Leaders to Discuss Emerging Themes in the Field of Precision Medicine
BIOtech Now Jeremy Isenberg The Precision Medicine Leaders Summit will be held in San Diego, CA on August 21-24, 2017. The Journal […]
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New Study Shows Small Decreases in Vaccine Uptake Can Lead to Big Uptick in Outbreaks
BIOtech Now Jordan Vines Vaccines are one of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history, and continue to play a key role in […]
ICYMI: Reagan-Udall Foundation Launches Expanded Access Navigator for Patients and Physicians
BIOtech Now Jordan Vines The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the release of a new online […]
Former British PM Describes How Personal Tragedy Inspired Genomics Project for Rare Disease Research
BIOtech Now BIOtechNOW Editor At the 2017 BIO International Convention last month in San Diego, former British Prime Minister David Cameron opened […]
ICYMI: “Deadliest Enemy, Our War Against Killer Germs” Interview
BIOtech Now Jordan Vines While the biotech industry has provided tremendous support in battling infectious diseases, there is still much to be done […]
In New Role, Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron Charts Path ‘Out of Forest’ for Alzheimer’s Research
BIOtech Now Jim Greenwood Former British Prime Minister David Cameron told attendees at the 2017 BIO International Convention in San Diego last […]
Green Light for CAR-T Leukemia Treatment Is an Historic Moment for Biotechnology
BIOtech Now Jim Greenwood I’ve been President and CEO for BIO for more than a dozen years, and I’ve been waiting for […]
The Dangers of Drug Importation
BIOtech Now Jordan Vines The United States is the leader in biopharmaceutical innovation and in guaranteeing that our prescription drugs are safe […]
ICYMI: Takeda’s Rajeev Venkayya on Why Vaccines are a Worthy Investment
BIOtech Now Jordan Vines Although routine vaccinations have seen great success, there is a new challenge ahead. The future of vaccines lies […]
Sticking to the Facts on Drug Pricing
BIOtech Now Brian Newell Former President John Adams is known to have once said, “Facts are stubborn things,” and that’s certainly true […]
Patients Battle with Insurers for Prescription Drug Coverage
BIOtech Now Brian Newell Patients with a difficult or rare disease are no strangers to adversity. There is the long race to […]
Immune Cells Keep Our Hearts Beating
BioTechniques News A surprising new study shows that immune cells play an important role in driving the heart to beat. Learn more… […]
An Attractive Treatment for Diabetes
BioTechniques News From ancient navigational gadgets to decorative fridge ornaments, magnets have wormed their way into our everyday lives. Now, magnets might […]
A Happy Ending for Space Sperm
BioTechniques News Freeze-dried mouse sperm stored at the International Space Station for 9 months successfully fertilized eggs and created healthy pups. Read […]
“Genomics and Personalized Medicine Empower People to Save Their Own Lives”
BIOtech Now Jeremy Isenberg Wednesday morning of the 2017 BIO International Convention commenced the Personalized Medicine & Diagnostics Track with an informative […]
Harnessing the Natural Genome-editing Capability of Marine Microbes
BioTechniques News A new technique called MuGENT promotes the integration of multiple genome edits at high-efficiency on unprecedented timescales. Learn more… Full […]
Genomics Uncovers Anorexia Nervosa
BioTechniques News Researchers have identified the first loci associated with anorexia nervosa, suggesting that it is a metabolic as well as a […]
A 2Phatal Method for Killing Cells
BioTechniques News Researchers have developed a two-photon-based method for killing targeted single cells in living animals. Learn more… Full BioTechniques Article here […]
What Lies Beneath: Plundering Pits for Antibiotics
BioTechniques News Recent research shows that fungi from a toxic disused mine produce a novel MRSA-fighting antibiotic. Learn more… Full BioTechniques Article […]
The Top 100 Microbial Molecules in the Gut
BioTechniques News An ambitious, recently funded 5-year project seeks to shed light on the effects of gut bacteria on host biology, with […]