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Author Archive: Jason Corum
Jason is the web editor with the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). Prior to joining BIO in March 2011, he was the online communications manager for World Food Program USA and an online communications specialist with the Brookings Institution.
Jason is originally from Evergreen Park, Ill. and still thinks that Chicago is the best food city in the nation. He spends his free time volunteering with the DC Books to Prisons Project, watching movies and following Ozzie Guillen on Twitter.Latest Posts
Increasing Partnering at BIO
Mike May from Biotech Tallies writes: At the 2011 BIO International Convention, the number of one-on-one partnering meetings soared to 21,183… The increasing number of such meetings probably reflects the growth in biotechnology, the escalating importance of BIO’s annual meeting and the expanding need to partner for success in this field.
Stopping ALS: An interview with Dr. Perrin from ALS TDI
What is ALS? How widespread is the disease? Are there any treatments for ALS? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease and outside the US as Motor Neuron Disease (MND) or Charcot’s Disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks motor neurons in the brain (upper motor neurons) and spinal cord (lower motor neurons) and affects muscle function. Dr. Steven Perrin is the CEO, CSO and Vice Chairman of the ALS Therapy Read More >
Could 3 minutes reshape California’s biotech future?
Ron Leuty from BiotechSF writes: In just three minutes the other day, Maryland received more than 180 applications for its $8 million biotech tax credit program. The program, which rewards investors for putting cash in biotech startups, is one of many that states are offering to jumpstart or grow their life sciences communities.
They engineered a better salmon, so why is Congress blocking it?
Steven Salzberg from Fighting Pseudoscience writes: What happened to genetically modified salmon? A few months back I was looking forward to my first taste of the new AquaBounty salmon, which grows to maturity twice as fast as wild salmon. Will it taste just as good? Better? I thought I’d know soon. But then politics intervened. Fighting Pseudoscience is a blog from Forbes.
#Bio2011: After the Party is Over
Shane Climie, Ph.D., from HealthWorks Collective writes: For the thousands of life science industry representatives who attend the Biotechnology Industry Organization Annual Convention each year, the last few days have been similar to a favorite holiday: exciting, long-awaited, and too quickly over. We’re glad you enjoyed the 2011 BIO International Convention!
