I am BIO Podcast

Powerful stories of biotech breakthroughs, the people they help, and the global problems they solve.

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Is CRISPR the New Sickle Cell Savior?

A 2023 biotech breakthrough: CRISPR gene-editing therapy offers new hope for 100,000 Americans with sickle cell. Hear from CASGEVY's creators and patient advocates in this episode.

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Biotech is Climate Tech

Biotech tackles climate change with innovations, from carbon-neutral facilities to reducing emissions. At COP28, BIO highlighted that biotech is key to climate tech.

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Editing Cells Within the Body—a New CRISPR Frontier

CRISPR, biotech's rising star, reached a 2023 milestone with FDA approval for a sickle cell treatment. This episode explores the future of in-body gene editing with two pioneering companies.

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Listener takeover: Your Biotech Questions Answered

In this episode, experts answer your questions on GMO safety, personalized medicine, feeding the world by 2050, and what attracts investors to start-ups.

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Lessons from Monkeypox: Are We Prepared for the Next Pandemic?

Episode 62 • Oct 4, 2022 • 18 min

Monkeypox hit our shores in May of this year. How did our public health agencies and infrastructure perform? What went right, what went wrong, and what needs to improve? We talked with three experts in public health and biodefense about the threats on their radar screens and how the U.S. can better prepare for the next inevitable outbreak or pandemic.

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Hope for Alzheimer's

Episode 58 • May 3, 2022 • 21 min

Alzheimer’s disease is a heartbreaking diagnosis and tragically there is no cure. But every day, researchers, scientists and the medical community are working to change that. In this episode, we speak with three guests who are fighting to bend the trajectory of Alzheimer’s disease and, in doing so, offering hope for the millions suffering from this devastating illness.