Replies to post #119208 on Avid Bioservices Inc (CDMO)

[struftepete1]

I guess we both must have about the same age as Dr. Thorpe at his passing.
I see no reason to overly worry about it. In my past 40 Y of business experience , we have had close cooperation with research labs and university spin-off companies. I have seen many leaders go for multiple reasons and in the majority of the cases there were younger people to replace them and continue their work, be it sometimes with different approach, with vigor and enthusiasm.

[until2000]

In my opinion science doesn't work that way. It's not just the ideas, it's the legacy. Other scientists pick up the threads and continue to weave the fabric. I am not worried about this science moving forward. It is part of that subculture. Others always pick up the scent and pursue the fox.

Thorpe placed the arrows on the board, others will go in the direction they point.

[Protector]

That is not going to happen in an academic environment. Research is contained but available to the team. Discussed regularly, evaluated, etc.

Thorpe was a great teacher, as many claimed and wrote in his obituary, and his research is owned by the UTSW and available to the team. A new lead will be assigned (if it hasn't been done yet) and things will move on.

You'll miss a brilliant mind, an great person and a lot of experience. The lost experience will be made up for by the eagerness of all others to prove themselves able to carry Thrope's legacy!