Preserving U.S. competitiveness – It’s more than science, engineering and math degrees
NEW Leading companies across India in workforce development and training are setting an example American firms should emulate, says new report. 'The time has come for the guru to learn from one of its disciples - India," writes entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa.
Divide and innovate? GSK’s new CEO wants competing discovery teams
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Internal drug development at pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) is about to get much more competitive in what’s being described as a “radical shakeup.”
Witty's interview came just before GSK announced a drop in profits today with the firm citing increasing competition from generics as a major reason.
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Recipes for drug success? Chefs at Metabolon land another major pharma client
Want your TV to go? New technology to give you that option.
Wake up and smell the latte – in Beijing! Bye, bye more American jobs.
‘White Standard of Leadership’ – Americans expect business leaders to be white, Duke study finds

NEW PPD shares drop 7% even though company beat street expectations
Future business, cancellations trigger sell-off in Wilmington-based contract research organization.
NEW Seeds for success? Athenix raises $10M in new funding
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NEW AT&T 2Q profit up 30 pct, matching Street's view
NEW Cisco to buy home networking firm for $120 million
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NEW Brainstorming: iContact’s chairman learns how to Segway
By AARON HOUGHTON, iContact chairman
Aaron Houghton, blogging from Fortune Brainstorm Technology conference, likes having another commute option. Plus: Some big ideas and the impressive One Laptop Per Child machine.
Exits on hold but IPO window should open in 2010, execs say
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Infomercials 2.0: TiVo and Amazon to launch in-TV product ads
Atlanta startup Appcelerator closes of $4.1M
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NEW NIH awards UNC School of Medicine $2M grant for high-tech scanner
NEW PPD names former MedImmune exec as chief medical officer
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Viagra may help sexual side effects in women
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TV coming to mobile phones
WRAL's parent company is testing a technology that would allow mobile, live television reception.
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What does the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act have to do with employers?
TechLaw: Employers beware - The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 prohibits more than you might think.
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Lenovo adds two large distributors to consumer PC sales effort
D&H Distributing, Ingram Micro sign on as partners with world’s No. 4 PC manufacturer.
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