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Careers in Biotechnology -- News & Trends

The latest trends in the biotechnology industry, as well as sources for statistical data are listed below. For additional sources of data see the association page for organizations within each segment.

Page Content:

 

Databases:

Overviews:

Vault

Suggested search:

  • See the Industry Overview section and select biotech from the list
  • Click the "Download Guides" tab at the top of the page to locate the Vault Career Guide to Biotech publication

Wetfeet

Suggested search:

  • Under the Wetfeet Insider Guides click the Download link to access the Careers in Biotech and Pharmaceuticals publication

Investext Plus

  • Locate "Biotechnology" under the Industry Search drop-down menu

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

  • Under the Toolbox locate the following survey
    • Biotechnology

 

Articles:

ABI/Inform

Suggested searches:

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology AND Research & development
  • Biotechnology AND Pharmaceutical industry
  • Biotechnology AND Product development
  • Biotechnology AND Genetic engineering
  • Biotechnology AND Biotechnology industry
  • Biotechnology AND Agricultural biotechnology
  • Biotechnology AND Bioethics

Business Source Premier

Suggested search:

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology Industries

Factiva

Suggested search:

  • Use the Intelligent Index to focus/narrow your search
    • Industry
      • Biotechnology
      • Biopharmaceuticals

Health Library Databases

 

Market Reports:

eMarketer

Suggested search:

  • Search the database using the key term biotechnology to retrieve a list of articles, charts and reports

Gartner - IT-related reports

Suggested search:

  • Browse the database by topic or
  • Search the Gartner website using the key term biotechnology
    • Next, look for the reports by date by accessing the database through the library connection

MarketLine Business Information Center

Suggested search:

  • Click on the Industries tab at the top of the page
    • Browse the Biotechnology section under Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare heading

 

 

Journals:

Ejournals@emory

 

 

Print Resources:

See this link for biotechnology titles in the library collection. Don't forget to look at the cross references link at the top of the page for additional sources.

Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios

  • Page 177 in the book contains averages for the SIC codes in the biotechnology industry

RMA Annual Statement Studies

  • Additional source of operating ratios - based on NAICS (see pages 1232-1233)

Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios

  • NAICS listing of financial ratios (see page 339)

 

 

Websites:

Agricultural Biotechnology AgNIC Gateway

Bioethics.net

BINAS Online

BioSpace

Biotechnology for the 21st Century

Biotechnology Regulatory Services

Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupation Outlook

Council for Biotechnology Information

FDA - Biotechnology

F-D-C Reports: The Pink Sheet

FierceBiotech

Genetic Engineering News

National Center for Biotechnology Information

OECD Biotechnology

USDA - Agricultural Biotechnology

World Bank - Biotechnology and Genetic Resource Policies

 

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