PAST ISSUES: July 2007

Editor's Note:  It's the bioeconomy
Remember when "bio" was short for biography? Or when most people older than a certain age associated it with the word biology, a class in high school where real worms and frogs, instead of computer images, had to be dissected?

Cover Story:  Out of the incubator: Biotechnology firms flourish on the Seacoast
No need to employ Michael J. Fox, the movie star with Parkinson's disease and a staunch research advocate, to tout the importance of biotechnology in the Seacoast.

Cover Story:  Medical technology firms stake claim in New Hampshire
The life-sciences industry is a life-saving ministry of local and global companies, with several household names right here in Maine and New Hampshire.

Cover Story:  Making biotech education work
It's not every school that can promise local world-class training and a comprehensive two-year program that leads to guaranteed employment.

Entrepreneur Watch:  Navigating the shoals of rapid growth
Talk about a quick ascent. In fewer than three years, Mark Galvin, the founder of Whaleback Systems, has seen his company grow from three employees and his home location in Rye to 43 workers and a prime location at Pease International Tradeport.

Politics:  The biotech boom
The huge expansion of Lonza Biologics that is under way at the Pease International Tradeport is an indication of the growth — and importance — of biotechnology to the local and state economy.

Last Word:  Lights! Camera! Action!
Simply put, Nicole Gregg has a unique job. It requires a certain dedication, a love for an unforgiving and seductive industry, and a lot of time to prepare for a one-shot, four-day explosion of activity.