Insights from Paradromics CEO Matt Angle on the Bioeconomy and Biomanufacturing White House Summit — Matt Angle, the founder and CEO of Paradromics, attended the White House Summit on Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing on September 14, 2022, along with about 100 other biotech representatives from industry and academia. …

A few memories and some thoughts from my recent meetings and travels — When I was a little girl, I thought women ruled the world. I constructed this reality from substantial evidence (like any good scientist). First, my mom. An incredible force of nature, teacher, born leader… I joke that I called her Mrs. Kruse until I was ten! Her mom, my grandmother…

Unlocking the innate intelligence of the body to rebuild and repair — Last week, my colleague Bryan Bauw and I had the chance to sit down with three of the world’s experts in regenerative medicine for a wide-ranging discussion of how this rapidly evolving field will impact health and medicine in the future. …

Exploring leading research and development in tissue repair and organ regeneration — If you had a chance to catch my “predictions” for the life sciences in 2022, you might have noted my enthusiasm for regenerative medicine. In fact, it was my top pick for an area to focus on this year. Regenerative medicine is the “process of replacing, engineering or regenerating human…

What surprises might this year hold? — While I am no professional prognosticator, I did have the good fortune of personally interacting with hundreds of life sciences companies last year. In fact, Prime Movers Lab saw more than 3000 opportunities last year, which is a mind-boggling number of deals. While it sounds intense (it is!), it has…

Harnessing nature’s perfect data storage system — The world is generating data at an exponential rate that is far exceeding our capacity to store it. By 2035, there will be more than 1 trillion internet-connected devices, according to The Economist. Currently, more than 20 zettabytes of digital data are lost each year due to storage capacity limitations…

Unlocking the cognitive capacity of millions of individuals — Communication is one of our most treasured abilities as humans. It allows us to express so many things — social, intellectual, and emotional. It is one of the reasons that disruptions in communication, whether developmental or through disease and injury are so traumatic to us. One only needs to look…

Insights from a stimulating discussion with experts in the field — On Wednesday, my colleague Ramez Naam and I hosted a lively discussion on the topic of neuromodulation. Our experts, Dr. Hubert Lim, Dr. Arun Sridhar, and Dr. Robert Hampson shared their thoughts on this rapidly growing field. For a deeper dive into neuromodulation, check out my blog on the topic…

Therapies for the Body and Brain without Drugs — Of all of the topics in neuroscience right now (other than psychedelic medicine!), I find myself most enthusiastic about neuromodulation. As a quick recap, neuromodulation is “the alteration of nerve activity through targeted delivery of a stimulus, such as electrical stimulation or chemical agents, to specific neurological sites in the…