JCB, Volume 7, Number 4, 2001 Editorial Vol.7 No. 4 (2001) Farewell Editorial Nick Scott-Ram   Article Vol.7 No. 4 (2001) Human cell- and tissue- based products: Progress, promise and regulatory issues Phil Brown The field of cell- and tissue-based products is radically changing through the use of biotechnology. The authors outline developments that are currently taking place, lea Article Vol.7 No. 4 (2001) Patient access to innovation: Biopharmaceuticals, 4th hurdles and socioeconomic issues Andrea Rappagliosi Biopharmaceuticals and innovative therapeutic solutions offer treatments that are increasingly tailored to patient needs. Although biotechnology has produced health benefi Article Vol.7 No. 4 (2001) Managing risk and reputation in the biotechnology industry Chris Moon One of the most important assets any company has is its reputation -damage to a company's reputation will reduce its ability to create value. Owing partly to intense me Article Vol.7 No. 4 (2001) Conflict of interest in academic research Dennis R Trune The potential for conflict of interest in research can occur whenever a faculty member's financial interest in an industrial sponsor is sufficient to affect his or her impartiality i Article Vol.7 No. 4 (2001) Festo A patent applicant's plague Scott M Brown This paper highlights some of the intricacies and complexities associated with patent drafting, particularly in unpredictable sciences such as biotechnology. The paper d Article Vol.7 No. 4 (2001) Practical and legal preparation for young companies seeking technology transfer Hilary Newiss This paper looks at the basic law of intellectual property as it applies to a small biotechnology company or start-up. It focuses on the systems and attention to paperwork Article Vol.7 No. 4 (2001) Key indicators of the German biopharmaceutical industry Stephen Woerner The biotechnological paradigm has an enormous influence on the pharmaceutical industry, creating a new type of enterprise active in the biopharmaceutical sector. Buildin Legal and Regulatory Updates Vol.7 No. 4 (2001) Legal and Regulatory Update John Wilkinson   Legal and Regulatory Updates Vol.7 No. 4 (2001) EU Financial accounts reports David Citron   Legal and Regulatory Updates Vol.7 No. 4 (2001) US Financial accounts reports Glenn Crocker  Â