{"id":1038195,"date":"2011-02-06T18:14:49","date_gmt":"2011-02-06T18:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/elan-was-recently-asked-your-workers-or-your-private-jet-guess-what-they-chose\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T16:14:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T20:14:54","slug":"elan-was-recently-asked-your-workers-or-your-private-jet-guess-what-they-chose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/bioengineering\/elan-was-recently-asked-your-workers-or-your-private-jet-guess-what-they-chose.php","title":{"rendered":"Elan was recently asked: Your workers or your private jet..guess what they chose?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A quick note: <\/b>This month has seen me suffer a lot through the loss of my favorite feline Squeaky. This was predated with our failed efforts at using veterinary medicine to save him. I will be writing about this and my plans in detail. In addition, new deadlines and an extremely tight schedule are making posting quite tough! <\/p>

Elan: This name means eagerness and earnest..as it turns out, the Irish pharmaceutical company chose to turn it into irony...<\/p>

Companies like Elan are a staunch reminder that nothing has changed. Business, is as usual - an old boy's club. All everyone did was hold their breath for a little while and now, we are back to business. It doesn't matter that Boston Scientific just needs to pay $196mn. for the Guidant mess. Yeah, don't hold your breath with the lawsuit the Justice Department has filed.<\/p>

It also doesn't matter that J&J's quality problems haven't found a bottom yet.<\/p>

And yet, Elan comes out swinging as the worst. As it turns out, not only did they fire a bunch of their R&D folks, but flew on their private jet to let investors know how they are \"saving money\" and \"on track\" for 2011 growth..!<\/p>

The result?<\/p>

One irked investor claimed that while this was troublesome, Elan was a great company with a great molecule. Bravo! <\/p>

Of course I could go on and on about the need for ethics and shareholder activism, but I thought I would just stop here, and rush back to dinner giving you some pause for thought..<\/p>

\"Do you really think pharmaceutical and medical device companies are going in the right direction?\"<\/p>

No, this is not about innovation that the President preaches, as if all that is holding innovation back is people's desire to jump out and start sketching on the white board...<\/p>

Can companies survive, let alone thrive with such poor ethics and morals? <\/p>

Until next month...<\/p>

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