“We will continue doing what we do best -- find new therapeutics to solve this crisis. Let’s all focus on this mission and not politics.” – Dr. Jeremy Levin, Biocentury Scientists and researchers at America’s biopharmaceutical companies are working around the clock to develop vaccines,…

In all the Covid-19 chaos, one thing stood out to me as I scoured the aisles at my local grocer before self-isolating. The fruits and vegetables were completely stocked. Is nobody buying fresh food?  Even with the worst estimates saying we’ll be confined to our homes for as long as the…

Ranking Member Senator Debbie Stabenow did not mince her words in her opening statement to the Senate Committee on Agriculture's hearing on Ag Innovation and the Federal Biotechnology Regulatory Framework:  "Innovation is the foundation of American agriculture." The Senator from Michigan…

By Debbie Hart, President & CEO of BIONJ As a leader within the New Jersey life sciences, ensuring that patients have affordable access to prescription medicines is a leading priority for my organization and the scientists and researchers we represent. We strongly believe that policymakers at…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! The international day intended to honor the eponymous patron saint of Ireland is now also regarded as a day to hang out with friends and drink beer! Many drink on St. Patrick’s Day because traditionally Catholics would lift lent restrictions on food and alcohol to celebrate…

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…