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Boston Globe: Helping veterans find a career path in life sciences
Mike Minogue, chairman and chief executive of Abiomed, a medical device company in Boston that makes tiny heart pumps, leads a program to help veterans transition to the civilian workforce into life sciences careers. Today, Shirley Leung of the Boston Globe profiles Minogue and a program that he launched, MedTech & BioTech Veterans Program, which has organized close to a dozen boot camps for more than 500 veterans across the country and recruited more than 30 life-sciences companies to serve Read More >
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association: Success Factors Driving Industry-Patient Group Partnerships
At this year’s BIO Patient & Health Advocacy Summit, a major theme was the power of partnerships between patient advocacy groups and other stakeholders including industry, government, and academia. One patient group which has been very successful at creating and leveraging partnerships to advance the drug development process is the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA), a group representing patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. CMT is the most common hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, affecting about 150,000 patients Read More >
U-T San Diego Commentary: Lack of Preparedness to Ebola Is Symptom of Larger Disease
Last week, the U-T San Diego published an op-ed by Betrand Liang, CEO of Pfenex Inc., a BIO member, arguing that our current lack of vaccines and therapies for Ebola is a symptom of a larger problem. That problem, Liang argues, is a lack of funding for critical biodefense programs which Congress passed in 2004 as a way to prepare us for biological agents like anthrax, smallpox, and Ebola, as well as chemical, radiological, and Read More >
Flu Season: Get Vaccinated Now to Ensure Protection
With flu season – and holiday travel – just around the corner, right now is a good time to get an annual flu vaccine (whether you opt for a shot or the nasal spray), which is the best way to prevent yourself from becoming infected with the flu. Flu season in America most commonly peaks between December and January. It typically takes about two weeks after you are vaccinated for protective antibodies to build up Read More >
Shining A Light on Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the US, taking the lives of twice as many women as breast cancer and three times as many men as prostate cancer. While a history of smoking is the main risk factor for developing lung cancer, nearly 80% of those diagnosed today were never smokers or are former smokers who quit decades ago. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, a time of reflection for advocates Read More >
