Medtronic: Leaning Into Change

Fri, 07/10/2020 - 09:00

The pandemic has forced us to embrace change in all capacities, a change that informs the "new normal". So how do we move forward?

A Legacy of Helping to Address Viral Pandemics

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 13:25

When I was in college, I learned about the Spanish Flu in a class on the history of medicine. I found the pandemic so fascinating that I reached out to my grandmother Cordelia to ask her about it.

Alkermes Announces 3rd Annual ALKERMES PATHWAYS RESEARCH AWARDS℠ Program and 2019 Recipients

Mon, 06/29/2020 - 12:00

The competitive grants program is designed to support the next generation of researchers working on the front lines to advance understanding and awareness of central nervous system (CNS) disorders.

The Road to a Vaccine, Ep. 7: What Our “New Normal” Might Look Like Until We Get a COVID-19 Vaccine

Wed, 05/27/2020 - 12:35

In Episode 7, Lisa Ling speaks with Johnson & Johnson Chief Scientific Officer Paul Stoffels, M.D., about important advances being made in vaccine development.

Biogen and MIT Launch New Virtual Learning Lab for High School Students Historically Underrepresented in Science

Thu, 05/28/2020 - 09:00

This new virtual lab will offer 400 high school students from backgrounds historically underrepresented in STEM a first-hand experience in biotechnology and provide the opportunity to learn directly from leading scientists at Biogen and MIT.

The Road to a Vaccine, Ep. 6: How the Global Community Is Coming Together to Battle COVID-19

Wed, 05/20/2020 - 13:30

In Episode 6, Ling talks with Jane Halton, Chair of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, about her work to ensure people globally get access to vaccines.

JLABS @ Washington, DC: The Unique Innovation Hub That's Poised to Help Protect Us From Future Pandemics

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 12:30

It was a year ago this month that Johnson & Johnson Innovation first unveiled plans to launch a healthcare innovation facility in Washington, D.C., in collaboration with BARDA—also known as the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority

Preventing the Next Pandemic: mRNA Vaccines and siRNA oligo Therapies

Fri, 05/15/2020 - 11:30

Investing in promising new pharmaceutical platforms like oligonucleotide therapies could reduce the gap between first detection and total eradication in future pandemics.

The Road to a Vaccine, Ep. 5: How Nurses Are Battling the COVID-19 Pandemic

Wed, 05/13/2020 - 15:50

In Episode 5, host Lisa Ling speaks with nurse Nicole Lincoln MS, RN, FNP-BC, CCNS who’s on the frontlines in the ICU fighting COVID-19 and nursing innovator, Rebecca Love RN, BS, MSN, FIEL, who’s leading the charge to advocate for her profession.

The Road to a Vaccine, Ep. 4: What Doctors on the Front Lines of COVID-19 Are Now Saying About the Virus

Wed, 05/06/2020 - 13:30