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Maria Thompson

Maria Thompson, PhD has a background in molecular genetics and over 16 years of experience in pharmaceutical and diagnostics research and development. She has held a variety of roles including Head of Genome Wide Screening for Type 2 diabetes, Six Sigma Black Belt, and VP of Scientific Affairs. Dr. Thompson is a Principal Consultant at APEX Think, a private consulting company providing scientific and technical advisory services to clients across the life science industry. Dr. Thompson holds a BSc in Genetics and a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry from the Royal London School of Medicine, UK.
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Jan 14, 2014

So how does the pharmaceutical industry restore its jaded public image? The answer is by changing itself from within, by paying more than just lip...

Jan 7, 2014

The San Diego Business Journal announced today that Scientist CEO, Dr. Kevin Lustig, was awarded the Most Admired CEO for a small privately held...

Dec 17, 2013

The annual “Science Innovations” competition from The Scientist magazine uncovered a bonanza of interesting technologies that made their way into...

Dec 12, 2013

Drones are all over the news at the moment - are they really a science fiction notion soon to become reality? Tapping into the current frenzy...

Nov 27, 2013

Scientist advocates creativity in science and we support new models of research innovation. We’ve added turkey to our innovation arena and have...

Oct 29, 2013

Kevin Lustig was invited by The Empowered Patient Radio Show after they heard Kevin at the Tech Coast Angels quick pitch competition. Kevin...

Oct 22, 2013

The next time your research takes you outside your field of expertise, you might consider looking for a core lab to help move your project forward...

Oct 17, 2013

Dr. Kevin Lustig talks about strategic outsourcing and bringing pharma and drug discovery into the information age in an article he recently wrote...

Oct 10, 2013

Core labs are important assets to academic institutions. They are concentrated pockets of experts, to whom scientists can outsource specific parts...

Oct 8, 2013

This is Part 3 in a three-part series on patient-centered outcomes. (Check out Part 1 and Part 2). Patient perspective (patient-centered outcomes...