Finding your Next Biotech Job
Along with the pharmaceutical industry, the biotech sector is one of the most important industries in the UK and in Europe. The numerous plant expansions in Ireland also signify that there is currently a high demand for biotech professionals who possess the experience and expertise that is required by employers. Finding a suitable biotech job in most cases requires a little more than just the necessary credentials and skills. This is because the biotech job market is one of the most competitive and hence, job candidates require the assistance of a specialist recruitment agency. A reputable recruitment company which specialist knowledge and experience in biotech recruiting can significantly streamline the process of finding a biotech job. Read the rest of this entry »
Biotech Mutual Funds
Mutual funds come in many packages, all tailored to suit the need of different investors. Biotech mutual funds are a category of these investments, whose major aim is to boost the performance of future technology. They also offer dividends to the investors and other benefits as well. For an investor who may want to invest in these stocks but does not know how to go about it, a little bit of research will go a long way in helping him decide the best way forward. To begin with, one needs to look out for those investments that have been performing well in the market over the last several years. Read the rest of this entry »
When Humans Transcend Biology
When Humans Transcend Biology
For over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. In his classic The Age of Spiritual Machines, he argued that computers would soon rival the full range of human intelligence at its best. Now he examines the next step in this inexorable evolutionary process: the union of human and machine, in which the knowledge and skills embedded in our brains will be combined with the vastly greater capacity, speed, and knowledge-sharing ability of our creations.