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Maria Thompson

Maria Thompson, PhD has a background in molecular genetics and over 16 years of experience in pharmaceutical and diagnostics research and development. She has held a variety of roles including Head of Genome Wide Screening for Type 2 diabetes, Six Sigma Black Belt, and VP of Scientific Affairs. Dr. Thompson is a Principal Consultant at APEX Think, a private consulting company providing scientific and technical advisory services to clients across the life science industry. Dr. Thompson holds a BSc in Genetics and a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry from the Royal London School of Medicine, UK.
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May 7, 2013

The San Diego Business Journal recently interviewed Scientist’s CEO Kevin Lustig about his latest side venture: “Bio, Tech and Beyond”, which is a...

May 2, 2013

We work with researchers from big and large pharma to discover new CROs and outsource drug discovery. Whether they have worked with a handful of...

Apr 30, 2013

As previously discussed, drug development costs have been rising to almost prohibitive levels. In 1975, the average approved drug cost $100 million...

Apr 24, 2013

Outsourcing a project is often seen as an all or nothing proposition: either an entire project is outsourced or everything is kept in house. The...

Apr 18, 2013

You’ve made the decision to outsource to a contract research organization, but you’re not sure where to start. Do you send it overseas for lower...

Apr 18, 2013

We found this on twitter today. It appears @mrgunn doesn’t really grasp the bigger picture of what we do if he thinks of @scientist_com as “just...

Apr 16, 2013

The health and behavior of each one of our cells is influenced by both genetics and epigenetics. Drug discovery has historically targeted proteins...

Apr 11, 2013

We’ve established that near sourcing has its advantages over outsourcing, but what are the best areas to near source? CROs, biotechs, and pharmas...

Apr 9, 2013

What is the most successful preclinical strategy for drug discovery? Finding the answer to this question is important if pharma is to keep its...

Apr 4, 2013

Outsourcing is frequently associated with overseas work, however it encompasses all work that you are sending outside the company,including work to...