Image During this past year we’ve heard from patient groups about how the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the healthcare landscape for patients in the U.S.  We’ve learned about the struggles patients have had in accessing their medicines, securing doctors…

Hemophilia affects approximately 20,000 people in the United States. Although scientists spend their days studying the inner workings of the disease, what moves them most is hearing from patients and their families about how uncontrolled bleeding in the joints impacted their or their loved one…

The world is seeing an unprecedented response to the pandemic by biotechnology researchers, emerging companies, and a wide range of pharmaceuticals. The results and the pace of innovation are not lost on investors anxious to see what new vaccines and treatments will emerge to address a disease…

  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…