Bayer

More Than Just Aspirin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspirin

You may have seen the commercials about the Bayer Aspirin.  They are always depicting a man who as a heart attack and the doctor puts him on a aspirin regiment.  This gives the impression that Bayer makes only aspirin but in fact, it is in one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies.  It produces more than a dozen types of medicines for people.

Roche Diagnostics

The Fight Against AMD

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetic_retinopathy

Today, as we make advancements in technology, we have been able to protect ourselves from many diseases.  We have better cleaning and disinfecting products which help prevent bacteria from making us sick.  However, did you know that there is a sickness that no one can avoid?  What is this disease?

Edwards Lifesciences

Healing Doors of the Heart

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Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of deaths around the world.  Many people believe that the disease is when a person gets a heart attack.  What the people don’t realize is that cardiovascular disease can effect a person in several different ways; heart attack being only one on them.

Abbott Laboratories

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Many people think that pharmaceuitical and medical device companies only make drugs or medical devices, but that is not true.  There are in fact many companies that produce medicines and medical devices for everyday use. For example, Abbott Laboratories produces

Genentech

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     DNA is the genetic blueprint of life and is found in every organ and every cell.  A cell in the liver has the same DNA as the cell in the heart so how is that every type of cell has a different function despite having the same set of instructions?  Shouldn’t all of the them be the same and behave in the same manner?

Johnson and Johnson

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stent

Have you ever wandered if Johnson & Johnson made any products besides baby shampoo and skin care products?  You may not know this but Johnson & Johnson is also a leading manufacture of medical devices.

Internship vs CO-OP

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After researching into a lot of biotechnology companies, I have seen that some of the them offer internships to students while other offer COOPs.  After noting this, I thought to myself, why not do a post explaining the difference between the two.

Boston Scientific

Wireless in Biotechnology

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subcutaneous_Implantable_Defibrillator_(S-ICD)

Technology has advanced remarkably fast over the past few decades specially in the medical field. Over the weekend I had the opportunity to see in person the a defibrillator developed by Boston Scientific that makes use of such advances in technology to help pace the heart.

Internship at Medronic

World's Largest Standalone Medical Device Company

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XswzbsrF6iE

Medtronic is the largest medical device company in the world. The company has its US headquarters in Minnesota with several locations in California.  If you want to work on cutting edge research and want to be a force of change in the treatment of disease, then I highly recommend you to consider a career at Medtronic.  Medtronic offers internships and full time positions and if you would like to apply for an internship click here.  If you would like to learn about the technologies that Medtronic is currently producing, please continue reading.

Gilead Sciences

Advancing Research in Areas of Life Threatening Disease

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenofovir/emtricitabine

There are many diseases in the world for which we have not yet found a cure.  These diseases include HIV and Liver Disease.  There are many biotech companies that are researching for a cure for the disease and one may be close to finally producing one.

St. Jude Medical

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There are approximately 610,000 people that die from heart disease each year.  That is 1 in every four people.  With these numbers, heart disease has become the worst disease in the country.  How can we combat this disease?  What if a company can invent technologies that can transform the treatment of this disease?  Well, there is a company that can do this and much more.

Feed the World

Biotechs Helping to Eliminate Hunger Worldwide

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Hunger has plagued mankind for centuries and it continues to do so to this day.  I have talked before about the different pathways in biotechnology that a person can take depending on their interests.  What if I were to tell you that there is a path in biotechnology that could help eliminate hunger worldwide. Would you believe me? Well its true.

Fuel the World

Biotechs Helping to Conserve Fuel World Wide

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In the previous post, I suggested a pathway in biotechnology that makes use of genetics to detect and cure diseases.  What if you are not the type of person who likes genetcs?  What if you are a type of person that like industry?  Well there is a pathway in biotechnology for you.

Heal the World

Biotechs Eliminating Diseases World Wide.

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Many people are interested in biotechnology but sometimes they don't know which pathway to follow.  They have a general idea of what biotechnology is but still get confused on which direction to go.  If you are one of these individuals, then let me ask you this, do you want to heal the world?

Internships at Thoratec Corporation/ St. Jude Medical

Thoratec Coorportation- Fighting Heart Failure

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There are many medical devices out in the world that promise somewhat normal life for those who have heart failure.  But by far the coolest device is Thoratec Corporation's Heart Mate II device because patients that have the device have no heart beat.  No heart beat you say! How can this be?