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Wed, 30 Mar 2005

When Science Switches Shores

Here's a wager, if you're interested: I'll bet that biotech offshores even faster than IT. Between politicians stumbling all over themselves to ban stem cell research, and forcing a race for the cheapest health care possible, I wouldn't give this vital American industry more than 10 more years with operations primarily in the United States or Europe.

Since the New York City life science technology-consulting firm Intrasphere Technologies opened an office in India, Samuel Goldman, cofounder and chief technology officer, says he works fairly bizarre hours, scheduling 6:00 A.M. meetings on a "regular basis." From the looks of it, more and more scientists should brace themselves for strange commutes, middle-of-the-night E-mails, and videoconferences with coworkers. That's right: It appears that offshoring has arrived.

(link) [The Scientist]

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