White Papers
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Insurance:
Risk in Pharma Business: This article discusses the idea that ‘risk’ is not always as ominous or random as the word suggests. More often than not, the risks pharmaceutical companies face can be considered, planned for and, in many cases, managed so that your business can flourish - to download please click here
A Panoramic View: What Life Sciences Firms Can Learn from Insurance Carriers that Take a Holistic Approach to Underwriting - to download please click here
Risk Management for Life Science Firms: This article discusses risk management, specifically as it applies to the life sciences. To download the full article, please click here.
HR / Coaching of Employees:
Best practices for helping technical professionals transition management / leadership - to download please click here
Marketing:
BLOGS: The goal of your website should be to get into that daily site rotation, and one of the best ways to do that is by starting a blog, where you can post content easily every day. For tips on setting up and tracking: please click here
SEO (Search Engine Optimization): These days, many companies are asking the question "How do we increase our search engine ranking?" To learn tips please click here
Grants / Federal Funding Resources:
BloodCenter of Wisconsin: Presented at the February 2009 Milwaukee breakfast "You just found out you received funding through a new grant. Congratulations, but what happens after the initial celebration?" to learn about Effort Reporting, Cost Transfers, Research Misconduct and Subrecipient Monitoring please click here.
New Business Startup Initiatives at UW-Madison: Presented at the June 30th Pathways to Productivity event. To see the presentation, please click here.
Legal:
Practical and Legal Factors that Create Unpredictability in Patent Enforcement: Presented at the May 2009 Madison breakfast by Cook Alex. To learn more, please click here.
Patent Decision Challenges Faced by Small Companies: Presented at the May 2009 Madison breakfast by Flugen, Inc. To learn more, please click here.
Technology:
Process Challenges & Lessons Learned Developing Software Systems in Biotechnology: Presented at the April 2009 Madison breakfast by The Soma Group. To learn more, please click here.
Biotech Resources at UW-Madison: Presented at the June 30th Pathways to Productivity event. To see the presentation, please click here.
Business Operations:
Process Done Right: Presented at the June 2009 Madison breakfast by Protocol Link. To learn more, please click here.
Planning Your Quality System: Presented at the June 2009 Madison breakfast by Mentor Biologics. To learn more, please click here.
UW Resources for BioForward: Presented at the June 30th Pathways to Productivity event. To see the presentation, please click here.
Contributors to Resources: Thank you!
BloodCenter of Wisconsin
Celebrus Consulting
Hausmann-Johnson Insurance (Chubb Insurance)
Voltedge, Inc
Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI)
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