In this episode of I am BIO, we have two powerful stories. Each one is as different as the disease that it’s about. Yet there is a common thread: patients want and need to be heard. You will hear from a mom who will do whatever it takes to save her son’s life.  And you will learn about a young…

COVID-19 has brought to light many failures in our healthcare system – including the long-running issue of the lack of diversity in clinical trials. To understand how therapeutics or vaccines may affect a large population of patients, clinical trials should include a representation of the people…

  Today, more than 50% of all people living with HIV in the United States are over the age of 50. Ten years from now that percentage is estimated to go up to 70% and more than four in five people will have at least one age-related medical condition. “This is a reality we…

This year has feels like an unfair pile on. One crisis follows another while the first never gets resolved. From the pandemic to global recession to civil unrest to raging fires to hurricanes, the relentless onslaught challenges every sector of our society.  That is why the upcoming BIO…

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop website has come under fire in recent years for supporting unscientific treatments and therapies and promoting gimmicks such as healing jade eggs. So, you can imagine our surprise when Goop recently published a piece on One Health featuring an interview with animal and human…

While the world’s attention has been rightfully focused on the hope of a breakthrough that will eradicate COVID-19, the private biotech sector has racked up record-breaking investments during the first half of 2020. As much of the economy falls victim to the global threat, venture capital funding…

Visit the hashtag #quarantinekitchen on Instagram and you’ll find thousands upon thousands of mouthwatering photos of every food under the sun—folks have gotten really creative during this time. Even at a cursory glance, it’s hard to miss all the biotechnology in people’s kitchens. Some of the…

The coronavirus pandemic has certainly thrown plans for 2020 into disarray. I can't help but think about all the occasions we missed out on celebrating despite them falling on just the right day. Cinco de Mayo coincided with Taco Tuesday... July 4th landed on a Sunday... And while there is still…

There is quite a bit to celebrate at the BIO IMPACT Digital | Ag & Environment Conference this September. In addition to a reimagined event, this year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Rosalind Franklin’s birth and the legacy of George Washington Carver. Each year, the George Washington…