Common Pitfalls of Consultants

Common Pitfalls of Consultants

The very term “consultant” can elicit a guttural reaction in a lot of people, not unlike the words “lawyer” or “IRS auditor”. That is because if you have been in business long enough, you have undoubtedly interacted with a consultant or two. Maybe it was one...
Healthy Habits for Business Leaders

Healthy Habits for Business Leaders

Great leaders, regardless of industry, have many similar traits. Likewise, many leaders share a number of the same “good” habits that help them achieve success in their given fields. Try incorporating some of these healthy habits into your routine. Maybe they can help...
Understanding Today’s Gig Economy

Understanding Today’s Gig Economy

Temps, contract work, and side hustle are all concepts that have been around for a long time to describe the part-time workforce. The term “gig” is generally credited as emerging from the jazz culture in the 1920s with bands visiting different cities to...
Top 10 Healthcare Innovations of the 20th Century

Top 10 Healthcare Innovations of the 20th Century

Undoubtedly, the 20th Century was an era of  the greatest innovations and advances in medicine as the average life expectancy increased from 50 years old in 1900 to a current life expectancy of ~77 in the US. It should not be too much of a surprise that most of our...
Jim Allison: A Pioneer in Cancer Immunotherapy

Jim Allison: A Pioneer in Cancer Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy is now one of the four core treatment modalities doctors use to treat cancer. It uses substances to activate or suppress the immune system to help the body fight cancer. Most often, it involves activating the patient’s immune system and/or helping the...
Top Five (New?) Trends for Pharma 2020

Top Five (New?) Trends for Pharma 2020

The pharmaceutical industry is growing at a steadily rising rate. It is expected to be worth about $1.1 trillion by 2021. There are over 2000 compounds in late stage clinical development and over 200 new products projected to be approved in the next couple years—a...