GSK Aims for Culture Shift... and More Profit - Feb. 15, 2012

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012  |   |   |   |  Scottish Development International: The home of whisky and the bionic hand, we're the toast of the scientific community. Independent analysis shows that Scotland is a high quality, cost effective location to establish your business project. Enter your details to access our FREE Financial Times benchmarking reports on a range of industries that demonstrate Scotland's competitiveness. •   GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Aims for Culture Shift... and More Profit More... •   Karo Bio AB Ends Spin Off Plans as Cholesterol Drug is Terminated More... More Industry News •   Celladon Corporation Raises $43 Million to Advance MYDICAR® for the Treatment of Heart Failure More... More Finance News Building Novel Applications with Pipeline Pilot to Drive Next Generation Sequencing This case study shows how scientists are streamlining the process of analyses of DNA sequence information. 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More Personnel News •   Aoxing Pharmaceutical Company Inc. (AXN) Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Financial and Operational Results More... •   Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (APDN) Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2012 Results More... •   Dyax Corp. (DYAX) to Host Fourth Quarter and Year End 2011 Earnings Call and Webcast More... •   Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ELI) Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2012 More... •   Fluidigm Corporation Reports Strong Year-End and Full Year Growth in 2011 More... More Earnings Report News •   Lonza Inc. Denies $210 Million South African API Plant Deal is Done More... •   Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) Opens European Genome Center in Copenhagen More... •   Accenture Opens New Research & Development Lab in Beijing to Develop Technology Innovations for Clients in China and Asia-Pacific Region More... 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Conduct research studies and market research projects as needed; makes recommendations as appropriate. • BioMidwest (Lawrence, Kansas) Gyrasol Technologies Vice President of Business Development Execute the companys marketing strategy. Develop marketing materials, represent the company at international conferences. Build a portfolio of industry contacts and evaluate new business opportunities. • Biotech Bay (San Francisco, California) Miltenyi Biotec, Inc. Technical Sales Consultant Meet and/or exceed company sales forecasts in designated territory through in-depth knowledge of market segments, expert technical sales knowledge across product line, and sales skills to convert customer leads to sales. Identify potential sales leads and develop sales plan for converting leads to sales using available resources (targeted marketing, science, customer care & clinical representatives, etc). • Get Noticed! 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Job seekers may register here. • Genetown Career Fair, Cambridge, MA February 21, 2012 • BioSpace Career Fair at CALBIO2012, San Francisco, CA March 7, 2012 • BioMidwest Career Fair, Bridgewater, NJ March 22, 2012 • Biotech Beach Career Fair, La Jolla, CA April 17, 2012 • BioCapital Career Fair, Bethesda, MD April 25, 2012 • Pharm Country Career Fair, King Of Prussia, PA May 1, 2012 • BioNC Career Fair, Durham, NC May 2, 2012 • Biotech Bay Career Fair, Burlingame, CA May 29, 2012 More information about BioSpace's Career Fairs BioSpace White Paper Biotech Career Fairs For Job Seekers 101: Control Your Experience By June Salvati, BioSpace Director of Events and Corporate Services Post Your: News | Jobs | Company Profile | Event | Advertising / Sponsorship BioSpace, Inc. 6465 South Greenwood Plaza, Suite 400 Centennial, Colorado 80111 U.S.A. Phone: 877-277-7585 Fax: 800-595-2929 BioSpace, Inc. 90 New Montgomery Street, Suite 414 San Francisco, California 94105 U.S.A. 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