Podcasts by I AM BIO

Is Space the Next Frontier for Biotech? (Redux) from 2023-12-12T16:52:37.726479

The International Space Station has been orbiting in lower earth since 1998 and has been continually inhabited since November 2000. The ISS was originally conceived as a staging base for future ...

The Horseshoe Crab Saved Us. Can We Save the Horseshoe Crab? from 2023-12-12T16:52:37.716786

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Biotech Women Striking at the Glass Ceiling from 2023-12-12T16:52:37.705271

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We Need Bees. Bees Need Biotech. (REDUX) from 2023-12-12T10:00

Bees and other pollinators are critical to our survival, with one out of every three bites of food we eat depending on pollination to produce. That’s why reports of a decline in bee populations ...

The Horseshoe Crab Saved Us. Can We Save the Horseshoe Crab? (REDUX) from 2023-11-28T10:00

The horseshoe crab has endured for over 450 million years. It has survived several mass extinctions including the one that killed off the dinosaurs. One reason for their incredible resiliency is...

“On My Own”—Desperate to Stop a Resistant Bacterial Infection from 2023-11-14T10:00

Bradley Burnam woke up one morning, looked in the mirror and found one ear twice it’s normal size and his face swollen and discolored. He would spend the next several years in and out of the hos...

The Synbio Revolution is Here from 2023-10-31T09:00

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How Biotechs Survive the Valley of Death from 2023-10-17T09:00

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We Need Bees. Bees Need Biotech. from 2023-09-19T09:00

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Stand Up for Science—The Fight Against Misinformation (Redux) from 2023-08-15T09:00

Wading through the torrent of information available online is challenging for everyone. It can be hard to know what and whom to believe. We talk with the FDA Commissioner and other leaders on th...

Trying our Patients from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.454292

As genetic sequencing gives scientists new tools to hone in on medical mysteries, Washington politicians flirt dangerously with policies that would stymie the genomic revolution while giving patien...

Sickle Cell Saviors from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.400225

Need a dose of inspiration in a time of national tragedy? A remarkable biotech breakthrough from Global Blood Therapeutics offers fresh hope to patients living with sickle-cell disease. Hosted by...

The Antibody Test Shortage from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.397341

Only antibody testing can tell us who has been infected and recovered from coronavirus and when it might be safe to return to work. There’s a massive global shortage of these tests, and a Maryland ...

COVID-19’s True Origins (Redux) from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.378351

There's a joke among ecological health scientists that if “you don’t believe one person can change the world, try eating an undercooked bat.” However, what EcoHealth Alliance’s Dr. William Karesh —...

“Herd” Immunity from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.375084

Biotech companies are working feverishly to develop antibody therapies to provide short-term protection against COVID-19. But what if the novel coronavirus mutates and outwits traditional monoclona...

What Can Iceland Tell Us About COVID? from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.357377

The people of Iceland — a country of 360,000 — eagerly volunteered for genetic research on how the coronavirus affects a homogeneous population. Amgen’s work in the Land of Fire and here at home co...

Vaccine Velocity from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.341188

How can global nonprofits like the Center for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) deliver a safe and effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus in just 12 to 18 months when the world reco...

COVID&the Plastics Problem from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.301871

Fear and misinformation about how the coronavirus is transmitted has led to dangerous backsliding in society’s efforts to address plastic pollution. But we don’t have to lose this battle to win the...

Clinical Trials and Tribulations from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.287703

As Moderna breaks the record for speed in starting the final stage of human testing for its covid vaccine, new BIO CEO Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath tackles the thorny issue of how to best structure t...

Sickle Cell Saviors (Redux) from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.272479

Need a dose of inspiration in a time of national tragedy? A remarkable biotech breakthrough from Global Blood Therapeutics offers fresh hope to patients living with sickle-cell disease.

Cancer in the COVID Era (Redux) from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.264760

Overcrowded hospitals during the pandemic can pose treatment challenges for patients with other serious illnesses. As Kite Pharma CEO Christi Shaw says, “Cancer doesn’t stop in a crisis.” Neither d...

The COVID Election from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.257795

The 2020 election will be held both during and about a global pandemic. Democratic strategist Steve Elmendorf and Republican Rai Downs preview the stakes for the biotech industry and what the outco...

