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Data from a postdoc salary and benefits survey may assist in retaining PhD holders interested in academia but considering alternate options owing to financial considerations.
Biotech startups benefit society by solving unmet scientific and medical needs, but more can be done to move their technologies to market more quickly.
A pilot program for synthetic biology education via a scalable distributed network model of distance-based laboratory learning can be accessible globally across disciplines and backgrounds.
Academia and the pharmaceutical industry must unite to offer more comprehensive opportunities for those wanting to stay in research in the field of drug development.
Developing a device development educational core will further enhance national, international and multidisciplinary innovation and collaboration in the biomedical device domain.
The sustainable protein sector, which promises to create a better food system for the planet, is part of a growing industry with a lot to offer to young researchers.
Hackathons not only advance science itself but also help to educate young biotechnologists and artificial intelligence enthusiasts and to build capacity in digital biotechnology in low-income settings.
The digitalization of R&D can potentially transform the life sciences, but it cannot succeed without experts collaborating to develop a vision of what a better working environment can look like.
An intensive program supplements student education and collaboration while narrowing the disconnect between rising healthcare needs and trainees with the technical expertise to tackle pandemic-related challenges.
Actively engaging students in community-based educational outreach activities improves their mental health and will hopefully promote their retention and success in graduate school and beyond.
As innovations in the biotechnology sector continue to proliferate, the traditional education of medical students, residents and fellows will need to change to incorporate innovation as a core tenet of training.
The complicated and labor-intensive manufacturing of novel cell and gene therapies requires efforts to improve workforce development programs for the nascent cell therapy industry broadly, and for cell manufacturing more specifically.
Conference organizers must adopt a novel, comprehensive approach to ensure increased accessibility, diversity and inclusivity of post-pandemic conferences.
Eighteen years after its inception, the international Genetically Engineered Machine competition has catalyzed the infusion of synthetic biology with interdisciplinary fundamental and translational research, as well as with inspired young scientists.