Letter from the Editor The Forum Biotech: The States of the Industry — To harness talent and leverage the niche characteristics to grow business, the biosciences require the specific capabilities certain regions have to offer. In this special Forum, Governors from five biotech-centered states report what their states are doing to capitalize on and support biotechnology initiatives and where they believe the biotech and life-sciences industry is headed. Company Listing by Topic of Interest Clinical Trials Criterium Inc. — An Agile Approach to Benefit Biotechnology Research Each morning everyone involved with the clinical trial should expect to have a snapshot about how the study is progressing, how sites are performing, and how patients are behaving. Facility Planning Flad & Associates — Strategic Facility Planning A comprehensive understanding of the correlation between an organization’s mission and its physical assets is critical to the creation of a strategic facilities plan that will guide future building decisions. Industry Drivers Biosector 2 — Factors That Will Ensure Biopharma Remains Independent and Sustains Growth There are many market drivers that ensure that biopharma and its agencies face a bright future. It will be exciting to see the industry unfold, as the world is truly biopharma’s oyster. Regulatory Issues Biomedical Systems — Cardiac Safety and Efficacy: An Open Discussion One of the issues that the FDA and Dr. Stockbridge would like to see improved is the tool set currently being used by the FDA Warehouse. Hopefully all ECG core labs will be able to contribute to this project to improve the overall quality and reporting functions for the FDA and the warehouse.
