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Academia or Industry?
Karen Young Kreeger | Jan 21, 2001 | 6 min read
Ray Gosine Striving solely for a tenure-track position at a university is not a foregone career path for many graduate students and postdocs these days. The stigma of "selling out" really does not apply anymore for scientists choosing a career in the private sector. Nevertheless, there are distinct differences and yet some similarities regarding working in either setting. One difference is in salaries, with industry positions usually commanding more pay than academic jobs.1,2 A less tangible a
Industry vs Academia
The Scientist Staff | Apr 15, 2001 | 10+ min read
To conduct this survey, The Scientist invited 1800 readers via E-mail to respond to a web-based survey form. There were a total of 220 responses from March 2 to 12, 2001, a response rate of 12.2%. Have you held research positions in both academia and industry? (Positions may include graduate research, industrial internships, or any other research positions - paid or unpaid - in both work environments).   Percent Count Answers 72.6% 159/219 Yes 27.4% 60/219 No
2015 Life Sciences Salary Survey
Amanda B. Keener and Karen Zusi | Nov 1, 2015 | 8 min read
This year’s survey highlights dramatic regional, sector, and gender variations.
Book Excerpt from Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why it Matters
Benjamin Ginsberg | Jul 31, 2011 | 4 min read
In Chapter 6, "Research and Teaching at the All-Administrative University," author Benjamin Ginsberg describes the perils of pursuing scholarship and teaching in the industrial environment of today's American institutions of higher learning.
Opinion: Bias Is Unavoidable
Lisa Cosgrove | Aug 7, 2012 | 4 min read
Simply disclosing conflicts of interest is not enough.
Life Sciences Salary Survey 2011
Jef Akst and Edyta Zielinska | Dec 1, 2011 | 10+ min read
US salaries are starting to recover after last year’s survey recorded the first-ever drop.
UK Group Tackles Reproducibility in Research
Emily Makowski | Jan 7, 2020 | 5 min read
Last month, 10 UK universities became part of the UK Reproducibility Network, joining researchers, funders, journal publishers, and regulatory agencies.
2017 Life Science Salary Survey
Aggie Mika | Nov 1, 2017 | 7 min read
Industry professionals make more than academic researchers, but for professors, it may not be about the money.
Opinion: Tales from the Nonacademic Career Path
Anna Kriebs | Sep 2, 2017 | 4 min read
Graduate students from The Scripps Research Institute share how they prepared to enter policy, law, biotech, and beyond.
How Orphan Drugs Became a Highly Profitable Industry
Diana Kwon | May 1, 2018 | 10+ min read
Government incentives, advances in technology, and an army of patient advocates have spun a successful market—but abuses of the system and exorbitant prices could cause a backlash.

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