Tag: https://www.bio.org/events/bio-international-convention

Nov 15
“On My Own”—Desperate to Stop a Resistant Bacterial Infection

Bradley Burnam woke up one morning, looked in the mirror and found one ear twice it’s normal size and his face swollen and discolored. He would spend the next several years in and out of the hospital fighting a relentless infection that would not respond to available treatments. The experience took him from patient to […]

Nov 14
Biotech Women Striking at the Glass Ceiling (REDUX)

The biotech industry offers unique opportunities for women to advance as executives and entrepreneurs. There are headwinds, however, including unequal access to venture capital. In this episode, we talk with three executives who are part of a wave of women-led companies in biotech. Our guests speak to why women’s leadership matters and the barriers that […]

Nov 13
What We Know About the Microbiome

The gut microbiome, which consists of trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi, plays a crucial role in our health. However, there is still much to learn about this complex ecosystem. On this episode we talk with experts who tell us where the science is—how much we know, and how much we don’t. Two companies, Bloom […]

Nov 12
Is Space the Next Frontier for Biotech?

The International Space Station has been orbiting in lower earth since 1998 and has been continually inhabited since November 2000. The ISS was originally conceived as a staging base for future missions into deep space. As it turns out, lower earth orbit is an ideal setting for scientific research, from physics and meteorology to astronomy […]

Nov 11
Stand Up for Science—The Fight Against Misinformation (Redux)

Wading through the torrent of information available online is challenging for everyone. It can be hard to know what and whom to believe. We talk with the FDA Commissioner and other leaders on the frontlines of health and science about how to be more aware of false and misleading information, and its risks to our […]

Nov 10
We Need Bees. Bees Need Biotech.

Follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/biotechnology-innovation-organization/posts/?feedView=all) , X (https://twitter.com/IAmBiotech) , Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/IAmBiotech/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/iambiotech/) .  Visit us at https://www.bio.org/ Bees and other pollinators are critical to our survival, with one out of every three bites of food we eat depending on pollination to produce. That’s why reports of a decline in bee populations and rising […]

Nov 09
The Horseshoe Crab Saved Us. Can We Save the Horseshoe Crab?

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Nov 08
Is Space the Next Frontier for Biotech? (Redux)

The International Space Station has been orbiting in lower earth since 1998 and has been continually inhabited since November 2000. The ISS was originally conceived as a staging base for future missions into deep space. As it turns out, lower earth orbit is an ideal setting for scientific research, from physics and meteorology to astronomy […]

Nov 07
How Biotechs Survive the Valley of Death

Follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/biotechnology-innovation-organization/posts/?feedView=all) , X (https://twitter.com/IAmBiotech) , Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/IAmBiotech/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/iambiotech/) .  Visit us at https://www.bio.org/ For biotech companies, the valley of death describes the difficult path from initial discovery to FDA approval and commercialization. It’s a treacherous journey—one that even promising innovations often don’t complete. Adequate funding, regulatory hurdles and the […]

Nov 05
Accelerating Hope: The Pathway for Cures

When people were dying from AIDS in the 1980s and 90s, Congress found a way to expedite the drug approval process and … source