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Author Archive: BIOtechNOW Editor
Dr. Lewis Sullivan Leads Panel on Diversity in Education and the Biotech Workplace
This year the Diversity Summit at the 2012 BIO International Convention focused on the importance of recruiting and fostering a diverse workforce in the biotechnology field. Past Diversity Summits have focused on diversity in research and clinical trials, but experts have found that it can be challenging to develop new treatments and cures without a diverse workforce pursuing these discoveries. For panelists as well as those in the audience, the need to bring minorities into Read More >
Measuring the Impact of Innovation
By Joe Allen, President, Allen and Associates It’s always an indication of interest and importance in a topic when a panel draws a standing room only crowd. And that was the case with the Measuring the Impacts of Innovation: What is the Future of Tech Transfer? session at the 2012 BIO International Convention. The panel focused on the need to help policy makers, institutions and the public identify appropriate measures for how publicly funded R&D Read More >
Biotech Companies are Bringing Innovation to Global Health
By Don Joseph, CEO, BIO Ventures for Global Health In March, we at BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH) released a report, Developing New Drugs and Vaccines for Neglected Diseases of the Poor: The Product Developer Landscape, which showed that small- to medium-sized biotechnology companies are participating in a high percentage (41 percent) of projects targeting neglected diseases of the developing world. The findings of this report were surprising, given the financial risks these companies Read More >
Out and About in Boston During the BIO International Convention
By Bob Coughlin, President & CEO, MassBio You will surely be very busy during your time at the 2012 BIO International Convention but you might find you have a little downtime to explore Boston. If you’re looking for suggestions, here are some of my favorite places to see, things to do, and restaurants to enjoy in the city. First of all, let me mention the Red Sox are home… Fenway Park, the oldest Major League Baseball Read More >
BioGENEius Award Alumni Update: Tejal U. Naik
By Tejal U. Naik, Participant, International BioGENEius Challenge BioGENEius is the premier competition for high school students that recognizes outstanding research in biotechnology. For me, this was the first time I was truly submersed into a real scientific field. This is ironic considering I was born to parents who are research scientists in the cardiovascular field. I was always surrounded by science and research, but it was not until I participated in the BioGENEius competition Read More >
