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Ever since CRISPR received national attention with the Nobel Chemistry Prize, there’s been renewed interest in what exactly gene editing is. Here is a great refresher and why scientists are so excited about it:
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A group of researchers has developed a CRISPR-based method that helped track tumor spreading patterns.
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#BIO2023
has officially begun! We are so excited to stand up for science, celebrate, and recognize the true value of the work biotech performs for society.
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Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna win the 2020
#NobelPrize
in Chemistry for groundbreaking work leading to the revolutionary
#CRISPR
gene-editing technology.
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Your Sunday funny!
(Seemed timely, some recent articles and research considered!)
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"Women all over the world need to courageously challenge the status quo." - Dr. Alaa Murabit
#BIOUnbound
#BIO2022
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A team of researchers developed a
#CRISPR
-based treatment to stop the replication of both the flu virus and the virus that causes COVID-19 in mice.
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Genetically engineered salmon—designed to grow faster and larger with fewer resources—is finally coming to a restaurant near you! Congrats to the team at
@Aquabountyfarms
!
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Writing for
@WSJ
,
@ScottGottliebMD
points out that it will take a “technological breakthrough” for Americans’ lives to return to normal. More here:
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It's a wrap! Thank you to everyone who attended
#BIO2023
. Can't wait to see you all next year in San Diego!
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Very cool! This Illustrated Periodic Table Shows How We Regularly Interact With Each Element | Mental Floss
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#MeetABIOMember
:
@Gevo_Inc
CEO Patrick Gruber says BIO membership allows the opportunity to be a part of something bigger. Hear how BIO membership leads to meaningful connections and policies that advance innovation. Learn more and join today:
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We're proud to announce our new CEO Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath. Learn more about
@DrMichelleBIO
in
@statnews
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Scientists have moved one step closer to RNA editing, which could be the next stage of CRISPR - TechCrunch
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To address the cost of prescription drugs, a holistic approach would make the most meaningful impact for patients.
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“I am a fan of accelerated approvals,” says
@US_FDA
’s Robert Califf.
Today,
#BIO2022
closes out with a timely and critical discussion on the importance of accelerated approvals in bringing life-changing innovations to patients. Hosted by
@DrMichelleBIO
.
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PREVIEW of the
#BIO2018
Exhibition Hall ⚡️*Flash Edition* ⚡️opens Tues 6/5 from 10 am to 6:30 pm. Over 1800 exhibitors with 160,000 sq ft plus receptions!
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The
#biopharma
industry has "stepped to the plate" on
#COVID19
, says
@NIH
Dr. Anthony Fauci
#BIODigital
#DrFauci
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CRISPR gene therapy regulates hunger, staves off severe obesity in mice - Digital Trends
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BIO is thrilled to be hosting the 2019 BIO World Congress in Des Moines! Debi Durham, director at
@BusinessIOWA
, stopped by the BIO Buzz Center to give attendees a flavor of what to expect this week at
#BIOWC19
.
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"COVID did provide the world with a front row seat to our potential – and we answered resoundingly." -
@DrMichelleBIO
#BIO2022
#BIOUnbound
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#MeetABIOMember
:
@Gevo_Inc
is working to replace fossil-based fuels and chemicals with low carbon, cleaner alternatives. Hear from Gevo CEO Patrick Gruber about how BIO has helped shape policy that helps advance innovation. Learn More:
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🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 BIO welcomes John Crowley as our new CEO, joining us in March 2024! A dynamic leader with a profound impact on biotech. Get to know John and his vision for BIO in this short video.
#NewCEO
#BIOLeadership
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Congratulations to Mario Pennisi for being recognized with BIO’s Leadership and Legacy Award in Industrial Biotechnology and Agriculture.
"We are committed to this sector because we know it will make a difference."
#BIOWC19
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Scientists Can Now Grow Perfect Human Blood Vessels in The Lab
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"The role of government is to facilitate technological advances and not hinder them," says
@SecretarySonny
at
#BIOIMPACT20
.
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Brain Cancer Halted in Mice Using Antihistamine Drug
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Meet the all-female team working to create a
#COVID19
vaccine in Maryland from
@abc7news
The
#rightmixmatters
for
#innovation
!
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BIO applauds all efforts to champion diversity and inclusion in the biotech industry.
#BIO2018
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#Vaccines
help children grow and develop free from preventable diseases. Among U.S. children born between 1994 and 2021
#vaccinations
will prevent:
🤒 472 million illnesses
🏥 29.8 million hospitalizations
☠️ 1,052,000 deaths
💰 Nearly $2.2 TRILLION in societal costs
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BIO is excited to announce Dr. Annie Tsong, Chief Strategy and Product Officer at
@Amyris
, as this year’s Rosalind Franklin Award recipient! Her work helps save the planet by developing biotech-based alternatives to ingredients from limited or vulnerable natural sources.
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News: Scientists have decoded the last piece of
#HIV
's 15-component proteins, biggest breakthrough in 20 years
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Scientists successfully used
#CRISPR
to fix a mutation that causes disease. This is huge.
#heartdisease
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How did
@pfizer
develop a
#COVID19
vaccine so quickly? "It's not about the partners; it's about the partnership," says
@AlbertBourla
#BIODigital
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BIO congratulates President Biden and Vice President Harris on their historic inauguration. We pledge to work with you and your Administration to advance the cause of truth and scientific innovation.
