The Oyster, the Grain of Sand, and the Pearl

By Bob Beliveau.  Adverse conditions can sometimes produce remarkable results.  Take the Oyster for example.  When a grain of sand gets into its shell, it secretes a shell like substance (nacre) to coat the intruder.  Over time, this process results in the formation of a Pearl, one of the World’s most treasured jewels. The same […]

Learning from Experience

By Mike Fannon. During my long tenure with Human Genome Sciences (from late 1992 through 2005), I had the good fortune to participate in a biotech startup from the ground floor.  It was a real learning experience to work for an entrepreneurial company staking a claim on the genomic frontier in the mid 1990s.