BIO International Convention

BIOtech Now’s Tracy Krughoff talks to Dr. David Agus of the University of Southern California’s Westside Prostate Cancer Center and the Center for Applied Molecular Medicine. His research focuses on the application of proteomics and genomics for the study of cancer and the development of new therapeutics for prostate cancer. Dr. Agus also is one of the judges for the Biotechnology Humanitarian Award, which will be given at the 2010 BIO International Convention.

Listen to the podcast:
http://www.bio.org/podcasts/agus.wma

We issued a late breaking call for sessions for the 2010 BIO International Convention today. Open for 4 Days  - Due Thursday, February 4th http://tinyurl.com/yej8j8c To respond to requests for recent and timely session topics, we are accepting six new late-breaking sessions for the 2010 BIO International Convention.

Biotech Now’s Tracy Krughoff talks to Dr. Lynn Johnson Langer, who is Senior Associate Program Chair at the Center for Biotechnology Education www.biotechnology.jhu.edu at Johns Hopkins University.

This week BIO announced a distinguished panel of judges who will evaluate nominations for The Biotech Humanitarian Award and select the 2010 Honoree. BIO created the Award to recognize an everyday hero who has helped to heal, fuel or feed the planet through their work in biotechnology. BIO is accepting nominations for the 2010 Award via www.iambiotech.org/award through January 31, 2010.

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Yes, you heard it right. The FDA is contemplating the use of social media. One attendee,Porter Novelli's Peter Pitts, dubbed it,"Super Bowl of Part 15 Hearings.”

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BIOtech Now continues our tour of the state of biotech state-by-state with a video interview of Russell Allen, President & CEO

Continuing our series on the state of biotech state-by-state, BIOTech Now interviews Samuel M. Taylor, President of the North Carolina Bioscienes Organization (NCBIO) about the life sciences sector in North Carolina. He discusses the strong research base and range of biotech companies active in the state.

Today we speak with Joe Panetta, President & CEO of BIOCOM, the largest regional life science association in the world. BIOCOM represents more than 550 member companies in Southern California and will serve as the regional host for the 2008 BIO International Convention in San Diego, June 17-20.

Next month, biotechnology leaders from around the world will gather in San Diego, California for the 2008 BIO International Convention, June 17-20. But some of those attending will have Georgia on their mind as they look ahead to the 2009 convention, to be held for the first time in Atlanta, Georgia. At the top of that list is Charles Craig, President of Georgia Bio.