Blogs

Talking Biotech is a weekly podcast that uncovers the stories, ideas and research of people at the frontier of biology and engineering. Each episode explores how science and technology will transform agriculture, protect the environment, and feed 10 billion people by 2050. Interviews are led by Dr. Kevin Folta, professor of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida.

I was intrigued by the title of Episode 343: Breeding the Next Amazing Apple. This episode has Dr Folta interviewing Cornell researcher Dr. Awais Khan, an expert in apples. I love apples, and have picked... Read more

That means that any educator that can demonstrate that they are affiliated with an educational facility will be able to get PDFs and electronic copies of the BS4NM Textbook, Lab Manual, Instructor's Guide and Course Planner (lesson plans) as well as most of the online digital BS4NM resources for use in their classroom with... Read more

Well, I chose the Biotech and Breweries podcast series because I thought it would be about biotech in breweries...there are 6 InnovATEBIO member programs that have degrees or certificates in Brewing Science and Brewery Operations so I wanted to hear more about the role of biotech in beer. However, I found out that in fact this series is "Exploring San Diego's biotech landscape with a beer (or two) in hand". Not quite what I had in mind, but still great!

The first episode I listened to was "Viracta and Burgeon Brewing Company". Host Daniel Schroeder... Read more

Sometimes it can be hard to show the reality of biotech--the fun labs, the amazing instruments, the exciting experiments. And equally important is showing students that what they are doing in their lab classes is similar to what amazing scientists are doing in places like the Wistar Institute. That is why the Virtual Tours the Wistar Institute posted are so valuable. The tours can help show students how their skills are used in biotech careers. Take a 'stroll' and see labs, the Genomics Facility, the Education Suite, and the Imaging Facility. Click on an instrument and launch... Read more

Time is running out. We need to stop global warming from heating the earth’s temperature by another 1.5 °C before it’s too late. We must do this no later than 2050, preferably sooner, and we’re already late to the party.

Race Against the Clock (RATC) is a call to our future leaders, i.e., today’s students, to take charge with synthetic biology/biological engineering, entrepreneurship, and storytelling for a sustainable, environmentally friendly future that feeds, heals, cleans, and fuels the world.

Built with Biology, Ginkgo Bioworks, and Schmidt Futures recognize that the future of our planet lies in the hands... Read more

This article was contributed by Ivy Tech Community College and originally published in Ivy Tech Bloomington News .

Ivy Tech Community College biotechnology student, Rachelle Price (Wehr), started classes this past summer and secured employment in her field. Price was hired on the spot at a local Catalent career fair.

“I was whisked away to multiple people upon hearing I was an Ivy Tech biotech student,” Price said. “I felt like a hot commodity, and through my classes on FDA regulations, biotech terminology and pharmaceutical production practices, I... Read more

What a difference it makes when our students become more confident working in our Cell & Tissue Culture lab! But none of this is possible without the work from every member of our team, including our peer mentor. From the faculty that developed (and teach) the biotechnology core courses, to our lab aide (also a graduate from our program), our program is small for now but keep graduating a steady number of Biotechnology Laboratory Technicians.

In the picture, some of our students in this... Read more

What Were We Thinking??

I recently read a blog in which the author tells this story: W. Edwards Deming (a “founding father” of total quality management) was getting ready to teach a four day seminar on quality improvement when an executive approached him. The executive said that he was too busy to attend the seminar and he asked Deming to save him time by summarizing Deming’s methods in a few words. According to the story, Deming responded... Read more

According to Stephen Emerick, (Thermo) you cannot do anything without applying Good Manufacturing Practices. And while I am pretty sure he was talking about biomanufacturing, ensuring that a product is pure, safe, and effective sounds like a good plan for pretty much anything being produced. Stephen stated that GMP is built off of 'lots of mistakes', over hundreds of years--a perspective I had not really thought about until he said it. I listened to Stephen on the STL Biotechnology podcast series, hosted by the Center for Plant and Life Sciences at St Louis Community College-Florissant Valley. There... Read more

The Business of Biotech is an interesting series of podcasts aimed at providing a glimpse into the business aspects of building and running a biotech company. I am trained as a scientist, and have never worked on the business side of biotech, but Matt Pillar's interview of Dr. William Green, MD, at Foundation Therapeutics made sense to me, and was quite informative.

Fountain Therapeutics isn't a very old company-but it is using its AI driven platform to treat "the predominant challenge to health and quality of life"--aging. Dr Green was... Read more