During the last several months, biotech companies have heroically trained their resources and talent toward fighting the global COVID pandemic. The entire world recognizes that it is science that ultimately will help us get back to our former life and help curtail deaths, sickness and economic…

As the country tries to loosen COVID’s grip on society, efforts are focused on reestablishing economic viability while protecting public health. Quite a tall order considering the effects of climate change have been threatening public health long before the coronavirus outbreak, and will only…

Seafood boils are a southern summer tradition. Clam chowders are a northern winter tradition. And lobster rolls are year-round deliciousness.  Seafood is a staple of the American diet, however, due to the exponential increase in ocean plastic pollution, our underwater food is threatened, and…

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…

It has been 25 years since GMO crops first came on the market. Since then, GMOs have not just transformed agriculture by providing a valuable tool for farmers, but they have also helped the environment, consumers, and communities around the world. GMOs are an important tool in the fight against…

In 2018, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study confirmed that race is the most important factor in how likely it is for someone to live in a more polluted environment, more so than socioeconomic status.  This is a commonly known fact drawn from a number of studies showing the same…

The development of safe and effective vaccines is more important than ever. As we have seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, infectious diseases can appear suddenly and spread quickly. As the biotech industry races to develop an effective vaccine for COVID-19, there has been an unprecedented…

All across the country small, emerging biotechnology companies are working to solve some of the most important and complex scientific challenges facing the world today. These innovators are racing to develop the medicines and vaccines that will help end the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure we are…

Have you seen the headlines lately? Between the milestone and record-setting three million cases of coronavirus in the United States, the new strain of swine flu “with human pandemic potential,” and the sudden resurgence of the bubonic plague in China, nothing screams, “Time to prioritize zoonotic…