The next big medical breakthrough is on the horizon and all it takes is one idea, one vision, or one conversation for a small, emerging biotech to change the way we treat and cure diseases for generations to come. Recognizing the potential and promise of early-stage companies for addressing unmet…

Most new medicines are developed through a process of collaborative licensing agreements or acquisition. Significant negotiations underlie multiple steps of the R&D lifetime for a medicine and potential partners often repeat within a given therapeutic focus or geographic expansion strategy…

It’s not enough to be a great scientist or entrepreneur with a great idea.  Investors and partners are necessary to support an entrepreneur’s ambition to innovate a medicine that can help patients.  In addition to deal-making skills, storytelling and building value for your company’s…

It took the sequencing of one genome, for a disease that used to mean a death sentence to become treatable and preventable. In 1984, scientists successfully sequenced the entire genome of the HIV virus, a critical first step to understanding and treating the disease. Although researchers may not…

In 1983, patient advocates – now known as the National Organization for Rare Disease, NORD – ignited a movement and rallied support  for the Orphan Drug Act to facilitate development of treatments for conditions affecting fewer than 200,00 Americans.  It started with this one idea and…

There's so much going on at the BIO International Convention each year that it can be hard to keep track of all the networking receptions, parties, and happy hours surrounding the Convention. To help you plan your experience in Philadelphia this year, BIO is preparing its first annual BIO Compass:…

Dr. Akshaya Shanmugam has always believed that healthcare should be accessible and affordable to everyone and that technology can help deliver that promise. With her strong background in biomedical engineering, she decided to take on a problem facing over 200 million people in the US: addiction. In…

Australia’s University of Queensland is currently conducting research on how gene editing could tailor sugarcane to efficiently produce bioplastics and biofuels. From soda bottles to ethanol, researchers are testing multiple varieties of sugarcane that could be used in new applications that would…

With the BIO International Convention (BIO 2019) only three months away, the finishing touches are being placed on its world-class education program. Once again, the program will explore a diverse array of subjects from business development to the latest scientific discoveries and cutting-edge…

Fighting for diversity in the workplace is more than a “feel good” or “the right thing to do” proposition. Indeed, an environment of inclusion often broadens the talent pool and perspective of companies which, in turn, can make those companies more successful. Today we celebrate International Women…