I AM BIO Biotechnology Innovation Organization

For more than a year now, COVID has been society’s focus—and rightly so. But today we turn our attention to another virus—HIV. After 40 years, there is still no cure or a vaccine for the disease. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Anthony Fauci and CEO of innovative company American Gene Technologies, Jeff Galvin, about the past, present, and future of HIV treatments and medications. Is there a cure on the horizon?

Guests:
Jeffrey Galvin, American Gene Technologies
Anthony Fauci, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

We are on summer break as we work to bring you another exciting season this fall. So, for the next few weeks we’re sharing some of our favorite sessions from the June 2021 BIO Digital. Today, check out our session Breaking Barriers in Trade: A Conversation with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization.

Speaker:
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, World Trade Organization

We are on summer break as we work to bring you another exciting season this fall. So, for the next few weeks we’re sharing some of our favorite sessions from the June 2021 BIO Digital. Today, check out our session Breaking Barriers in Science featuring Dr. Jennifer Doudna, Nobel Laureate and CRISPR Pioneer. This session is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson.

Speakers:
Seema Kumar, Vice President of Innovation, Global Health and Policy Communication
Dr. Jennifer Doudna, Nobel Laureate and CRISPR Pioneer

We are on summer break as we work to bring you another exciting season this fall. So, for the next few weeks we’re sharing some of our favorite sessions from the June 2021 BIO Digital. Today, check out our session Growing LGBTQ Leadership in Biotech.

Speakers:
Paul Hastings, BIO Chair and CEO at Nkarta Therapeutics
Matthew Fust, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
Todd Sears, Out Leadership
Denice Torres, The Ignited Company

We are on summer break as we work to bring you another exciting season this fall. So, for the next few weeks we’re sharing some of our favorite sessions from the June 2021 BIO Digital. Today, check out our session Fighting the Climate Crisis Through Supply Chain Sustainability.

Speakers:
Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath
Lord David Prior, National Health Service England
Rohin Mahtre, Biogen
Victor Dzau, MD, National Academy of Medicine

The banana is an interesting case study. It is the world’s most popular fruit, yet it could very soon go missing from our store shelves due to a disease we’ve seen once before—leaving a large nutritional and economic hole in our society. The banana helps tell the story of how biotech is a key tool in strengthening our food systems to make our favorite foods more resilient, more sustainable, and more accessible.