Business Briefs
Accord Scientific LLC announced the promotion of Jason Bradberry to director of recruiting and the addition of Janice Jones as senior recruiter for life sciences and clinical research.
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Staffing
Accord Scientific LLC, a professional placement firm specializing in the biotech industry in the Southeast has annouced these changes.
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SCRI, Accord Scientific Team Up to Bring More Biotech Professionals to Tennessee
Nashville-based Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) has teamed up with Accord Scientific LLC, a professional placement firm, to help recruit top talent to fill the center's growing biotech needs. The partnership, which began in July, is already bringing top researchers into the state and employment is expected to soon grow at SCRI from 160 to 220 since its announcement that it would also expand into the areas of cardiovascular illness.
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Accord Scientific to Aid Cannon Center's Staffing
Franklin-based Accord Scientific, LLC, has entered a partnership with The Sarah Cannon Research Institute to build its clinical, regulatory and managerial staff. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
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Sarah Cannon Contracts Nashville Recruitment Firm
Sarah Cannon Research Institute has signed Nashville-based recruitment firm Accord Scientific to build its clinical, regulatory and managerial staffs. The partnership was created to support the growth of Sarah Cannon, which recently announced plans to expand its research beyond cancer to include other specialties, including cardiology and rheumatology.
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Conversation with a Leader
Conversation With A Leader Laurie Crook is chief executive officer and founder of Franklin-based Accord Scientific. Started in May 2004, the biotech industry placement company now generates annual revenues of about $500,000. Crook has 10 years experience working in the staffing industry and has serviced clients with a focus in information sciences for the financial, health care and manufacturing sectors.
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Biotechs Blip on Local Radar - Study says City Should Promote Itself to Gain New Companies
Laurie Crook, chief executive of a Franklin, Tenn., staffing company that specializes in the life sciences sector, said some people in that industry are looking at the South where costs are lower. They're also interested in places where quality of life is better than in California or Massachusetts, she said.
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Biotech's Best Kept Secret
The words "biotech hotbed" tend to conjure up images of Boston, San Francisco and Philadelphia. But the area on the rise for the biotech industry today is somewhere entirely different – the Southeast, now the hottest region for biotech start-ups and relocation in the United States.
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Quality is More Important than Quantity
Laurie Crook says knowing the organizational culture of her clients is crucial to finding the right staffing fit.
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