David Ford

1 month ago | lifescienceleader.com | David Ford |John Archer

Guest Column | March 25, 2025 By David Ford and John Archer The life sciences industry is on the brink of a significant shift. Over the next few years, a historic patent cliff will reshape Big Pharma's landscape, triggering waves of talent movement between pharmaceutical and biotech companies. The last time the industry faced a similar challenge was in the early 2010s.

1 month ago | biorxiv.org | Xavier A. Jenkins |Roger Benson |David Ford |Claire Browning

AbstractLiving reptiles include more than 20,000 species with disparate ecologies. Direct anatomical evidence from Neodiapsida, which includes the reptile crown-group Sauria and its closest extinct relatives, shows that this diversity originates from a single common ancestor that lived some 257 million years ago in the Paleozoic. However, the evolutionary assembly of crown reptile traits is poorly understood due to the lack of anatomically close relatives of Neodiapsida.

Nov 28, 2024 | mondaq.com | David Ford |Vivian T. Thieu

As discussed in our prior article on Employee Ownership Trusts, Canadian business owners report that finding a buyer is a significant obstacle to succession planning. Protecting employees remains a top priority for business owners. More than half report that they would be more likely to sell their business to their employees if that was a viable option. There are many obstacles to selling a business to its employees.

Nov 26, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Xavier A. Jenkins |Roger Benson |David Ford |Late Paleozoic Outgroups

AbstractLiving reptiles include more than 20,000 species with disparate ecologies. Direct anatomical evidence from Neodiapsida, which includes the reptile crown-group Sauria and its closest extinct relatives, shows that this diversity originates from a single common reptilian ancestor that lived some 255 million years ago in the Paleozoic. However, the evolutionary assembly of crown reptile traits is poorly understood due to the lack of anatomically close outgroups to Neodiapsida.

Oct 22, 2024 | fm.gov.om | David Ford

Oman’s Ambassador to the French Republic, Ahmed Bin Mohamed Bin Nasser Alaraimi, delivered a speech at the conclusion of the Paris round of the Oman Golf Trophy 2024. The tournament's qualifying rounds were held in France, Italy, Japan, India, Austria, Germany and South Africa.