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Profiling Cuban Biotechnology
Yali Friedman, BIO Official Blogger from the BIOtechBlog, will be giving a brief talk on the Cuban Biotechnology industry during a panel at the 2011 BIO International Convention today. What: Cuban Biotechnology: An Overview of Cuba’s Drug and Vaccine Developments and Innovations When: 2:00 – 2:45pm Where: Room 145B Who: Elaine Scheye, Yali Friedman, Halla Thortsteinsdottir, Pedro Freyre I will be largely citing papers published in the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology and providing a brief overview and Read More >
Diversity Summit Reveals Ways Biotech Can Better Integrate Diverse Populations
Dr. Augustus White, III, author of Seeing Patients: Unconscious Bias in Health Care and a pioneer in equitable care delivered the keynote address at this year’s Diversity Summit at the 2011 BIO International Convention in Washington, D.C. The Summit brought together an esteemed panel of speakers to discuss integrating diverse and underserved populations with the medical, agricultural, and energy research industries. Panelists included Freda C. Lewis-Hall, M.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Read More >
A Center for Advancing Translational Science can spur new therapies
Sometimes, spurring the development of new drugs and therapies can be like trying to a cross shark-infested water without a bridge, Dr. Francis Collins, director of NIH, said during his keynote at the Translational Research Forum during the 2011 BIO International Convention. However, during a time of unprecedented scientific advances, but increasingly limited resources, the public and private sectors must learn to combine their respective efforts to relieve human suffering. Dr. Collins gave a rapid Read More >
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Tags: 2011 BIO International Convention, American Clean Energy and Security Act, BIO International Convention, Cures Acceleration Network, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Advancing Translational Science, National Institute of Health, NIH, Phase Zero, translational research
Tags: 2011 BIO International Convention, American Clean Energy and Security Act, BIO International Convention, Cures Acceleration Network, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Advancing Translational Science, National Institute of Health, NIH, Phase Zero, translational research
Gov. backing required for biotechnologies to meet development challenges
“We have to push through our policy barriers in order to continue supporting the economic growth of our rural economies in the United States and around the world.” The sentiment behind that statement made by BIO’s President and CEO Jim Greenwood was shared by the speakers and attendees at today’s Leadership Summit which took place at the 2011 BIO International Convention. The participants addressed the economic obstacles and environmental impacts for biotechnologies in transforming how Read More >
Broadcasting live from the 2011 BIO International Convention exhibition floor
If you find yourself meandering through the Canadian Pavillion on the 2011 BIO International Convention exhibition floor, keep your eyes peeled for the man with the funny looking microphone sitting behind a bright red laptop. Stop to chat with Mike Spear, from Genome Alberta, and you might end up streaming live on BIORadio. During the convention, Mike is live streaming a radio show available on the Genome Alberta homepage. When the Canadian Pavilion opens, he Read More >
