Tag Archives: biotechnology

The People You Meet – BIO 2013

April 24th, 2013 - 1:18 pm

CHICAGO — You never know who you’ll bump into here at this largest biotech conference, now in its 20th year. It’s a bit like strolling the United Nations. If you walk down one aisle and think you’re whiffing Turkish food, … Continue reading →

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Biotech Advances Through International Networking

April 22nd, 2013 - 8:38 am

CHICAGO — Collaboration has no borders. That was clearly evident last evening when nearly 200 people — an international cross section of economic developers, researchers and government officials — crowded a networking reception hosted by the state of Minnesota. Many … Continue reading →

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Monitoring Climbers could help detect medical trends via devices

May 8th, 2012 - 6:25 pm

Followers of this Everest blog are now familiar with our team, including Dr. Amine Issa. One of his jobs on the expedition was to work with the monitoring devices on the climbers. Before he left for Nepal, he recorded the … Continue reading →

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Mayo’s Inventions

June 29th, 2011 - 8:42 am

One of the many things people don’t know about Mayo Clinic is the number of medical inventions that come from our researchers. They are aimed at improving patient care, based on needs seen by physicians in the clinic. I am … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Global Chat

June 28th, 2011 - 11:29 am

What happens when you get 15-thousand people in one building, all talking to each other at once? Aside from needing to crank up the AC, you see 48 hours of massive networking. That’s the dynamic here at BIO2011 in Washington. … Continue reading →

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Senator Al Franken Moves Fast at BIO

June 28th, 2011 - 9:29 am

Touting Minnesota’s two CTSA recent grants from NIH ($51 M at the U. of Mn. $64 M at Mayo Clinic) and state efforts in diabetes prevention, Sen. Al Franken zoomed in and out of the kickoff breakfast for Minnesota at … Continue reading →

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“Biobusiness Mecca” – Rochester, MN?

August 24th, 2010 - 1:04 pm

You bet. No, I didn’t make this up. Nor would I use this space to pitch a marketing ploy your way. This comes from a veteran reporter who attended the same gathering I did a few weeks ago. Dane Smith … Continue reading →

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