Category: Biotech
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VLAB’s Sara Fernandez on Living to 100, Robots in Healthcare and the Artificial Pancreas
Dr. Sara Fernandez, PhD, is chairing the VLAB panel Breakthroughs in Diabetes on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Stanford Faculty Club. I was lucky enough to spend a few minutes with this prominent Silicon Valley “woman in STEM” (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to get her take on the artificial pancreas — which she describes as almost…
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VLAB’s Avery Hamm Offers Words of Wisdom on Digital Transformation in Clinical Trials & More
Avery P. Hamm, a graduate of Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business, recently volunteered as a VLAB Event Chair for the panel titled “The Impact of Technology on Clinical Trials: Will AI and Mobile Create Cures Faster?” which is taking place at Stanford Faculty Club on October 15. It was a smart move on…
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A Few Quick Facts About Immunotherapy
VISIT OUR EVENT PAGE FOR DETAILS AND TICKETS Can’t make it to Menlo Park? LIVESTREAM TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE, TOO! Immunotherapy is getting a lot of attention in the news as rapid research and development are speeding new discoveries to clinical trials and to market. While most of the focus seems to be on cancer treatment,…
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Will bacteria in the gut lead to new breakthroughs in personalized medicine?
A recent panel discussion at VLAB event at Stanford University examined the role microbes might play in human health. Mark Bunger, Senior Research Director at Lux Research, moderated the event. As an introduction, Bunger shared some information on what would define a microbiome, where it resides, and how big is a mircrobiome. Microbiome is an…