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…

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…

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 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…

We’re seeing an “extraordinary level” of biotech innovation, said BIO Chair Jeremy Levin, CEO of Ovid Therapeutics Inc., while kicking off the 22nd BIO CEO & Investor Conference on February 10th in New York. Day #1 of the conference featured discussions about the breakthrough therapies of the…

“The promise for patients has never been better from a scientific point of view,” said BIO CEO and former Member of Congress Jim Greenwood, speaking at the 22nd BIO CEO & Investor Conference in New York. “But it’s the worst of times politically.” Specifically: There are “mountains of political…