Vitamin A Deficiency. Although not extremely common in the United States, a deficiency of vitamin A in the diet can have a significant effect on the body; vitamin A deficiency is associated with xerophthalmia, or dry eyes, and is also characterized by an increase in night blindness and can even lead to overall blindness.
A contract research organization (CRO) is an organization that provides support to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries in the form of research services outsourced on a contract basis.ne estimate had the size of the market set to reach $24 billion in 2010 and set to grow at a rate of 8.5% through 2015. The top CROs, according to outsourcing-pharma.com, are Quintiles, Parexel, Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD), INC Research, Covance, Medpace, PRA Health Sciences, inVentiv Health, and Chiltern.
Grants, Contracts, RFAs, and RFPs. 1  A grant is a funding mechanism for a particular scientific inquiry that you generate. You come up with the idea, they decide if it's a good idea, and they provide funding for you to do it. In contrast, a contract is a funding mechanism of government agencies or other organizations to obtain specified services or goods.