Don Norman makes an excellent point about waste. And the biotech industry realizes that. In a two-part series for Fast Company, the professor and director of UC San Diego’s design lab argues that recycling can’t be the only solution for our massive waste problem.  He points out that…

When Jack Bobo left his last company last April, he discovered that there was a lot of angst in the food world about how companies and products fit into the future of food. This led him to start working with food tech startups and big food brands to help them understand what the future of food…

Biotechnology continues to march forward with new treatments, research and development and technologies that directly impact and improve lives. The best place to learn where the industry is headed and how it is going to get there is at the 2020 BIO International Convention in San Diego, June 8-11…

The Personalized Medicine Coalition has released its annual report on precision medicine trends at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Their analysis covers FDA approvals in 2019, including new milestones in the continued pursuit of the precision medicine paradigm—the right drug for the patient…

March is marked each year as National Nutrition Month as a way to remind people that with all the fad diets, all the trends, all the quick-fix approaches to health, basic knowledge and awareness of nutrition is key to a healthy lifestyle. The month's theme, which is picked by the Academy of…

Since 1979, we’ve been digging our planet’s grave and filling it with plastic. Half of the 300 million tons of plastic produced worldwide each year are single-use plastic. Meaning it gets completely thrown away. Plastic made of petroleum doesn’t break down so, it sits in landfills, on our lawns,…

Are you an innovative biotech company that is R&D-intensive and is developing strategic partnerships within the industry? Enter the Buzz of BIO Contest for your chance to win a complimentary Company Presentation that includes registration at the 2020 BIO International Convention. Buzz of BIO…

Since the beginning of time, production of any kind creates waste. From our gadgets, to our personal care, to our food, growth begets garbage. However, as the planet drowns in our own waste, researchers are finding new and creative ways to reuse our refuse. Some of the best biotech innovations on…

On Sunday, February 16th, we celebrate #InnovationDay.  In virtually every technology and industry, innovation is seen as a positive. Eco-friendly cars, personalized medicine, virtual reality, and smart appliances are seen as not only the wave of the future but as necessary to meet the…

Since the earliest days of biotech, the UK and the USA have worked together to move science forward and build globally competitive companies.  James Watson (US) and Francis Crick (UK) worked together to solve the structure of the molecule that underpins the industry. The two technologies on which…