July 2, 2012
by Dale Yuzuki
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Oxford Nanopore, based in Oxford U.K., made a remarkable announcement that surprised many in February’s AGBT meeting in Marco Island. A GridION and MiniION single-molecule sequencers were announced, promising 15 minute runtimes, no sample preparation, and a disposable USB-stick sequencer … Continue reading
May 18, 2012
by Dale Yuzuki
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This past week a statistic was released that indicated that over 50% of all cellphone usage in the US were smartphones. In addition to that, about 9% of all web traffic is now from mobile devices, yet according to one … Continue reading
April 6, 2012
by Dale Yuzuki
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Someone smart said in the summer of 2011, “If what you are getting online is for free, you are not the customer, you are the product.” In our current hyperlinked and Facebook world the nature of online services is changing. … Continue reading
April 1, 2012
by Dale Yuzuki
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I like hearing from recruiters, and can say that not only because they are salespeople and I am a salesperson at heart. They can be a critical source of difficult to find information, such as their ‘people network’ as well … Continue reading
March 30, 2012
by Dale Yuzuki
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This week is the last week of a financial quarter. Phones go unanswered, emails get put off, conference calls are rescheduled, and for many years (when I ‘carried a bag’), there would be a nervous pit in my stomach. So … Continue reading
March 20, 2012
by Dale Yuzuki
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One of the great privileges of working on the marketing side of a life sciences company (compared to the sales side) is the ability to go to a lot of conferences. As a sales representative, it was a hit-or-miss affair, … Continue reading
March 16, 2012
by Dale Yuzuki
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After a two-year stint as a high-school biology / chemistry teacher (at an acclaimed high school in Fullerton, CA called Troy, right at the time it was developing a STEM magnet curriculum which was right in my wheelhouse, so to … Continue reading