appetite

The development of a melanocortin MC4 receptor binding assay using the LEADseeker Multimodality Imaging System

...C 4 receptor has been linked to the regulation of appetite (1). Evidence has suggested that melanocortins are involved in mediating appetite regulation through the effects of leptin and controlling the expression of neuropeptide Y. Thus, the...

Fusion 2007: In e-legalities, CIOs and lawyers combine to provide business value

...least we've got a good assessment of risk, and our appetite for it....

The misguided talent war

...ing people fear failure and thus diminishing their appetite for taking risks. Meritocracy is good but winners take all is divisive Many American corporations and workers embrace the principle of meritocracy - that people are individually recognized and rewarded for their accomplishments and contributions ...

Swiss biotech has quality of its big pharma, watch and chocolate industries

...g has doubled in 4 years, so there is an increased appetite for Swiss biotech. Novartis has also launched a venture fund. Today there are at least a dozen Swiss VCs, in addition to another other 13 life science funds for later stage companies. Biotech, by its very nature, has to start with great research, an...

CEOs and CIOs must be 'joined at the hip'

...n must understand its key business drivers and its appetite for risk, all of which is done in the corporate strategic planning process, not the IT planning process. Without this predicate, the CIO and the IT organization will be "helpless in making good judgments and providing good counsel," Harvey stated. A...

The challenge of financing today's Midwest life science companies

...eased significantly during this period, so has the appetite for new products to fill the product pipeline of Big Pharma. Even Amgen and Genentech now in-license a significant portion of their products from other smaller companies. So while youre trying to raise money from diverse sources, dont neglect the pr...

The world's largest factory

...th gold, and a generous populace with the greatest appetite to consume devours anything and everything. These people satisfy their uncontrollable desires with the panic purchases of the all the world's most expensive and finest items -- not to mention the mostly junk items as well. It is a land where the eve...

Why are brands culturally profiled?

...y a handful of countries that dominated the global appetite for finer products. Not any longer. Corporate branding now requires a deeper understanding of the type and style of persona a corporate image is and what perceptions it triggers. It is essential to know the three critical personas -- territorial, ...

Bio-Logic Systems, another Midwest life-science firm, flies under the radar

...ol provided a short but sweet endorsement: If your appetite for risk can stomach an even smaller competitor of Natus, you may find a better bargain in Bio-Logic Systems. That one's already profitable and it has a very nice free cash flow to boot. Is this what drove the stock price up recently? Bio-Logic Sys...

MATC faces demand for less paper and more integration

...ring was the quick response. MATC students strong appetite for technology is forcing some changes on campus. David feels as much responsibility to help people respond as he does to figure how all the technology will work. You cant just go out and buy software, he says. If we dont look at the processes as we...

Interview with Medical College of Wisconsin Research Foundation's new director of marketing and licensing

...product of Clark's fish business was his increased appetite for new business challenges. "The take-home message is that if you're in the right place at the right time with the right idea, you can make a lot of money," Clark said. Few high-tech entrepreneurs would consider $6,000 to be "a lot of money," but C...

WTN exclusive interview with Commerce Secretary Cory Nettles (part 2)

...at process and there are others who didnt have the appetite for CapCo legislation or the political urge to put that CapCo legislation through. But, I think we did our part in terms of really giving that idea a very full day, improving on the ideas that were presented by virtue of all the information we rece...