The Olympics may be over (sigh) but biotech is like that Energizer bunny … it keeps going on and on and on and on …

Our videos for the past week include:

BIOTECH AS THE ENTREPRENEURIAL PARADIGM – Did I just write that?  A bit over the top but this is the thrust of a fascinating a series of videos by Ronald Openshaw, Chief Executive of Lucia Capital. He goes through what he sees as the top ten rules for management of emerging companies keying off lessons from biotech companies.  Very good stuff.

CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS – Label this one MIT meets high school biotech. This one of a series of videos from MIT introduces high school students to a topic they would not ordinarily study in school, biotechnology, and to different applications of biotechnology that relate to the main theme of the module – making the desert greener.

IF YOU’RE AN AFFLUENT ANTI-GMO TYPE, PLEASE WATCH THIS – It is very nice for folks from affluent countries to grumble about GMOs.  Funny.  You don’t hear that type of grumbling from people in nutrition starved countries … like Ghana.  Here’s an interview with Prof. Walter Alhassan, coordinator for the Project on Strengthening Capacity for Safe Biotechnology Managemt in sub-Sahara Africa (SABIMA), FARA Headquarters, Accra, Ghana.

NINE BILLION SERVED – That’s biotech, not McDonalds.  And yes, that’s the number of people we are going to have to feed not just once … but on a daily basis.  How?  Glad you asked.  Yes, biotech.  This is one of a series of videos of the recent symposium in Washington DC hosted by BIO (our sponsor), CropLife Inernational, and Council for Agriculture Science Technology.

DR. TARGAN’S BACK! – Talk about the Energizer Bunny.  Dr. Targan is just pumping out videos left and right.  Produced by BIO (our sponsor) these videos are targeted to junior and high school students.  This one is all about genetically engineered animals.

With the help of biotechnology, scientists are discovering new ways to genetically engineer animals to not only help them become resistant to deadly diseases and reduce their carbon footprint, but also to produce proteins used in pharmaceuticals to treat blood clots, malaria, hemophilia, and arthritis. Dr. Targan explains how genetic engineering in animals works, as well as a few of the benefits that both animals and humans can appreciate.

Now for a few stories that ran over the weekend worth checking out …

  • MONSANTO BETTING ON CLIMATE CHANGE – That was the title of an article in the St. Louis Post.  You may not think it is happening but Monsanto scientists do.
  • UNIVERSITIES FIGHT ATTEMPTS TO END GENE PATENTS – Good piece in the Chronicle of Education on this difficult topic.
  • BIOTECH ON DISPLAY – This week in Winston-Salem, North Carolina at the Translational Regenerative Medicine Forum.