Overall Crisis: This section includes resources which provide an overview of the overall crisis and its impact on the bioscience industry.

• 2009: Positive Perspectives for Biotechnology (pdf)
• December 11, 2008 BioNJ CFO Forum – Weathering the Current Economic Storm: A Tool Kit for Life Science Companies (pdf)
• December 15, 2008 BioRegion News: Some NJ Life-Science Executives Believe Their Shops Will Weather Financial Storm (pdf)
• Biotech Life Sciences – A 20/20 Vision to 2020 (pdf)
• Barron's Bet on Biotech (pdf)
• Chicago Tribune – Biotech Funding Down (pdf)
• Economic Pulse Cushman & Wakefield (pdf)

Strategies: This section includes commentary/opinion pieces on how best to address the current economic climate.

• The Entrepreneur's Guide to a Biotech Startup (pdf)
• Hiring During an Economic Downturn - Interim is the Answer (pdf)
• Top Ten List (pdf)
• Hemispherx Biopharma (pdf)

Funding: This section includes resources for identifying funding, making relevant contacts, links to N.J. State Government Programs, VCs and others.

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (pdf)
• Angel Groups (pdf)
• VCs (pdf)
• New Jersey State Government (pdf)
• Federal Government (pdf)
• BD Licensing Executives Contacts (pdf)

Experts (pdf): This section provides links to our member experts in such areas as legal, accounting, real estate and others.

• Legal
• Accounting
• Real Estate
• Career Service
• Other

Blogs

• Fox Rothschild IP Legal Watch Blog (Website opens in a new window)
  This blog covers recent developments in patent law, such as the new Patent Reform Act of 2009, as well as noteworthy cases, such as Bilski, which deals with the granting of controversial business patents.

Cost-Saving Tools: This section provides programs that can reduce costs and improve efficiencies.

• The US Pharmaceutical Market: Trends, Issues and Outlook (pdf)
• Patient Recruitment Calculator (pdf)
• BioNJ Purchasing Program (pdf)
• Workforce Development (pdf)
• BIO Business Solutions (pdf)
• State Library Knowledge Initiative (pdf)

Career Tools: Tips for employers and employees.

• Job Placement Resources (pdf)
• Unemployment Benefits and Contacts (pdf)

Useful Links (pdf): Other sources of timely information.

• State of New Jersey
• Burrill & Company

How You Can Contribute (pdf): Learn how you can contribute to the knowledge base.

Sponsorship Opportunities (pdf): Learn how you can help through sponsorship opportunities.

The opinions expressed in the articles contained in the BioNJ Troubled Times Tools Kit do not represent the opinions of BioNJ or its members, nor do the listings of services providers represent a recommendation by BioNJ.