A Time to Heal from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.254947

Joe Biden’s election as 46th President of the United States is a chance to soothe our bitter body politic so we can unite to defeat an enemy that infects and kills without regard to partisan affili...

CDC Vaccine Chief: No Corners Cut from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.208238

Dr. Nancy Messonnier leads the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s work to safely vaccinate the country. Whether the question is who to vaccine first, how to restore trust, or how to admin...

Can We Pass This COVID Test? from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.190400

Millions of travelers ignored public health warnings and packed into airports over the holidays to see their loved ones. As a result, U.S. hospitals are bracing for the deadliest COVID surge yet th...

BONUS: Growing LGBTQ Leadership in Biotech from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.154900

We are on summer break as we work to bring you another exciting season this fall. So, for the next few weeks we’re sharing some of our favorite sessions from the June 2021 BIO Digital. Today, ch...

Pressure on STEM from Covid and Inequity from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.138438

Not only do we need STEM students, but we also need them from every corner of the population, because innovation thrives through diverse perspectives; through the people who bring both their tal...

Science Helped Save the World from COVID. What will Vaccine Technology do Next? from 2022-04-20T11:08:49.089579

2021 was the unofficial year of mRNA—and deservedly so. But the science behind the technology is not always easy to understand. In this episode, we will dive into the miracle technology that sav...

Green Fuels Have Taken Off from 2022-04-19T09:00

Last December, a United Airlines’ flight from Chicago to Washington DC was the first ever passenger flight powered with 100% sustainable aviation fuel. The achievement demonstrated the potential...

Water Stress: Can We Avert a Looming Crisis? from 2022-03-22T09:00

More than two-thirds of the Earth’s surface is water, and yet water that is safe enough for human consumption remains a finite resource. In this episode we speak to experts about the biggest thr...

BONUS: Growing LGBTQ Leadership in Biotech from 2022-03-07T13:07:36.881194

We are on summer break as we work to bring you another exciting season this fall. So, for the next few weeks we’re sharing some of our favorite sessions from the June 2021 BIO Digital. Today, ch...

Antimicrobial Resistance: The Silent Pandemic from 2021-11-23T10:00

We are on the precipice of a looming crisis. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the evolution of deadly pathogens like bacteria and fungi to resist all current antimicrobial medicines. In this ep...

"Nothing to Lose": Patients Fight to Be Heard from 2021-10-26T09:00

Today we have two powerful stories. Each one is as different as the disease that it’s about. Yet there is a common thread: patients want and need to be heard. You will hear from a mom who will d...

Escaping the Food Allergy Prison from 2021-10-12T09:00

Every three minutes in the United States, an allergic reaction to foods sends someone to the emergency room. Today, we explore what life is like when you must avoid certain foods. But we also le...

How Drug Price Controls End Up Hurting Patients from 2021-09-28T09:00

They are not the household names, but the medications they are researching and developing could be the lifeline patients are waiting for. Today we explore how drug price controls—now making thei...

The Elephant in the Room: What About HIV? from 2021-09-14T09:00

For more than a year now, COVID has been society’s focus—and rightly so. But today we turn our attention to another virus—HIV. After 40 years, there is still no cure or a vaccine for the disease...

BONUS: Breaking Barriers in Trade: A Conversation with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from 2021-08-30T09:00

We are on summer break as we work to bring you another exciting season this fall. So, for the next few weeks we’re sharing some of our favorite sessions from the June 2021 BIO Digital. Today, ch...

BONUS: Breaking Barriers in Science featuring Dr. Jennifer Doudna, Nobel Laureate and CRISPR Pioneer from 2021-08-16T09:00

We are on summer break as we work to bring you another exciting season this fall. So, for the next few weeks we’re sharing some of our favorite sessions from the June 2021 BIO Digital. Today, ch...

BONUS: Breaking Barriers in Science featuring Dr. Jennifer Doudna, Nobel Laureate and CRISPR Pioneer from 2021-08-16T09:00

We are on summer break as we work to bring you another exciting season this fall. So, for the next few weeks we’re sharing some of our favorite sessions from the June 2021 BIO Digital. Today, ch...

BONUS: Fighting the Climate Crisis Through Supply Chain Sustainability from 2021-07-18T09:00

We are on summer break as we work to bring you another exciting season this fall. So, for the next few weeks we’re sharing some of our favorite sessions from the June 2021 BIO Digital. Today, ch...

