Worldview Scorecard

• A Global Biotechnology Survey [ Worldview Scorecard ]
  by Yali Friedman
• The Overall Leaders: Innovation-Capacity Scores
  
• The Category Leaders: 5 Key Benchmarks
  
• The Outputs
  
• Biotech’s U.S. Birth
  Why, exactly, did the industry originate and thrive in America? by Yali Friedman

Country Spotlights

• Beefing Up Biotech With Biopolis
  Despite autocratic expectations, Singapore built a free-thinking environment for innovation by Mara Hvistendahl
• Israel's Pharma-Patent Killer
  Teva, the world's largest maker of chemical generic drugs, is moving in on biogenerics by Shailaja Neelakantan
• The Future Of Ancient Cures
  Turning traditional Chinese medicine modern and leading the way for new drugs by Mara Hvistendahl
• Cellulose In Campinas
  A Brazilian pilot plant fuels the country’s changing direction in ethanol by Emily Waltz
• Making Apples Edible Longer
  Genetic engineering bears non-browning fruit by Meredith Small
• Plowing Under A GM Draught
  Upcoming field trials with genetically modified canola could clear room for more growth by Mara Hvistendahl
• Spanish Spin-Offs
  Focusing on a specialty—such as human-tissue samples—creates a source of new companies by Emily Waltz
• Overcoming Hurdles In Hungary
  For years, this country shied away from biotech, but that is changing by Emily Waltz
• The Fish Injectors
  To keep aquaculture healthy, a Scottish company employs some of the world’s fastest vaccinators by Meredith Small
• A Manufacturing Move
  By changing a law, Mexico could bring in more pharmaceuticals by Emily Waltz
• Sorghum In South Africa
  This grass can survive in most any climate, but people cannot live well on it, unless genetic improvements make it more nutritious by Meredith Small
• Indian Brewer Turned Biotech Queen
  Biocon, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's creation, hopes to improve the odds of drug discovery by Shailaja Neelakantan

Policy & Economics

• Fighting in the Face of Distress
  Undervalued and cash-strapped, a global industry wrestles with its future by Mike May
• Overseeing Outsourcing
  The increasingly global nature of the pharmaceutical supply chain presents opportunities, but requires panoramic vigilance by Cormac Sheridan
• Protecting IP: Anything but Simple
  Countries that once ignored intellectual property now embrace it—hoping to protect their own inventions in biomedicine and biotechnology by Peter Gwynne
• Turf Battles: Politics Interfere With Species Identification
  As nations view their flora and fauna as commodities, science suffers. by Linda Baker
• The Next Generation Of Biofuels
  Algae and engineered micro-organisms—the oil of tomorrow by Melinda Wenner
• The Regulatory Battle Over Biosimilars
  What makes follow-on biologics a thousand times messier than typical generic drugs? by Jared Feldman
• Rescues Around The World
  From cash infusions to tax incentives, countries are seeking ways to boost biotech by Ted Agres

Science & Technology

• What Biotech Needs From Technology
  Polling a panel of experts reveals a range of wish lists as broad as the field itself by Jeffrey M. Perkel
• Is It Time To Give Up On Therapeutic Cloning? A Q&A With Ian Wilmut
  The creator of Dolly the sheep has ended his focus on somatic-cell nuclear transfer, or cloning, in favor of another approach to create stem cells by Sally Lehrman
• Connections And Computation
  From accessing and managing information to designing products through simulations, electronic devices are transforming all areas of biotechnology by Mike May
• Biomedical Information— A Matter of Trust A Q&A With Howard R. Asher
  Can a new kind of ATM change global healthcare?
• Magic Nano-Bullets
  Advances in nanotechnology could make drug delivery far more accurate and effective by Charles Choi
• P Is The New D
  Peptide nucleic acid (PNA), a synthetic hybrid of protein and DNA, is poised for a world of applications by Melissa Lee Phillips
• High Content Is King
  Robotic handlers and automated imaging are revolutionizing drug discovery by Charles Choi
• Silent Green
  Unsung heroes of sustainability, industrial enzymes protect the environment, while enhancing a range of products by Alan Dove

Society & Culture

• Simple Solutions For Global Health
  Across the world, the least expected changes help deliver better care by Dawn Stover
• Sharing The Wealth Of Data
  Combining knowledge is fundamental to innovation. Doing it right requires new technologies, policies and ways of interacting by Mike May
• Hungry For GM Crops
  Feeding the world requires more than genetic modifications, because much of the trouble arises from social and political constraints by Emily Waltz
• The Beauty Of Biomass
  Plant material—often wasted—could fuel 8 percent of the world’s energy needs by 2020 by Bill Caesar , Nicolas Denis , Jens Riese and Alexander Schwartz
• Big Ideas From Small Places
  A fly—plus animal behavior and nanotechnology—teaches us how to hear the world around us by Ronald R. Hoy
• An Innovation Call To Arms: Brazil’s Option for Science Education
  A nationwide plan to enfranchise all citizens through education will allow Brazil to reach its full potential by Luiz Inácio , Lula Da Silva , Fernando Haddad and Miguel A. L. Nicolelis

About Us

• Fostering a Worldwide “Innovation Climate”
  with Clarity, not Clichés by Steven Yee
• Why Take A Worldview?
  Looking far and wide to see our innovation future by Yali Friedman and Mike May

Sponsors

• Amgen: Pioneering Science Delivers Vital Medicines
  
• Pfizer: Uniquely Changing Discovery
  
• Merck & Co Inc: Building On A History Of Biologics Expertise