Pharma's R&D Deals With Foundations May Negatively Impact Image
On the surface, it sounds pretty reasonable. Foundations like the Michael J. Fox Foundation and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF), in their attempts to accelerate the discovery and development of new drugs, have turned to pharmaceutical companies for help. One of the most dramatic examples of this was last year’s investment of $58 million over 6 years by the CFF into Pfizer R&D. The research being funded is focused on finding a drug to correct a defective protein called CFTR. In patients with cystic fibrosis, this protein folds incorrectly resulting in improper flow of salt and fluids into airways. Pfizer scientists are now looking at ways to correct this.
Google Can't Be Tax Avoiding Because There's No Such Thing As Tax Avoidance
The narrative over tax avoidance in the UK is gaining enough traction that Google's Chairman, Eric Schmidt, popped up in The Observer yesterday to explain the company's actions. In it Schmidt makes a couple of points that support a long running contention of mine: there is no such thing as tax avoidance. That's an extreme view in the current intellectual climate, certainly, but it has the merit of actually being true even if extreme.
Why Leaders Must "Get Real" - 5 Ways To Unlock Authentic Leadership
Leadership is far less about what you are doing, than about who you are being. If you think about the people who have influenced you most over the course of your career and life, it’s likely that what impacted you most was not what they did, but about who they were being while doing it.
Finance News
Who Scares The Super-Rich Most?
The super-rich with a net-worth of US$500 million or more, by definition, have money. They also are very likely to have connections resulting in business and political clout. However, none of this means that the super-rich are safe. On the contrary, there are institutions and people that can easily put them on edge – that scare them. The following are admittedly broad generalizations based on interviews with some of the super-rich and high-end security specialists.
6 Things You Think Add Value To Your Home - But Really Don't
Every homeowner must pay for routine home maintenance, such as replacing worn-out plumbing components or staining the deck, but some choose to make improvements with the intention of increasing the home's value. Certain projects, such as adding a well thought-out family room - or other functional space - can be a wise investment, as they do add to the value of the home. Other projects, however, allow little opportunity to recover the costs when it's time to sell.