Fighting the Climate Crisis Through Supply Chain Sustainability from 2021-07-18T09:00

We are on summer break as we work to bring you another exciting season this fall. So, for the next few weeks we’re sharing some of our favorite sessions from the June 2021 BIO Digital. Today, check...

Improving Food Systems: The Case of the Banana from 2021-06-28T09:00

The banana is an interesting case study. It is the world’s most popular fruit, yet it could very soon go missing from our store shelves due to a disease we’ve seen once before—leaving a large nu...

Biotech Changed COVID. But Did COVID Change Biotech? from 2021-06-14T09:00

Science—particularly biotechnology—helped change the course of COVID with the development of effective vaccines and therapeutics. However, it is also true that COVID has changed biotechnology. T...

I am BIO Uncut with Dr. Richard Hatchett from 2021-05-27T09:00

This is the I am BIO Uncut Series where we bring you a full interview from Monday’s podcast complete and unfiltered. In this episode, we’re joined by Richard Hatchett, CEO of the Coalition for E...

We Can and Must SHARE Vaccines with the Globe from 2021-05-24T09:00

As the good news about the decline of COVID infections in the US continues to reverberate, the threat of the pandemic still looms globally. “Nobody is safe until everybody is safe.” Sharing life...

I am BIO Uncut with Gerren Wilson from 2021-05-13T09:00

This is the I Am BIO Uncut Series, where we bring you a full interview from Monday's episode complete and unfiltered. In this Uncut episode, we share the conversation we had with Gerren Wilson, ...

Good Trouble for Good Medicine from 2021-05-10T09:00

The COVID crisis has laid bare the inequities faced by certain populations in our health care system. It has become increasingly clear that the drug development process for a whole host of disea...

I am BIO Uncut with Jennifer Holmgren from 2021-04-29T09:00

This is the I am BIO uncut series, where we bring you a full interview from Monday's episode complete and unfiltered. In this uncut episode, we share the conversation we had with Jennifer Holmgr...

I am BIO Uncut with Jennifer Holmgren from 2021-04-29T09:00

This is the I am BIO uncut series, where we bring you a full interview from Monday's episode complete and unfiltered. In this uncut episode, we share the conversation we had with Jennifer Holmgr...

Solving an Unfashionable Problem from 2021-04-26T09:00

The fashion industry is notoriously wasteful. As the climate crisis becomes more of everyone’s problem, scientists and designers are combining efforts to make fashion more sustainable. From usin...

I am BIO Uncut with Dr. Reed Tuckson from 2021-04-15T09:00

This is the I Am BIO uncut series, where we bring you a full interview from Monday's episode complete and unfiltered. In this uncut episode, we share the conversation we had with Dr. Reed Tuckso...

I am BIO Uncut with Dr. Reed Tuckson from 2021-04-15T09:00

This is the I Am BIO uncut series, where we bring you a full interview from Monday's episode complete and unfiltered. In this uncut episode, we share the conversation we had with Dr. Reed Tuckso...

Voices of Vaccine Hesitancy from 2021-04-12T09:00

Dr. Reed Tuckson is the founder of the Black Coalition Against COVID-19. Learn more here: https://blackcoalitionagainstcovid.org/

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I Am BIO Will Be Right Back! from 2021-03-17T19:25:43

The I AM BIO podcast has gone on a brief hiatus while we reimagine the format, dream up interesting topics, and dive deep with riveting guests. Listen for a sneak preview into the new season. 

BIO Blocks President’s Rule To Ration Drugs In Medicare from 2021-01-18T10:00

Trailing in the polls this fall, President Trump dusted off the 2016 campaign playbook and went after the drug companies again. But channeling anger at the companies the whole world is depending on...

COVID X-FACTOR (Redux) from 2021-01-11T10:00

The diversity of our adaptive immune system is why people are reacting so differently to the novel coronavirus. No two people present the virus the exact same way to their immune systems. We’ve evo...

First Dose (Redux) from 2020-12-28T10:00

One day before 16-year-old Izzy Thorpe-Wall takes her first dose of Vertex’s stunning Cystic Fibrosis breakthrough, Thorpe and her mother, Clare, open up about their emotional journey and one brave...

