Economy

The Scientist magazine released results today on the most current salary information in the life sciences. Over 4,700 professional life scientists in the United States reported their salaries, providing an insightful window on their job outlook based on gender, race, region and specialty. The...

I could probably just repost my earlier updates on the progress of the SBIR reauthorization because nothing really changes much. It looks like we are going to get another continuing resolution while the House tries an end-run around Nydia Vazquez's (D-NY) stonewalling as I described...

Amid a crowded congressional schedule that includes health-care reform and the latest on the economic stimulus plan, it's not surprising that a bill to extend the life of an effective federal research grant program might slip between Washington's legislative cracks. Here's hoping the future of...

Biotech investor Steve Burrill is out raising a $1 billion fund to support the massive bioscience project planned for Elk Run, near Rochester, though he has “no checks yet.” Burrill plans to use half the proposed fund, or $500 million, to support construction of the 2,300-acre...