industry, academia

In efforts to translate basic-science results into pharmaceuticals and other technologies, success cannot be taken for granted.

Researchers and institutions seek to bridge the gap between emerging life science professionals and available positions.

This year's life sciences salary survey turned up some interesting trends in the U.S. and around the world.

This year’s survey highlights dramatic regional, sector, and gender variations.

Check back for the results in November!

A report by a Canadian organization finds that industry-academia relationships compromise university investigators' liberty.  

Simply disclosing conflicts of interest is not enough.

Topping this year’s survey of academic researchers is the J. David Gladstone Institutes, a San Francisco-based nonprofit biomedical research organization with a focus on cardiovascular disease, virology and immunology, and neurodegenerative disorders

On the 10th anniversary of The Scientist’s survey of life science academics, institutions are contending with tighter budgets and larger administrative staffs, while working to sustain and inspire their researchers.

Financial “conflicts of interest” should not be so quickly condemned. Industry relationships are unequivocally beneficial.

Is the push for science to save the still flailing economy a threat to scientific research?

Scientists who pursue advanced degrees are typically smart. They are driven. And they are no doubt passionate about their work. But can they cut it in industry?

Choosing to work in industry does not preclude a return to academe. But the move back takes some planning and finesse.

US salaries are starting to recover after last year’s survey recorded the first-ever drop.