Outsourcing a project is often seen as an all or nothing proposition: either an entire project is outsourced or everything is kept in house. The...

This is Part 1 in a four-part series in which Dr. Kevin Lustig and Dr. Maria Thompson explore a new paradigm for virtual drug discovery in a...

You’ve made the decision to outsource to a contract research organization, but you’re not sure where to start. Do you send it overseas for lower...

We found this on twitter today. It appears @mrgunn doesn’t really grasp the bigger picture of what we do if he thinks of @scientist_com as “just...

In two compelling presentations at the Bio-IT World Conference last week, Atul Butte and Steven Salzberg provided formidable advocacy for the...

The health and behavior of each one of our cells is influenced by both genetics and epigenetics. Drug discovery has historically targeted proteins...

We’ve established that near sourcing has its advantages over outsourcing, but what are the best areas to near source? CROs, biotechs, and pharmas...

What is the most successful preclinical strategy for drug discovery? Finding the answer to this question is important if pharma is to keep its...

Outsourcing is frequently associated with overseas work, however it encompasses all work that you are sending outside the company,including work to...

The black mamba’s venom is so potent that one bite spells almost certain death, in the absence of antivenom. At least the snake provides the...