Healthcare >> Analyst Interviews >> May 8, 2002

Biotechnology & Better Communication: Donald Johnston – American Health Consultants

DONALD R. JOHNSTON is Vice President/Group Publisher at American Health Consultants, publishers of BioWorld Today, the newspaper of record for the biotechnology industry, BioWorld International, BioWorld Financial Watch and BioWorld Online. He has directed the BioWorld group since its acquisition by American Health Consultants in 1994. During that time, the group has expanded enormously, adding numerous products including BioWorld International, The BioWorld Genomics Review and The BioWorld Phase III Report. All of the BioWorld publications were eventually combined into the comprehensive BioWorld Online site, including: BioWorld Today, BioWorld International, BioWorld Financial Watch, BioScan: The Worldwide Biotechnology Reporting Service, The BioWorld Executive Compensation Report, The BioWorld Phase III Report, The BioWorld Genomics Review, The BioWorld Biotechnology State of the Industry Report, and BioWorld Snapshots! BioWorld co-publishes The Biotechnology Venture Capital Directory, along with BioAbility LLC. Mr. Johnston also is Publisher of the BBI Group at American Health Consultants, which focuses on medical technology and includes Medical Device Daily and The BBI Newsletter, and The Clinical Group, which is targeted to physicians and includes publications such as Internal Medicine Alert, Clinical Oncology Alert and Neurology Alert. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and has a Master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University in New York. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with your view of what is going on in this

whole area of stem cell and genetic modification at this point?

Mr. Johnston: Clearly, there are some ethical or public