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Doctors find
#virus
in a pond, use it to destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria in man's heart
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UK is investing heavily in the technology therapies of tomorrow,
@GeorgeFreemanMP
tells
#BIO2023
in
#Boston
. He says UK financing of biotech has gone up 1000% in ten years.
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The relevance of
#science
has never been more clear than it is now, says
@DrMichelleBIO
at
#BIODigital
#COVID19
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Jennifer Doudna, Nobel Prize winner and co-founder of
@mammothbiosci
shares what she thinks is next for her invention
#CRISPR
. “Agriculture is the other area where it’s going to be impactful.”
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This month marks Rosalind Franklin’s 100th birthday. Her research around DNA is one of the building blocks for all of today’s
#biotech
innovation. We join
@WomenScienceRFS
in celebrating her legacy!
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FACT: 6,000 peer-reviewed studies covering 21 years of data found that GMO corn increased yields up to 25% and dramatically decreased dangerous food contaminants
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More than half of all new medicines worldwide are developed right here in the U.S. — more than all other nations combined.
#SOTU
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BIG NEWS: UTMB scientists identify enzyme involved in faulty brain cell communication in
#Alzheimer
’s
@utmbnews
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EPA approves field trials of disease-resistant GMO citrus trees
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In new breakthrough,
#CRISPR
tools target RNA to tackle dementia - Digital Trends This is very promising!
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BIO's
@RachelKingBio
joins
@katiecouric
, award-winning journalist, New York Times best-selling author, and longtime cancer advocate, in an discussion about her pursuit to stand up for science and patients.
#BIO2023
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Thank you to all the biopharmaceutical innovators working so hard to defeat
#coronavirus
.
@SteveFDA
is right; companies are working around the clock to defeat the virus. This disease is no match for science!
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Congrats Sajeev Kohli winner of this year's BioGENEius challenge award!
#BIO2018
Thanks
@JNJInnovation
These BioGENEius entries are inspiring & impressive--future is bright!
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Today's Google Doodle honors Robert Koch, whose work identifying the bacterium behind diseases such as tuberculosis earned him the Nobel Prize in 1905.
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Happy New Year! Here’s hoping that 2017 is full of innovation that shows the promise of
#biotech
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"I want scientists, clinicians, and innovators to hold their heads high knowing they are addressing the most important issues we face today," said
@DrMichelleBIO
Read more about her leadership:
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What's next for
@JimGreenwood
? He's created a super pac,
@FightForEarth1
, to support candidates who want to decarbonize the economy and invest in renewable energy and conservation. Check it out at .
#BIODigital
#ClimateChange
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Looking back at top
#biotech
news from 2018: A
#CRISPR
cure for
#Duchenne
muscular dystrophy is closer after a trial via
@techreview
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What else should you know about Rosalind Franklin, beyond her groundbreaking discovery of the molecular structure of DNA? There's a lot more to her life and career!
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Crowd is on their feet for Ashanti De Silva, the inspiring 1st gene therapy patient. She wants us to know with biotech anything is possible. Have hope, be your own advocate, & never give up, she says! Congrats on BIO History Maker Award!
#BIO2018
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FDA approves second gene therapy to treat spinal muscular atrophy in infants
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Thank you
@SenatorFischer
for meeting with senior biotech executives at our first
#WomenLeadingBiotech
Fly-In
@Bayer
@millendotx
@juliacowens
@SanofiUS
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Your Sunday funny! (And we think it would make a good song!)
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Meet and Greet with Max Schill
10-Year Old Patient Advocate and Artist
RIGHT NOW until 5:30 PM in the NJ Pavilion (Booth
#1501
)
Max is a dreamer, thinker, and doer whose passionate advocacy for rare disease, helped pass the 21st Century Cures Act.
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CRISPR Reveals New Cancer Drug Targets through ID of Critical Gene Fusion Regions via
@GENbio
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Citseko Staples of
@ACSCAN
discusses her work to change common misperceptions about Medicaid: “If it would make the difference for one other person, if sharing my story can help somebody else, then I’m absolutely willing to do it.”
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“Incoming President & CEO
@DrMichelleBIO
is devoted to innovation and patients. She is the right person at the right time to lead BIO and the biotech sector into a new future.” – BIO Chairman
@jmaxlevin
. Watch the full video
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Welcome all who have arrived in
#Philadelphia
for
#BIO2019
!
Have you watched our great video yet? Here's your chance:
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Molecular biologist Dr. Elizabeth Helen Blackburn won a Nobel for the discovery of telomerase, providing insight into “the puzzle of cellular division and DNA replication.”
#WomensHistoryMonth
Learn more:
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1,000 new
#lifesciences
jobs in
#Boston
by 2025—that’s the goal of a new workforce initiative
@MayorWu
announced at the start of
#BIO2033
alongside
@MassLWD
,
@MassBio
, and
@VertexPharma
.
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Proud to announce
@PramodCPraj
as the winner of the 2020 George Washington Carver Award for Innovation in Industrial Biotechnology and Agriculture, presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to building the biobased economy. Learn more at
#BIOIMPACT20
!
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