2011


More Drugs Mean More Disease as China Fails to Control Use of Antibiotics
Posted: 10/5/2011


Human Stem Cells Created Using Cloning Technique
Posted: 10/5/2011


Philips Healthcare lands $9.6 million contract from Uncle Sam
Posted: 10/5/2011


The new iPhone 4S could make a big splash in health care all
Posted: 10/5/2011


So Many Jobs Are Gone, Pharma Layoffs Dwindle
Posted: 10/5/2011


Medtronic CEO: Medical technology without regard to cost not sustainable
Posted: 10/4/2011


'Lake Wobegon' effect to blame for spiraling CEO pay
Posted: 10/4/2011


Nobel for Immunity Research
Posted: 10/3/2011


Emergent BioSolutions Snags $1.25 Billion Contract to Provide Anthrax Vaccine to Feds
Posted: 10/3/2011


FDA Still Trying To Become More Transparent
Posted: 10/3/2011


Medtronics Omar Ishrak: FDA should embrace the European device approach
Posted: 10/3/2011


Parents delaying, skipping recommended vaccines
Posted: 10/3/2011 

Allergan Reimbursement

Beaker's Blog

   

Why we choose to work in the life sciences industry
Posted: 10/7/2011


How did cancer ultimately fell the CEO of Apple?
Posted: 10/6/2011


GE Healthcares R&D exec has high hopes for stem cells
Posted: 10/5/2011


Sony enters medical device industry with acquisition of Micronics
Posted: 10/4/2011


Helicos Biosciences: Another ominious sign in sequencing
Posted: 10/3/2011


Up next, Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit
Posted: 10/3/2011 

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