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Celgene CEO on New Multiple Myeloma Drug Approvals
Following on the heels of two big announcements in February, Celgene CEO Robert Hugin (one of FierceBiotech’s most influential people in biopharma) participated in a fireside chat with Joel Sendek, managing director and biotechnology analyst at Stifel Nicolaus & Company, at the 15th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference in New York. First, on Friday, February 8, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Celgene’s drug Pomalyst for patients with multiple myeloma whose disease has Read More >
STEM Education Aimed at Girls
We write a fair bit about STEM education here at BIOtechNOW, so I was a bit surprised to come across a word I’d never heard before. STEMinists may be a made-up word, but it’s still a good one. In case you haven’t figured it out yet, let me help you: STEM + feminists = STEMinists. In other words, it’s a young women who’s interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. As the father Read More >
Governor Quinn Invites Biotech Professionals to Chicago
Governor Pat Quinn has long been a champion of the bioscience industry – both for its promise to help solve the world’s most pressing problems and as a means of elevating the economic development prospects for his state. The Governor has consistently championed educational reform, entrepreneurship, intellectual property protection, and industry regulation based on rigorous science. That is why he was named BIO’s Governor of the Year in 2011. We are furthermore honored that he Read More >
Simpson Bowles Keynote to Address Debt, Taxes, Government Services and Politics
I was recently asked what the single biggest threat to the biotechnology industry is today. My answer was immediate – the biggest threat to biotech innovation is the unsustainable mismatch of spending and revenue in the U.S. federal budget. The enormous national debt and the huge annual budget deficits that feed it endanger America’s entire economic future – but the nation’s dire fiscal situation is particularly threatening to our industry. Part of the reason for Read More >
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Tags: 2013 BIO International Convention, BIO Events, BIO International Convention, budget deficit, debt ceiling, Events, FDA, federal budget, finance policy, Food and Drug Administration, Health Care, Medicaid, medicare, National Institutes of Health, NIH, simpson-bowles
2013 BIO International Convention Program Highlights
I’m thrilled to be attending the upcoming 2013 BIO International Convention that is coming to Chicago April 22-25. The educational sessions, networking, business forum, and exhibits are coming together to form the strongest Convention to date. Of course, I may be biased being a Chicago native but I can’t think of a better venue and backdrop for the rapidly evolving biotechnology industry. The City of Chicago is known for its architects and novel designs, a Read More >
