A list of small, useful things (links):
- SeeArrOh on pharma R&D spending trends and their relationship to market cap.
- Former chemist (and now polemicist) Josh Bloom on drug manufacture and life and death.
- John talks about Patrick Harran and getting a jury of his peers.
- John Borchardt has a very nice post on chemistry entrepreneurship in the Midwest. Good news, I think.
- Th'Gaussling calls for more entrepreneurship in chemistry -- I'm tempted, a little.
- Paul Hodges' Downturn Alert doesn't look all that great for 2011.
- LabMonkey celebrates his first blog birthday!
- The Heterocyclist on an interesting Mitsunobu and indoline synthesis.
Dear Chemjobber,
ReplyDeleteThere are many kinds of labs to start out there. Ag labs may produce minor amounts of hazardous waste and provide a steady income. Feed and soil analysis are the staples of that business. Environmental lab capacity is usually a bit short- an HPLC or GCMS could be kept busy doing overflow for more established labs. Gotta be ready to do standard methods, though. Gotta have a good LIMS system and standard work instructions in place. Aldrich outsources a fair number of products in its collection- especially if it is off the beaten track. Lots of entrepreneurs in allied technologies need access to lab space for their own development- this is contract research opportunity. This is what I have done. There are many ways to skin the cat.