BIO On The Road is now Blogging Biotech, visit our new home at http://bloggingbiotech.wordpress.com/
Why?
BIO’s events capture the latest trends and goings-on within the biotech industry so it seemed only natural to turn our events blog into an over-arching all-about-the-biotech-industry blog. One of our main goals and reasons for getting up every morning is [...]
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As this year’s convention draws to a close, we’d like to stop and take a moment and thank all the people that made our foray into social media a success.
Thanks to all the bloggers on BIO on the road, who reported their experiences as they happened. Thanks to the members of the BIO2008 Twitter [...]
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Demand for greater transparancy from industry and scientists is a theme that’s been mentioned more than once this week. Today’s Scientific Communications Trends & Liabilities session provided a diverse panel of speakers, from open source publishers to Public Relations professionals.
Natalie de Vane, VP of Public Relations for Wyeth Research reminded the audience that science is your brand, [...]
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Had another great day at BIO yesterday. I was particularly impressed with the lunch session. Jim Greenwood painted a compelling picture of the power of biotechnology. Colin Powell was impressive as well. His leadership lessons a good reminder for all of us in the industry that people are following us and that we are out [...]
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Is there a dearth of blog posts this morning because everyone was up late partying? Maybe. I went to the Women in Bio party early last night at the Mr. Tiki lounge, complete with leis and Hawaiian food and drink (no spam). I made a lot of great contacts and met very knowledgeable people in [...]
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It was standing room only for the last session on Thursday covering Communication Challenges: Defining the Industry for Policymakers and the Public. Session Chair Richard Gallagher, editor & publisher of Scientist magazine, started with some provocative questions, asking: is the industry misunderstood and undervalued by the public and politicans? And are we telling the best [...]
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It has been a busy week, and I’m betting most of you are very tired. Partnering, talks, and an exhibit hall that has a lot to offer. How should you spend your last day? After spending 3 days pounding the “exhibit floor” pavement (carpet), I have some suggestions for you.
Visit the various pavilions in the [...]
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As BIO2008 begins to wind down I finally have a few moments to catch my breath and rummage through the trendy conference bag and contents (BTW…next year would be very cool to have a wheeled conference bag with telescoping handle). I was flipping through the complimentary April/May ’08 copy of The Journal of Life Sciences [...]
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If you are resident at MIT, Hopkins, UPenn, Northwestern or the University of Chicago you are likely intimately aware of the name Forest City Enterprises, Booth 5508. That is because the Forest City Science + Technology Group, recognized as one of the country’s leading developers & owners of life science campuses, has completed your shiny [...]
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I’m sitting here in the Biotech and the Blogosphere breakout session at BIO 1008 in San Diego. It is the most sparsely attended session I’ve been to so far with only about 50 people in the room. 50 people who have admittedly made a point of being here to learn something, but given the overwhelming [...]
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