By Dr Kristophe Diaz, Big3Bio East Coast Consultant This year’s BIO Convention was held in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, and the 150,000 square feet of convention space gave 1,800 exhibitors a chance to showcase their technologies, capabilities, and, for many countries and 47 states and regions, an opportunity to share a snapshot of […]
Event Recap: Insights on the CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing Revolution
By Dr. Karen Ring, Big3Bio Events Correspondent It’s a pretty exciting time in the world of science. Stem cell therapies are entering human trials, CAR-T cells are bringing new hope to immuno-oncology, and advancements in genome editing technologies have put gene therapy back on the table. From a therapeutic perspective, the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system is […]
International Event Recap: BIO 2015 in Philadelphia
By Dr Kristophe Diaz, Big3Bio East Coast Consultant This year’s BIO Convention was held in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, and the 150,000 square feet of convention space gave 1,800 exhibitors a chance to showcase their technologies, capabilities, and, for many countries and 47 states and regions, an opportunity to share a snapshot of […]
Event Recap: Orion Bionetworks’ Second Annual Conference – “Convergence through Complexity”
By Dr Kristophe Diaz, Big3Bio East Coast Consultant On June 12th at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, Dr. Magali Haas, CEO/founder of Orion Bionetworks, opened the organization’s Second Annual Conference with a slide showing the number “600” in white on a black background, followed by “0.” She was showing a simple fact: None of the […]