Adding to the wide-scale human suffering across Ukraine, Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is causing a major disruption to both medical as well as agricultural supply chains in the region and worldwide. As Russia’s war destabilizes the lives of millions of Ukrainians, it also destabilizes…

In Africa, cancer is deadlier than malaria. In 2015, malaria killed 394,000 Africans, while cancer killed at least 635,400—60% more. “Should current trends continue, Africa’s cancer burden is projected to reach an alarming 1.4 million new cases and 1 million deaths by 2030,” says a 2017 report…

In the wake of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan and U.S. forces, diplomats, and aid workers pulling out of the country, there are many yet unanswered questions about how exactly the country will approach women’s rights and public health policy as well as the COVID-19 pandemic and diseases like…

COVID-19 has caused major changes to work, travel, and learning. Whether changes to visa policies impacting foreign workers or foreign students’ ability to study in the United States, the pandemic continues to impact the biotechnology sector. Foreign workers’ jobs are unfilled Visa holders have…

The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meeting, just like most events these days, took place virtually in November, 2020.  President Trump participated in the meeting along with the other 20 leaders from the APEC region.  The topic, unsurprisingly, was COVID.  APEC is a…

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…

There’s no shortage of articles on how companies are reinventing themselves to be more sustainable, and it’s certainly a staple topic at conferences and events across all industry sectors. At last month’s World Economic Forum, Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing…

Phase one of the China trade deal has been inked. For farmers across rural America, China’s commitment to purchase more agricultural products like corn and soybeans as part of this agreement is a positive sign. But, as we look closer at the details, China’s promises around products of…

The 5th BIO Latin America was held September 3-4 in the largest metropolis in the Western Hemisphere - Sao Paulo, Brazil. The BIO Latin America Conference, co-hosted by BIO and Biominas Brazil, has solidified itself as the premier life sciences meeting in the Latin America, welcoming over 675…

As countries around the world continue to move towards achieving their Sustainable Development Goals, agricultural biotechnology, including genome editing, has become an increasingly critical tool to address food security and environment targets. Over the past year, members of the World Trade…