From a Beaker to a Bottle: Overview of the Drug Discovery and Development Process for Small Molecule Therapeutics

EVENT DATE: Thursday, May 6, 2010.
Ever wondered what it takes for a molecule in a laboratory to become an approved drug on the market? It has been estimated that it costs over $1Billion to bring a drug into the market. The drug discovery and development process is a high risk but exciting endeavor akin to finding a diamond in a coal mine. Join us as Ann Newman, of Seventh Street Development Group, shares her decades of experience and provides you with an overview of the process. Learn how chemistry is making a valuable impact in the drug discovery industry.

US Immigration for Foreign-born Scientists – What You Should Know about Employer-Sponsored and Self-Petitions for Green Cards

EVENT DATE: Thursday, April 15, 2010.
What do foreign-born scientists, technology entrepreneurs, and investors need to know to legally work in the US? How can one gain path to citizenship as a scientist? Foreign-born scientists and scholars have and continue to contribute to the technical wealth and economic growth in the US. According to 2005 ChemCensus, about twenty percent of chemical professionals are foreign-born. Learn from our speaker the various US immigration avenues available for scientific and technical professionals.

How Chemistry is keeping Your Food Safe – Application of ultra high pressure liquid chromatography in a Food Safety Laboratory

EVENT DATE: Thursday, April 1, 2010.
Ever wondered about what keeps your food safe from harmful contaminants? Food safety is frequently featured in the headline news and chemistry plays an important role in assuring that our food is free from unwanted contaminants. Learn the lastest in separation science and instrumentations utilized in food analysis. Join our speaker, Walter Hammack with the Florida Department of Agriculture, as he discusses the various chromatographic tools, methods, and regulations for food safety.

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Staying ahead of the game: Recent innovations in computational methods for drug discovery

EVENT DATE: Thursday, March 18, 2010.
Looking for new ideas in your research projects? Want to know if computational methods can help? Knowing when to use a certain tool in your research is as crucial as deciding whether you should use it. Advances in computational methods have greatly sped up drug discovery, but it is not without its setbacks. Our speaker will discuss the successes of computational modeling and how to benefit from failures and avoid costly mistakes. Join us as we probe the secrets of when to deploy computational methods and how to get the innovations you want.

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Online Monitoring for Water and Wastewater Processes – Global Sustainability at Your Fingertips

EVENT DATE: Thursday, March 4, 2010.
Do you know that the global market for water treatment products is a $44 Billion industry? The spending and needs for products and experts in this field is expected to grow with the escalation in global water demand and consumption. If you are interested in learning about the latest in online monitoring equipment, how to meet water regulatory requirements for your company, or to discuss new opportunities in the area of global sustainability, you can not afford to miss this seminar. Join us to explore the latest trends in technology and learn best practises for online water monitoring.

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Failure is an Option: Learn How to Turn Failure into an Advantage

EVENT DATE: Thursday, February 18, 2010.
We are all familiar with failures and yet failures carry a negative stigma to both individuals and companies. Just as the phoenix can rise from the ashes, successful individuals and companies are those who have successfully turned failures into advantages. Join us to learn from our speaker the art of calculating risks and taking charge of setbacks. You too can turn failures into success.

Executive View – How should a chemical company measure risk when evaluating investment opportunities? Part 2 of 2.

EVENT DATE: January 2010.
The Four Valleys question. Do you work for a ‘Napa Valley’ kind of business? Is it in ‘Happy Valley’? Or could it be heading for ‘Death Valley’? Last month, we looked at strategic risk – how a company might evaluate different growth opportunities by using the Ansoff Matrix. This month, we look at how a company can manage operational risk, using the Four Valleys matrix; matching its culture and ways of working to the markets in which it operates.

Executive View – How should a chemical company measure risk when evaluating investment opportunities? Part 1 of 2.

EVENT DATE: December 2009.
Ever wonder how your company’s executives make their decisions in this recession? Difficult times, such as today’s, require companies to pay close attention to the risk element when considering any investment. Consider the recent mergers in basic chemicals for Dow Chemicals and Rohm & Haas, in pharmaceuticals for Pfizer and Wyeth, and the recent bid from Reliance for chemical giant Lyondell-Basell. Luckily, there are some standard tools available for helping with this process.