# January/February 2010

# Last Modification Date: Jun 20, 2011

### Trade & Industry Development Magazine

![January/February 2010](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/sites/tradeandindustrydev.com/files/trade_and_industry_development/nodes/2009/255/TID_JanFeb10Cover_Small.jpg "January/February 2010") 

Well, the H1N1 Virus seems to continue to wreck havoc with some people. At the time of this writing, the vaccine is still hard to come by. When I called my pharmacy the other day to refill a prescription, there was a recorded message explaining they were still out of the vaccine. And while shopping in a department store, I heard a message over the public address system explaining how to avoid coming in contact with, or spreading, the germs.

Thinking about all of this hit home with me as I was contemplating this issue of *Trade & Industry Development*. This issue has a heavy concentration on health-related topics. And why not? The subject of health absolutely affects each and every one of us.

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## In this issue

###  [Innovation Under Siege](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/industry/technologyrd/innovation-under-siege-639.md) 

BY:  [ Thomas Novelli](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/tid-author/thomas-novelli-188.md) It was only a few months ago when the U.S. device industry's primary concerns with health care reform were reserved to a few, select critical areas of competing legislative proposals. Issues ranging from transparency of industry payments to health care providers, comparative effectiveness research and payment reform were thought to be the proposals most likely to affect the device industry over the course of the next decade. However, in September 2009, the industry was thrown a curve ball when a health care reform proposal generated by the United States Senate Committee on Finance included a $40 billion "fee" on the industry. [more....](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/industry/technologyrd/innovation-under-siege-639.md)

Features

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[Site Selection for Biotechnology Companies](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/industry/bio-pharmaceuticals/site-selection-biotechnology-companies-633.md)

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[Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Manufacturing Plants](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/industry/bio-pharmaceuticals/pharmaceutical-and-nutraceutical-manufacturing-634.md)

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[Food Processing Location Trends](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/industry/food-agriculture-related/food-processing-location-trends-635.md)

Outlooks

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[Innovation Under Siege](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/industry/technologyrd/innovation-under-siege-639.md)

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[Doing More with Less](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/industry/alternative-energy-fuels/doing-more-less-640.md)

Special Reports

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[Research and Development is BIG Business - Locally and Nationally](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/industry/technologyrd/research-and-development-big-business-locally-and-636.md)

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[Community Progress Report](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/industry/manufacturing/community-progress-report-638.md)

Spotlights

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[Florida](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/region/florida/florida-641.md)

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[Illinois](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/region/illinois/illinois-642.md)

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[Louisiana](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/region/louisiana/louisiana-643.md)

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[Washington](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/region/washington/washington-644.md)

## Video

- [Start with the American Dream.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dPZJzA7f5M)