This issue contains the following articles: Director's diary; Farewell to Eurofound’s Deputy Director; Potential of biomedical healthcare; In brief; and Latest events and publications.
The project on Social Dialogue Capacity Building at sectoral and company levels is a follow-up of a similar project held at a national level in 2005. The methodology used included carrying out interviews with members of the nationally recognised representative organisations of employers and
Biogen Idec was formed in 2003 from the merger of two companies, Biogen Inc., founded in 1978, and IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation, founded in 1985. Today, it is one of the largest biotechnology companies in the world. Biogen Idec covers the entire value chain, from R&D to worldwide sales. The
Q-Med AB is a rapidly growing and profitable biotechnology/medical device company, located in Uppsala, Sweden. The company develops, produces, markets and sells implants for aesthetic and medical use. Q-Med today has just under 700 employees, with approximately 450 at the company’s head office and
This report describes four scenarios for the European biomedical healthcare sector. These scenarios depict plausible hypotheses about the future and provide a tool for forecasting, analysing and formulating policy as well as for strategic planning in private companies and among social partners. In a
This report provides some perspectives on the effects of trade liberalisation on the European labour market. For its analysis, it draws on data from the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM), the only EU-wide monitoring instrument available. The 2007 ERM report identifies some of the recent and
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions organised a seminar for its company network on November 29–30, 2007, hosted by Santander at its corporate headquarters in Madrid, Spain. In intensive discussions over the two days, 32 representatives from companies, trade
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions organised a seminar for its company network on November 29–30, 2007, hosted by Santander at its corporate headquarters in Madrid, Spain. In intensive discussions over the two days, 32 representatives from companies, trade
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions organised a seminar for its company network on November 29–30, 2007, hosted by Santander at its corporate headquarters in Madrid, Spain. In intensive discussions over the two days, 32 representatives from companies, trade
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions organised a seminar for its company network on November 29–30, 2007, hosted by Santander at its corporate headquarters in Madrid, Spain. In intensive discussions over the two days, 32 representatives from companies, trade