The Frightening Campaign to Keep Us Unvaccinated from 2020-12-21T10:00

Historic distrust of government institutions, a growing partisan disdain for peer-reviewed science, Russian bots, physical threats against public health officials, and an open spigot of online misi...

Destroying COVID's Genome (REDUX) from 2020-12-14T10:00

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, which take its name from the center and brightest star in Orion’s Belt, is working on an RNAi therapy to destroy the genome of the novel coronavirus — and with it, its abil...

At Last, COVID Treatments from 2020-11-30T10:00

Covid threatens those whose immune systems can’t make enough neutralizing antibodies to fight off the viral invaders. But what if scientists could make super-potent antibodies in the lab and infuse...

Who Gets Vaccinated First? from 2020-11-23T10:00

As the vaccine race enters the homestretch, Pfizer and Moderna both announced that their mRNA vaccines was 95 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 during Phase 3 clinical trials. Emergency use ...

An Alternative to Flying Dirty (Redux) from 2020-11-16T10:00

While Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has kindled a global dialogue about the ravages of climate change and the role of airline emissions, a Colorado biotech is putting forward a jaw-droppi...

1st Alzheimer’s Prevention Trial: Thwarting the Brain’s Betrayal from 2020-10-26T09:00

The first clinical study dedicated to preventing Alzheimer’s disease is now in its late stages. The participants are 300 members of the same Colombian family with a rare gene mutation that gives th...

The Greening of Medicine from 2020-10-19T09:00

As the pandemic lays bare the links between human and environmental health, neuroscience leader Biogen lays out the most aggressive fossil fuel elimination plan of any Fortune 500 company while dou...

Bullish from 2020-10-12T09:00

Biotechnology investors, armed with troves of data and “misfit” minds, have become key-decision makers in everything from when to open up the states to which medicines can turn the tide in this pan...

New Trailer with Dr. Michelle from 2020-09-28T09:00:13

The I AM BIO podcast with host Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath explores the search for biotechnology breakthroughs and our progress in ending the pandemic, helping patients and carrying the mantle for s...

Synbio Changes Everything from 2020-09-21T09:00:03

The ability to produce COVID vaccines in record time only scratches the surface of what synthetic biology can do. Gingko Bioworks out of Boston is now 3-D printing millions of letters of DNA code a...

The Wrong Year to Skip Your Flu Shot from 2020-09-14T09:00:19

Two potentially deadly respiratory viruses — the coronavirus and the influenza virus — will test our health care system and American common sense this fall. As millions return to school, campus and...

COVID-19: We Were Warned (Redux) from 2020-08-31T09:00:17

For years, leaders on the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense told Congress and the White House that it wasn’t a matter of if, but when, a pandemic would happen. Exploring the panel’s unheeded reco...

A Nation Traumatized from 2020-08-24T09:00:11

The pandemic has unleashed overwhelming levels of fear, isolation, anxiety and loss in our society. A CDC mental health survey this summer found that 1 in 10 people had “seriously considered” suici...

Respiratory Rescue? from 2020-08-17T09:00:34

The engine powering Maryland vaccine maker Novavax is a recombinant nanoparticle platform that is impressing vaccinologists as well as government and nonprofit funders. Learn about the innovative b...

Hydroxychloroquine&the Shorting of Science from 2020-08-10T13:16:23

Patients with autoimmune diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis have been forced to ration or skip doses of hydroxychloroquine during the pandemic due to shortages caused by off-label prescri...

Vaccines are a Virtue (Redux) from 2020-07-27T09:00:03

As biotech researchers work around the clock on a covid vaccine, ill-informed, anti-science anti-vaxxers must be denounced and excoriated in the public square. BIO’s head of infectious disease poli...

The Other Pandemic: Beating “Nightmare Bugs” (Part 2 of 2) from 2020-07-20T09:00:03

Viral pandemics can lead to secondary bacterial infections that kill millions, Dr. Anthony Fauci concluded after studying the 1918 Spanish flu. A century later, COVID and antibiotic resistance are ...

The Other Pandemic “Bugs Always Win” (Part 1 of 2) from 2020-07-13T09:00:24

Long before COVID’s arrival, antibiotic-resistance was a quiet global pandemic. Now that secondary bacterial infections are killing so many vulnerable patients in the COVID era, the pressure is gro...

