New Baldrige Criteria Published
Mon, 01/01/2007 - 22:00
The 2007 Baldrige criteria for performance excellence in education and health care, and in business and nonprofit organizations, were recently published on the Baldrige National Quality Program Web site, along with the 2007 Baldrige award… ISO Launches New Award
Mon, 01/01/2007 - 22:00
Trying to raise awareness of and promote standardization, the International Organization for Standardization recently introduced the ISO Award for Higher Education in Standardization to encourage a positive appreciation of and involvement… EFQM’s Innovation Workshop
Mon, 01/01/2007 - 22:00
EFQM will offer a workshop on May 10–11 designed to allow business, process and quality managers to meet like-minded people, to learn new ways to define their innovation agenda, and to measure their innovation performance and improve… i3 Announces Global Expansion
Wed, 12/20/2006 - 22:00
Pharmaceutical services company i3 has entered the next phase of its global expansion which includes organic and acquired growth in India, Latin America and Europe. Coupled with acquisitions in Canada and Asia Pacific that i3 made earlier this… Poll: Documentation Practices Are Inefficient
Wed, 12/20/2006 - 22:00
Three out of four life sciences companies polled in a recent survey said that their current documentation practices are inefficient. The survey was conducted in November and focused on key areas of life sciences firms that are heavily… PhRMA Launches Diabetes Campaign
Wed, 12/20/2006 - 22:00
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) recently kicked off a multimedia campaign to raise public awareness of diabetes. Nearly 21 million Americans know they have diabetes, and as many as 6.2 million more have it… Abbott Completes Kos Acquisition
Wed, 12/20/2006 - 22:00
Abbott Laboratories has completed its acquisition of Kos Pharmaceuticals Inc., which specializes in treatments for cardiovascular, metabolic and respiratory diseases, and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Abbott Labs. Abbott reports that… Irena Petsche Is Heartbeat Software’s Vice President
Tue, 12/19/2006 - 22:00
Heartbeat Software Inc. has named Six Sigma Black Belt Irena Petsche its new vice president for professional services. Heartbeat Software is a provider of software for the life sciences industry. Petsche has 20 years’ experience in the… Comerica Bank Names Award Winners
Tue, 12/19/2006 - 22:00
Comerica Bank recently announced three winners of its annual National Quality Excellence Award program. The award recognizes outstanding contribution to Comerica’s vision and core values. This year’s winners are Adagio Graphics, SHI and… John Wilkerson Gets Breakthrough Certification
Tue, 12/19/2006 - 22:00
John Wilkerson, a Six Sigma Black Belt, was recently certified as the first international lead management consultant in the United States. Wilkerson is executive director of Bellwether Services, a lean Six Sigma consultancy and training…