Once you've made the jump, be prepared for a change. Somebody who has moved to another country would understand what it's like. The eclectic culture of the scientific laboratory finds no parallel on Wall Street, which places more stress on social skills and teamwork but has an undercurrent of politics and secrecy that most scientists will find novel. You're more dependent on them. Barber's experience has been the same.
People are very civil, almost to a fault.
And forget all that specialized knowledge gleaned through years of scientific training. And there's plenty of chasing to do, in every conceivable commercial application of biological principles. Senmed Medical Ventures has made investments in companies that focus on a wide variety of fields, including tissue engineering, biomaterials, myocardial repair using stem cells, drug discovery tools, genomics projects, medical devices, mammography technology, stereotactic surgery equipment, artificial cartilage, microelectrical mechanical systems, drug discovery, oral vaccines, and a product that purports to be a clinical lab on a chip. But that won't happen right away. Reddoch reports that his salary gives him roughly the same purchasing power as he had as a postdoc, though he expects it to increase in the future.