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Stanford School of Medicine Career Center - Industy Insights Series

Stanford University Naturejobs and Stanford School of Medicine Career Center (SoMCC) have collaborated to bring you the SoMCC "Industry Insights" seminar series. This series provides a forum for leaders in business and academia to share first-hand experiences and perspectives on the trends and forces shaping the biosciences enterprise informed by their respective vantage points. In so doing the series offers unique visibility into the diverse settings where biomedical professionals are engaging their skills and forming careers.

Organised by founder and director of the School of Medicine Career Center, Michael Alvarez and delivered by top experts within the biomedical sciences and healthcare industries, we are pleased to be in partnership with Stanford to bring this exclusive video series to you.

Industry Insights

AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship: An Introduction12 February 2008

Industry Insights

Looking For Leonardo, Dr. Robert Lipshutz, Affymetrix13 November 2007

Industry Insights

Science and the Business of Drug Discovery, Dr. Ashraf Hanna, MD, Genentech Inc.10 October 2007

Industry Insights

Career Advice and Interview, Dr. Martha A. Reitman, CoGenesys Inc9 January 2007

Industry Insights

Science and the Media, Donald Kennedy, Science Magazine 14 November 2006

Industry Insights

The Future of Personalized Medicine, Conan Li, Agilent Technologies14 November 2006

Industry Insights

Developing Biomedical Technologies: Roles for Scientists and Clinicians within the Device Industry’, Sami Hamade, Guidant Corp. and Aberdare Ventures11 October 2006

Industry Insights

Developing Drugs in the 21st Century, Hal Barron, MD, Genentech Inc.6 July 2006

Industry Insights

Convergence of Science, Banking & Finance, Dr. Nandini Tandon, MDS Capital 25 May 2006

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