《學界藥品開發實用指南：SPARK方法論》並非是一本教讀者「如何製藥」的操作手冊，而是集結「史丹佛大學SPARK計畫」十餘年來的轉譯研究產學實務，試圖闢出一條「扭轉學界思維、活用業界實務」的藥品研發之路。「SPARK計畫」的特色在於匯集化學、生物學、藥理學、毒理學、醫學、法規科學、統計學、創投、商業等各領域專家擔任業師群，讓學界研究人員與業界專家得以在研發過程持續交流學習，進而提高轉譯成功率。關於SPARK Taiwan計畫臺灣自2012年導入美國史丹佛大學「Stanford SPARK計畫」，並由科技部生命科學發展司與國家實驗研究院科技政策研究與資訊中心共同成立「SPARK Taiwan 計畫」並推動「生醫與醫材轉譯加值人才培訓計畫」。此計畫希望借鏡史丹佛大學的成功經驗，協助臺灣學術研究機構建立校內輔導轉譯商品化機制、同時培育生醫產業人才，以期縮短學術研發成果與業界商品開發之間的落差，並彌補生醫產業人才的缺口。SPARK Taiwan計畫至今已培訓超過300個學術研究團隊、直接／間接輔導新創公司成立約50件、技術移轉30件、...

Every short story Gini Koch has ever written in her Alien/Katherine “Kitty” Katt series – finally together for the first time!This highly anticipated and much sought after collection of stories set in Gini Koch’s beloved and best-selling series is perfect for fans, completists, and even those new to the Alien series.From the fertile mind of Gini Koch comes origin stories, mid-book side adventures, alternate universes…and more! Every story that’s out of print, as well as bra...

It’s not easy being a Woman of the Multiverse, but Kitty’s definitely the Megalomaniac Girl for the job.After a mad dash around the galaxy, saving the day in various important ways and expanding the Annocusal Empire left and right, all Kitty & Company want to do is go home. But that’s not in the particular hand they’ve been dealt. On their way to Alpha Four to make Emperor Alexander feel like he hasn’t been left out, Kitty and eleven others are tossed into a differ...

Mirjam Wenger verblijft een week in haar eentje in Zuid-Spanje. Haar leven met regisseur Bernhard en hun twee kinderen vliegt haar aan en ze heeft schoon genoeg van het Amsterdamse kunstenaarsmilieu.In haar hotel ontmoet ze Bruce Kennedy, een oudere, maar nog steeds wereldberoemde Amerikaanse filmster. Ondanks zijn leeftijd en mogelijke alcoholprobleem voelt Mirjam zich onweerstaanbaar tot hem aangetrokken. Probeert ze hem te verleiden om een mooi verhaal te hebben voor haar vriend...

When Kitty gets recruited by a very secret agency manned by the most gorgeous people on Earth, it turns out that she has to save the day with her knowledge of pop culture, comics, hairspray, and rock ‘n’ roll – not necessarily in that order.Marketing manager Katherine “Kitty” Katt discovers the rumors about Roswell and UFOs are true, but with a twist – the aliens are here to help protect Earth from a parasitic threat and, as an added bonus, they have enhanced abilities.As K...

Sometimes it’s harder when you win…The President and First Lady, aka Jeff and Kitty Katt-Martini, don’t get any downtime once the Mastermind has been revealed to the world. Not only do they have myriad high-level government positions to fill, but the scrutiny and pressure on this Administration has gone into overdrive.The sudden reappearance of a minor adversary long-forgotten turns out to be the tip of the iceberg. New robots and androids attacking in various ways, old ene...

Alien Tango Back Cover BlurbFor Katherine “Kitty” Katt, Alien Superbeing Exterminator, anti-alien conspiracies, threats from outer space, and a couple of killer alligators are all in a day’s work. But internal alien schemes and some major romantic complications bring new meaning to the term “chaos and confusion.”It’s been five months since Kitty joined Centaurion Division, working with the aliens from Alpha Centauri. She and Jeff Martini have grown closer as a couple and li...

Planning any wedding is hard enough, but Katherine “Kitty” Katt and Jeff Martini have a lot more to worry about than seating arrangements, because multiple interstellar invasions, Alpha Team in mortal peril, and inter-alien conspiracies are all on the guest list – and the gifts they’ve brought explode.Kitty and Martini should be happily finalizing their wedding plans. Kitty’s biggest worries should be about winning over Martini’s mother, finding the right dress, and lining up her b...

Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare, views on the evolution of U.S. intelligence, and studies on the delicate balance between the need for information-gathering and the values of democratic societies. It also includes...

Meet your doubles? Check. Terrify the bad guys with your rage? Done and dusted. Save the day and stop the intergalactic war? Well…Kitty’s working on it…Being tossed into an alternate universe can be hard. Being tossed into one that’s drastically different from your own can be harder. Kitty & Company are handling it…so far. But they’re about to face the toughest tests yet.Visiting the Steampunk Universe’s version of Earth is far riskier than anticipated, but that’s nothing c...

A new set of conspiracies, old enemies, and a dangerous new drug being tested on unwilling subjects are more than enough to deal with, but new parents Jeff and Kitty Martini have an even bigger problem – the bad guys want their newborn baby.Jeff and Kitty are happily expecting their first child. Having children is normal, but inter-species deliveries are not. After almost losing Kitty in childbirth, the last thing anyone needs is the discovery of a conspiracy to ki...

When rumors of a new super-drug surface, the FBI comes to Jeff and Kitty Katt-Martini for help. It becomes quickly apparent that the drug is merely the tip of a deadly iceberg and a much more insidious plan is underway involving Titan Security, Gaultier Enterprises, and YatesCorp.As newly discovered A-Cs and hybrids begin to surface, each with expanded and deadly talents, more and more signs point to a new evil genius who’s using the A-Cs and their enemies both as guinea pigs....