Education

The New Capital of Bio-Tech and Life Sciences

Boston and San Francisco have long battled for supremacy in biotech innovation and investment, but the Massachusetts…

Numbers, grades, and exams in Beijing

It’s not important whether the cat is black or white, as long as it catches…

Securing employment: Job Ambitions and Reality

Securing employment—performing a task, being productive—is by now a fundamental…

Almond-shaped eyes and sharp brains

MYANMAR – The new asian frontier – 23 October 2013

You are cordially invited to the Conference “Myanmar. The new Asian frontier”. The event will…

Is China the cure for ailing pharmaceutical innovation in the west? Part III of III

No discussion of China’s pharmaceutical industry would be complete without addressing intellectual property rights.  Over the years,…

Is China the cure for ailing pharmaceutical innovation in the west? Part II of III

Recently, I was asked whether the pharmaceutical industry being exported to China was obsolete.  On the contrary,…

Target Search in the Chinese Chemical Industry

Dr. Kai Pflug, Management Consulting – Chemicals, and Dr. Werner Heil, Heil Yang Group With the ever-increasing importance of the…

The succession issue in China: can the first-generation rely on the second-generation?

According to data from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, more than 3 million private businesses will encounter…

Is China the cure for ailing pharmaceutical innovation in the west? Part I of III

The phrase “big pharma” conjures a litany of responses; from visceral to analytical, opinions regarding the pharmaceutical industry’s reputation…