“Herd” Immunity (Redux) from 2020-06-29T09:00:13

Biotech companies are working feverishly to develop antibody therapies to provide short-term protection against COVID-19. But what if the novel coronavirus mutates and outwits traditional monoclona...

COVID’s Essential Work from 2020-06-22T09:00:11

The physician-wife of Roivant Sciences CEO Vivek Ramaswamy rushed back to the front lines at the pandemic’s peak — less than a month after giving birth to the couple’s first son. Meanwhile, dad car...

Deep Diving for COVID Cures from 2020-06-15T09:00:17

By studying our earliest evolutionary ancestors in the ocean, marine biotech researchers are gaining fresh insights about everything from anti-virals to coronavirus nasal swab testing to the inner ...

Bats Don’t Have Passports from 2020-05-25T09:00:07

Modernity is plowing new frontiers, bringing us closer to exotic wildlife rich in viruses that our immune systems have not evolved to fight. Preventing future pandemics will require global cooperat...

COVID X-FACTOR from 2020-05-18T09:00:03

The diversity of our adaptive immune system is why people are reacting so differently to the novel coronavirus. No two people present the virus the exact same way to their immune systems. We’ve evo...

Cancer in the COVID Era from 2020-05-15T00:56:10

Overcrowded hospitals during the pandemic can pose treatment challenges for patients with other serious illnesses. As Kite Pharma CEO Christi Shaw says, “Cancer doesn’t stop in a crisis.” Neither d...

Biotech's Finest Hour (Redux) from 2020-05-11T09:00:10

As the world waits for biotechnology to deliver COVID-19 treatments and a vaccine, Ambassador Deborah Birx tells BIO’s scientists: “Expectations are high because you’ve delivered for us before and ...

Destroying COVID's Genome from 2020-04-30T09:00:09

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, which take its name from the center and brightest star in Orion’s Belt, is working on an RNAi therapy to destroy the genome of the novel coronavirus — and with it, its abil...

Vaccines are a Virtue from 2020-04-27T09:00:06

As biotech researchers work around the clock on a covid vaccine, ill-informed, anti-science anti-vaxxers must be denounced and excoriated in the public square. BIO’s head of infectious disease poli...

COVID-19’s True Origins from 2020-04-23T09:00:24

There's a joke among ecological health scientists that if “you don’t believe one person can change the world, try eating an undercooked bat.” However, what EcoHealth Alliance’s Dr. William Karesh —...

COVID-19: We Were Warned from 2020-04-20T09:00:04

For years, leaders on the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense told Congress and the White House that it wasn’t a matter of if, but when, a pandemic would happen. Exploring the panel’s unheeded reco...

Going Viral from 2020-04-17T01:07:05

Vir Biotechnology CEO George Scangos is the scientist selected by his peers to lead the biotechnology industry’s efforts to mitigate and ultimately end the pandemic. He explains how and why the nov...

Biotech’s Finest Hour from 2020-04-13T09:00:18

As the world waits for biotechnology to deliver COVID-19 treatments and a vaccine, Ambassador Deborah Birx tells BIO’s scientists: “Expectations are high because you’ve delivered for us before and ...

COVID-19 Could Generate 1st Computerized Vaccine from 2020-03-30T09:54:19

Futuristic biotech Moderna is the first to clinically test a coronavirus vaccine, created in weeks using only the virus’ genetic code. The company’s messenger RNA breakthrough may be just in time a...

Coronavirus Lung Treatment Could be Ready In Weeks from 2020-03-23T09:00:06

Regeneron’s rheumatoid arthritis drug shows promise to treat coronavirus-related lung syndrome and stop the inflammation that leads to death. The company also expects to test a preventative antibod...

An Alternative to Flying Dirty from 2020-02-24T10:00:12

While Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has kindled a global dialogue about the ravages of climate change and the role of airline emissions, a Colorado biotech is putting forward a jaw-droppi...

Superbuggin’ from 2020-01-31T14:41:11

Incurable gonorrhea and the deadly hospital superbug C. diff offer a frightening window into the gathering public health menace of antibiotic resistance. If society doesn’t wake up and tackle the p...

First Dose from 2020-01-31T14:38:14

One day before 16-year-old Izzy Thorpe-Wall takes her first dose of Vertex’s stunning Cystic Fibrosis breakthrough, Thorpe and her mother, Clare, open up about their emotional journey and one brave...