For a number of years the future has been more promising than the present. So, what awaits the bioscience sector in future? Worldwide, the sector has gone through steady rates of growth, boldly defying the economic crisis. There are changes taking place in the healthcare field which border on nothing short of revolutionary: more efficient and focused products; combined diagnostics and therapy; and the unstoppable growth of generic medicines. In…

Both the engineering department and the technical office of a company are pushing for the need for increased adaptability and flexibility, whilst creating the need for open and tirelessly innovative people in every area of the company. Rivalry between the commercial and production departments of a company is an old cliché in business circles. Free-flowing and congenial the vast majority of the time, conflict inevitably arises on occasion, in internal…

No matter what name they may go by (Research Centre, Technological Park, Research Co-operative, Technological Corporation, etc.), research institutions outside university circles are playing, and continue to play, a vital role in innovation systems throughout many European regions and countries. By their very nature, they currently face the challenge of forging links with industry whilst creating cutting-edge knowledge by applying scientific methods, but by employing management logics which differ from…