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Communications Via Text Send Only Part Of The Message

Startup Professionals Musings

Whether it’s a business or personal interaction, multiple studies show that as much as 70-93% of the communication is nonverbal. I’m supportive of using text messaging for agreeing on a time and place for a customer visit, but when I read that text messages are the new pink slips for layoffs, that’s just wrong! Marty Zwilling.

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Bio Roundup: Theranos Cuts, Alnylam Stops, Nobel Eats Its Own & More

Xconomy

—Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALNY ) of Cambridge, MA, said that it would shelve its drug revusiran after 18 patients died in a Phase 3 study to treat the rare disease transthyretin amyloidosis. —Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: MACK ) announced layoffs of 22 percent of its staff and the resignation of CEO Robert Mulroy.

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Halozyme to Restructure After Pancreatic Cancer Drug Fails in Phase 3

Xconomy

An experimental Halozyme Therapeutics treatment for pancreatic cancer has failed a pivotal study, and the company is stopping further development of the drug and closing its oncology operations as part of a corporate restructuring.

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Twitter for Business Misses Critical Body Language

Startup Professionals Musings

Whether it’s a business or personal interaction, multiple studies show that as much as 50-65% of the communication is nonverbal. I’m supportive of using text messaging for agreeing on a time and place for a customer visit, but when I read that text messages are the new pink slips for layoffs, that’s just wrong! Marty Zwilling.

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Texting is Killing Real Business Communication

Startup Professionals Musings

Whether it’s a business or personal interaction, multiple studies show that as much as 50-65% of the communication is nonverbal. I’m supportive of using text messaging for agreeing on a time and place for a customer visit, but when I read that text messages are the new pink slips for layoffs, that’s just wrong! Marty Zwilling.

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Body Language is Half of Business Communication

Startup Professionals Musings

Whether it’s a business or personal interaction, multiple studies show that as much as 50-90% of the communication is nonverbal. I’m supportive of using text messaging for agreeing on a time and place for a customer visit, but when I read that text messages are the new pink slips for layoffs, that’s just wrong! Marty Zwilling.

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Biotech Roundup: Hellos, Goodbyes, “Cures” Delays And Trial News

Xconomy

After last week’s revelation of three patient deaths in its leading cancer immunotherapy trial, the FDA suspended the study. CEO Jeff Jonas told Xconomy previously that positive results could encourage Sage to dive deeper into studying mood disorders—from panic attacks to post-traumatic stress disorder.

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