Www.effectivinternet.com/2014/contactsingapore/04/edm_gmp_app/edm/Info_Sheet_GMP_2014_(For_Candidates).pdf. Graduates. Naturejobs (2002): Courses combining science and business. Around the world, universities are starting to encourage entrepreneurship among science students.
Steve Bunk investigates. Budding entrepreneurs: Sydney's Molecular Biotechnology Program (top), with Tony Weiss bottom right, and (bottom) Karolinska course directors Carl Johan Sundberg (third from right) and Anna Nilsson (far right) with students.J. Naturejobs (2011): Getting better at biotech. Researchers seeking the latest biotechnology expertise have several options.
Paul Smaglik reports. The biotechnology skill set is a moving target. Once, bench skills were the primary requirement. Now, soft skills are nearly as important: presenting data to different audiences, communicating across disciplines and understanding the language of finance and marketing. For those looking to recharge a career and improve existing skills, there are myriad avenues, with varying levels of time commitment and cost, such as biotech clubs, regional scientific organizations, university extensions and executive programmes.